PNG’s iconic Mal Meninga Kuri (Meninga Kuri) will be marking his 20th Anniversary in the music industry this Saturday 12th October 2024, with a performance at the Lamana Gold Club. Kuri, who hails from Porgera in the Enga province, was inspired to become a musician after watching Gedix Atege perform during the 2002 elections when a relative of Kuri’s was contesting. He recalls that he was only a child when he first had that experience. “I started to like his songs afterwards and that’s what got me interested in music.” “By 2004, I was in Port Moresby attending Wardstrip Primary…
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With 117 kids at Evara Primary School in Kikori District, dedicated and seasoned volunteer teacher Rodney Taria of the National Volunteer Services (NVS) is embarking on a quest to educate youngsters of Gulf Province. In honor of World Teacher’s Day, which is observed on October 5, this is the tale of a man who was picked from 300 applications to teach at Evara in 2023 and has since grown to be a vital member of the community. He went to Pangia Primary School in 1979 and is from the Pangia district in the Southern Highlands Province. After that, he attended…
Prime Minister (PM) James Marape has voiced optimism regarding the developments toward forming a rugby league team from Papua New Guinea (PNG) for the Australian Telstra NRL Premiership. Following a series of high-level discussions in Sydney with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Sport Anika Wells, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, as well as key stakeholders from the NRL, Telstra, and Fox TV, the Prime Minister is confident that PNG is on the right path to realizing this historic opportunity. The fact that the sessions were held before the NRL Grand…
Like their counterparts nationwide, the students of Tusbab Secondary School in Madang Province are part of the 77, 413 Grade 10s that are currently sitting for their National Examinations which started yesterday Monday, October 7th. An approximate 415 Grade 10s from a total of 7 classes started with their Mathematics and Personal Development papers and will continue today with Social Science and Arts. Principal of Tusbab and also the current Caretaker and Director of Education in Madang Mr. Alphonse Igag stated that this number is a decrease compared to 2023. He also mentioned that the week before examinations, exam papers…
Like their counterparts across the country, the Grade 10s of Gordons Secondary School in Port Moresby city are presently sitting for their Grade 10 National Examinations starting today Monday October 7th, 2024. The 412 students from a total of eight classes were already seated, silent and hard at work on their Mathematics paper by the time it was 9am. Deputy Principal of Gordons Secondary, Johnymar Cudal stated that leading up to the exam dates the school took time to prepare its students by having remedial classes during afternoons. “We held remedials during afternoons with subject teachers.” “Additionally, like other schools,…
Through its numerous partnerships and activities, South Pacific (SP) Brewery continues to raise awareness of social concerns as part of its corporate social responsibility, with its new violence campaign scheduled to begin soon. Through its National Gender Based Violence Secretariat (NGVBS), the Department for Community Development & Religion (DFCDR) and SP Brewery have teamed up to use synergy to speak out against gender-based violence throughout PNG. The DFCDR/NGBVS and SP Brewery formalized this significant partnership when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at SP Brewery’s head office in Port Moresby on Thursday 03rd October. Speaking at the signing of…
The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) this week hosted the Tourism Convention marking World Tourism Day, where the country’s unique tourism market was one of the topics of discussion. The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Eric Mossman Uvovo, who was a guest speaker at the Convention, spoke about the unique tourism markets in the country, explaining that PNG has much to offer in tourism. “Our country is a unique tourism destination.” “Those who come to visit PNG, understand the risks and they visit because of the niche markets that we have.”…
Children enrolled at one of BbP’s Library Learning Centres in Port Moresby will receive a healthy breakfast every day as part of a new pilot program recently launched in partnership with the Australian Export Consortia (AEC), Market 2000 and Sanitarium PNG. International research has found that education and nutrition reinforce each other, and that Early Childhood Education Programs which offer breakfast for the children are particularly efficient in improving overall health and education outcomes. As part of BbP’s newly launched Nutrition Education program, enrolled children are encouraged to “eat a rainbow” of differently coloured fruits and vegetables, grains, vitamin-enriched rice,…
The recent celebration of the Ksawang Cultural Festival in Bapa Village in the Buang Local Level Government (LLG) of the Morobe Province, received a K10, 000 support from the National Cultural Commission (NCC). The festival not only featured exquisite performances and beautiful traditional displays but also strengthened community togetherness, encouraged local businesses and fostered pride among residents. Present at the event were the Governor of Morobe Province Luther Wange, representing the Executive Director of NCC, Betty Neanda (Senior Cultural Service Officer at NCC), Chairman of the Ksawang Festival Russell Yakam, other dignitaries and local leaders. The chairman of the Kawasang…
Digicel PNG Foundation has once again made a crucial contribution to the education of young minds partnering with Lae Secondary School to refurbish their computer lab. Lae Secondary is the 8th school to receive a BeLit Computer Lab, which includes the installation of 40 brand new laptops, chairs, tables and other equipment. At the recent launching ceremony, Head Boy, Samuel Nelson recalled his experiences prior to the lab upgrade. “When I was in grade nine, we had to share one laptop among three to four students… so it was a bit difficult at times doing work but with these new…