Title: Red One (2024) Director: Jake Kasdan Rating: PG Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy Duration: 2hr 4mins Stars: Dwayne Johnson • Chris Evans • Lucy Liu • J.K Simmons After Santa Claus (J.K Simmons) gets kidnapped, Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson), commander of Santa’s Security Team must join forces with independent hacker and bounty hunter, Jack O’ Malley (Chris Evans) to find him before Christmas Day. At its core the film, is about bringing Christmas cheer back to the world, helping people during the hard times. Red One with its action-adventure packed scenes and cheesy Christmas dialogue could easily be a heartwarming…
Author: Aseneth WAIDE
Port Moresby Nature Park is no stranger to having fun activities for families and this festive season is no different as the park is holding a Jingle Bell Family Fun Day on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd. Activities will include mini-races, puzzles and even a visit from Santa. Port Moresby Nature Park stated that they wanted kids residing within the city to have fun during this festive period. “These programs were designed for kids who are unable to travel out and enjoy their holidays elsewhere.” “By participating in our park events, you will not only have a great time at…
Four children enrolled in BbP’s Early Childhood Education program have been photographed in action with their role models by Photographer Roan Paul this week. This year’s themes include jobs in construction, law enforcement, hospitality in restaurants, and auto repair and maintenance. Professional role models and BbP partners collaborated to create the series. To find out what the job involves, kids spend a day with their role model. Additionally, the kids are given a little version of a professional uniform so they can feel and look just like their role models. 5-year-olds Quinten Tonny Robie had the opportunity to learn what…
Following a four-day Financial Literacy Retail Training held last week at Pimaga Station in the Kutubu Local Level Government (LLG), Nipa-Kutubu District, Southern Highlands Province (SHP), 71 participants received certification. As a component of its “Going Rural” campaign, the Department for Community Development and Religion collaborated with the Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) to offer the training. More than 500 individuals, including public workers, community leaders, youth groups, women’s organizations, and other local stakeholders, attended the official opening ceremony on December 9 at Pimaga Station. Haotex Kurao, president of the Kutubu Community Development Association, praised the Department’s Secretary,…
East Gate Karate Academy held its 4th Kyu Grading Ceremony on Sunday 15th, Dec 2024 – an event which graduates karatekas (karate practitioners) to the next color level belt. This day witnessed 27 students from various age groups get certified and advance to their new respective karate levels after demonstrating techniques of kihon (基本) – basics or fundamentals; kata (型) – form; and kumite (組手) – sparring. – White to Yellow Belt – Yellow to Orange Belt – Orange to Green Belt – Green to Blue Belt – Blue to Purple Belt – Purple to Brown Belt Speaking at the…
Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP), which offers a free Early Childhood Education program and library services to children throughout Papua New Guinea, raised money for the organization on Friday, December 6, 2024, by hosting an exciting Christmas Charity Golf Tournament with the kind sponsorship of Ela Motors. The Lane Lawyers team emerged victorious following an incredible round of golf, which featured an incredible Hole-in-One on the fifth hole by Greg Downer of ExxonMobil. The NWTL/Fonehaus donated a 75-inch Smart TV to the winning team. Two 50-inch flatscreen TVs sponsored by the Brian Bell/Sir Brain Bell foundation were awarded to MVIL, the…
The Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) collaborated to train officers from the PNGFA and representatives from ten forestry companies in Madang and Morobe provinces, on the updated PNG logging code of practice (LCOP) and planning, monitoring, and control procedures (PMCPs) for sustainable forest management. This training was finished as part of USAID’s PNG Sustainable Landscapes project, a five-year, $15 million initiative aimed at lowering the factors that contribute to deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. The director of the USAID/PNG Environment and Energy Office, David Sean Burt, reaffirmed the US government’s pledge…
Title: Heretic (2024) Director(s): Scott Beck & Bryan Woods Rating: R Genre(s): Psychological Horror, Thriller Duration: 1hr 5Omins Stars: Hugh Grant Sophie Thatcher Chloe East When two sister missionaries, Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton from The Church of Latter-Day Saints respond to the inquiry of a gentleman, Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), it soon becomes evident that Mr. Reed has something much more sinister in mind than just a discussion about religion. Heretic’s characters’ Sister Paxton, Sister Barnes and Mr. Reed are individuals with intriguing backgrounds upon closer inspection. Each person depicts reflects states of a person in their spiritual journey.…
To aid with disaster response, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) received humanitarian relief supplies from the US government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The relief goods will be utilized to enhance the national response readiness of the Government of Papua New Guinea and will be pre-positioned at IOM’s warehouse in Lae. In the case of a natural or man-made disaster, the relief supplies are enough to give over 10,000 individuals basic household necessities and life-saving emergency shelter. United States Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock stressed on the United States commitment to supporting PNG when disasters strike. “The…
Alex Rimbao, one of the pioneer Grade 10 students from the recently upgraded New Erima Junior High School in Port Moresby city was the proud recipient of the Dux award during the school’s 27th graduation held today. The 19-year-old, who hails from the Wapenamanda district of Enga province, scored 3rd placing in Mathematics, 2nd placing in English and 1st placing in Personal Development, Science, Social Science, Business Studies and Agriculture. The youngster expressed great satisfaction over his performance. “After working hard, I’m very happy with the result.” He also shared challenging moments during his studies, much of which involved the…