Organisations that have made timely remittance of members contributions to the National Superannuation Fund Limited (Nasfund) for their employees, were recognized for their efforts at the Nasfund Awards Night for 2021, which was held in Port Moresby city on Thursday 27th January. Nasfund Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Ian Tarutia said the awards is a way of saying thank you and acknowledging the role the employers play in the discharge of their obligation under the Superannuation Act of 2000. Since the inaugural awards in 2018, Nasfund has recognized a total of 63 employers out of its employer base of 2,…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
The Hiri Moale festival in Port Moresby is back after missing out last year due to the implications brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, and major sponsor- Steamship Trading Company Ltd, has pitched in once again to support this annual cultural event. Steamships Managing Director Mr. Rupert Bray on Wednesday announced the sponsorship committed to hosting the festival. “We’re committing a hundred thousand Kina particularly to supporting the Hanenamo pavilion, the cultural performers, the musicians and the food and beverage at the festival,” said the managing director. “Steamships is proud to sponsor the Hiri Moale festive 2021/ 2022. It’s been…
The Australian Football League (AFL) code in Papua New Guinea (PNG), like the other national federations in the country, will have to go through yet another process of getting approval from the National Pandemic Controller to hold its competitions and programs for this year. AFL PNG Senior Football Operations Manager Mr. Rex Leka said the PNG AFL Commission and the Junior Development program will be submitting a formal request again that will contain how the national federation will be running the 2022 season in compliance with the COVID-19 protocols. This will mean how the federation will be controlling the number…
The recent inaugural Dadi Toka Pesi 9s rugby league cup challenge held in Port Moresby, could expend next year to include other divisions going forward. According to the Tournament Director Mr. Vaieke Vani, that is the step that they will be trying to take to include the women’s open division and the under 20s in the tournament in 2023. “There were a lot of young boys playing in the matches amongst the seniors, so it’s good to have the different grades introduced for them to play in like the under 20s going forward,” he said. Mr. Vani added that the…
The morning rain surely did not stop all the rugby league faithfuls to gather around the Konedobu field in the city of Port Moresby to catch the start of the inaugural Dadi Toka Pepsi 9s rugby league cup challenge yesterday. The field was packed since 9am in the morning with fans, teams, and even the vendors.The Tournament Director Mr. Vaeke Vani, said we can expect more of this in the days to come. The tournament itself is massive with a total of 32 teams fitted into 48 pools. Yesterday saw 24 pools play while the other 24 will take the…
The long awaited inaugural Dadi Toka Pepsi 9s Rugby League Cup Challenge is set for a big start with a total of 28 teams already registered for the three days of matches that will take place next week in Port Moresby city. The Tournament Director, Mr. Vaeke Vani, said the teams come as far as Kairuku in the Kairuku Hiri District, Papa and Lealea in the Hiri west and the rest from the Motu Koita villages and some from the suburban. “We anticipate some good quality football from the teams that will be participating. We got some teams fresh out…
The country’s consumer watch dog, the Independent Consumer and Competitions Commission (ICCC), has made it crystal clear that no PMV or taxi operator is to charge extra above the approved fares for 2022 announced by the Commission just recently. According to the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Paulus Ain, the ICCC can only determine the maximum fares from one end to another, and operators are allowed to compete by charging at or below the maximum fares set, but they cannot charge above these fares, and any operator charging above is in breach of the Prices Regulation Act. “Furthermore,…
The public will soon know if the Independent Consumer and Competitions Commission (ICCC) will be giving any awareness to the public regarding the recent increases of the Public Motor Vehicle (PMV) and taxi fares in the country. According to the Commission, the CEO and Commissioner Mr. Paulus Ain, is expected to put out a notice on ICCC’s plans to disseminate information on the reasons behind the changes to the public. “The ICCC will be issuing a statement either by this afternoon or tomorrow on the step we will be taking in response to the queries.” This need to respond came…
It is the New Year and the Port Moresby Australian Football League (AFL) Association is not wasting any time to get things rolling for the 2022 season after it had to cancel its’ last season (2021) due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Association President Mr. Douglas Lai said his officials and club executives will meet early next week to put together a plan for the season. He is anticipating an early start to the games, and he is suggesting having a format of competition like the current Australian AFL format. “We should have the women’s competition first and later followed by…
The Bina Primary and Elementary School has joined the rest of the rural dwellings and institutions in Central province to connect to the Port Moresby power grid after PNG Power Ltd made the connection with the support of the New Zealand government. This will now for the first time see the continuing and new students that will be attending the school in Galoma village next year, be learning in a school that has full electricity supply instead of using the old school generator from time to time whenever it is needed. The Principal, Mr. Baena Tau, said the electricity service…