Author: Emmanuel MAIPE

The development of the proposed new stadium for the Australian Football League (ALF) sporting code in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is still in the discussion stage. According to AFL PNG Senior Football Manager Mr. Rex Leka, a team from the PNG Sports Foundation along with the PNG AFL Commission and the Sports Minister Don Polye, recently visited AFL facilities in Australia to have a look at the designs and share ideas on how the proposed stadium should be like. “Right now everything is in the talking stage, there is nothing confirmed yet as to when the new stadium will be…

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The current review of the Disaster Management Act 1984 aims to enable the National Disaster Center (NDC) to respond quicker to assisting people impacted by natural disasters in the country. According to the Director of the NDC, Army Colonel Carl Wrakonei, the review started back in 2021 and has been progressing behind the scenes. He explained that the review is important because if approved in the near future, it will ensure that the Disaster Center is fully equipped to respond on notice to any natural disasters within the country and not having to send submissions to the government for funding…

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The massive earthquake that hit the East Sepik province on Monday 03rd April, also affected the local businesses that operated in the worst hit areas. One of those businesses affected by the earthquake was the Sepik Adventure Tours, although not very badly. The Owner and Operator of the tour business, Mr. Alois Mateos, confirmed that one of their lodges in Ambunti received some damages. “Our lodge had cracked floor tiles and the restrooms received a few damages along with some parts of the building. The cost of damages should range between K4, 000 to K6, 000,” he said. He also…

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The death toll from the 7.3magnitude earthquake that hit the East Sepik province on Monday 03rd April, is expected to climb with the reports coming in from the provincial disaster team on ground. The Director of the National Disaster Centre (NDC) Colonel Carl Wrakonei said that there have been seven deaths so far from the earthquake as per the partial reports coming from the province. “The provincial disaster team reported one death in Yangoru- Sausia district, two in Wosera Gaui district, three in Angoram and one in Wewak. The number of casualties is expected to increase,” said the director. The…

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The concept of superannuation has not been fully embraced by the majority of the people as a good way of saving for the future due to a lack of proper awareness on the subject, but this is now starting change. That’s the word from the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) Acting Governor Ms. Elizabeth Genia when speaking at the recent Pacific Islands Investment Forum (PIIF) that was held in Port Moresby city. She said majority of the people living in rural communities, engaged in any form of informal business don’t really embrace the savings culture. However, the Bank continues…

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The Australian Football League (AFL) 2023 National Championships is coming up this year and will be where new and young players will be selected to form the Papua New Guinea (PNG) national teams for the International Cup (IC) next year, but there is a challenge in this to overcome first. According to AFL PNG Senior Football Manager Mr. Rex Leka, the last IC took place in 2017 and since then the most of the players in the national teams, especially in the PNG Mosquitoes side that took home the title, have moved on and left spots to fill. “It will…

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The disaster relief assistance from the state for the people directly impacted by the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that shook the East Sepik province early Monday morning, will take some time to reach the affected communities and not right away. The Director of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) National Disaster Centre (NDC) Colonel Carl Wrakonei confirmed that he and his team have received some reports from the provincial disaster team on ground doing assessments on some of the areas hit by the massive earthquake. They reported three deaths so far, one in Wewak district and two in Angoram district. Col. Wrakonei…

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The Papua New Guinea (PNG) National Disaster Center (NDC) has confirmed that the assessment of the damages caused by the massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake in the East Sepik province early this morning, is now underway. It is understood that due to logistical issues, the provincial disaster team will have some difficulties reaching the communities at the epicenter of the quake this morning; however, it is hoped that most of the information on the impacts of the earthquake, including the affected communities and their casualties, will be made known tomorrow the earliest so that help can reach them. Meanwhile, the Port…

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The heavy downpour over the weekend in the city of Port Moresby disrupted a lot if things, including sporting activities at the Bisini Sports Precinct. The 2023 Moni Plus Port Moresby Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season matches, among other sporting codes on the weekend, cancelled their season matches due to the heavy rains. The Port Moresby AFL Association President, Mr. Douglas Lai, said they had to cancel the pre-season matches because the condition of the field was poor to hold matches on because it became really soggy. Also the venue management of Bisini Sports Precinct had to make the call…

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The Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory confirmed that an earthquake with as magnitude of 7.3 rocked the East Sepik province early this morning. According to the report from the observatory, the earthquake occurred inland about 64km from Yangoru and at a depth of about 74km, meaning that there is no threat of a tsunami; therefore, no tsunami warning was issued. However, at this stage there is still no word on ground as to the aftermath of the massive earthquake. There are no reports yet on any damages or casualties reported. The earthquake occurred at around 4:00am this morning while most of…

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