Tanaka Primary School in East New Britain, yesterday, officially opened a 4 in 1 double classroom, including an ablution block and a school canteen. Head Teacher, Mr. Kuki Sero, said the project was given to the school in 2018. “This project which values at K500,000, was funded by the former member of the Gazelle District Honorable, Malakai Taba,” he said. Sero said that in 2018, due to the over-crowding of students in the school, the school hall was used as a classroom to cater for four classes. Apart from the 4 in 1 classroom project, the ablution block which values…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
30-year-old Moses Joseph from Vakuta in the Trobriand Islands of Milne Bay Province, has had a passion for arts and crafts for as long as he can remember. His specialty lies in paintings and craft made out of coconut shells. Moses officially registered his business about a month ago under the name ‘Moseph Innovative Crafts’ and sells a number of hand-made crafts including, coconut earrings, coconut flower pots (with and without plants), mini coconut candles and paintings as well. At present, Moses operates from his home at Tokarara where he makes the items and delivers to his clients. The idea…
The Filipino Moni Plus Badminton Cup 2021 has kicked off last week Sunday, the 18th of July at the Filipino Association of PNG Club House in Gordons, NCD. According to the Commissioner of the Filipino Association of PNG Sports, Mr Arne Alfajardo, he said that there are sixty-six individuals participating in the various tournament categories namely, Men’s Open Doubles, Men’s B Doubles, Women’s Open Doubles and the Division C Doubles which is for the relatively new players of the sport. “The activity is being organized by the Filipino Association of PNG with Moni Plus being the major sponsor of the…
The Agmark Rabaul Gurias have once again won another game last Saturday against Gulf Isou at the Kalabond Oval in Kokopo in Round Seven of the Digicel Cup Competition. Gurias Coach Marcus Kaugla said he was proud of the team for winning their first home game for this year. “The boys really performed well including Ilias Stanley who stood out with nine runs and two tries. Our forwards were all outstanding in both defense and attack.” Kaugla said regardless of the big win, the team still has more areas to work on during their trainings before they head in for…
Gifted Hands is a clothing business brand that was established back in 2018 by a strong-willed and passionate individual, Alice Simeth Roger who hails from Malaguna # 1, East New Britain Province. Located at Gerehu in Port Moresby, it is a business that focuses on creating and selling their own branded clothing as well as conducting sewing sessions for PNG meri dresses, ladies’ shirts, men’s shirts, dress shirts and kaftans. According to 38-year-old Alice, the inspiration to start her own clothing business came after her mother’s passing in 2017. In 2015 though, Alice had to resign from her job to…
Agmark Rabaul Gurias are all set to kick off their first home game this afternoon against Gulf Isou and are expecting a tough encounter from their visitors. Gurias coach Marcus Kaugla, said that they are all excited as this is their first home game in Kokopo for this year and they expect fans to turn up in numbers to support their home team. “From the team, we are preparing well and players are looking forward for their first home game after a while. We are expecting a strong game from Isou as they want to backup their last week’s performance…
Mr Thomas Dedmai and Miss Catherine Lalen have been nominated by Madang Resort Hotel to represent the company as Mr and Miss Madang Resort in this year’s upcoming Mr & Miss Madang Charity Pageant formerly known in previous years as the Miss Madang Pageant. Both contestants will be working in partnership with the Madang Rotary Club in assisting to raise funds towards the Madang Rotary Club’s Project to purchase equipment for Madang Province’s rural health facilities. Thomas currently works for the Melanesian Tourist Services Limited whilst Catherine is currently undergoing studies for a degree in Communication Arts at Divine Word…
The Children’s Cancer Unit at Port Moresby General Hospital today received a number of donations from the CPL Foundation. Coordinator of the CPL Foundation, Regil Wanwanji, said that Port Moresby General Hospital is one of the many communities that CPL foundation has been supporting over the years. CPL has also been showing support by donating to other parts of the hospital as well. “We are very grateful to support the various communities. We have other hospital centres that we also take care of and we are proud to support.” The donations included food, stationaries and clothing. The donations were made…
St Charles Lwanga Secondary School has received a refurbished library, complete with e-library units from BSP Life yesterday, as part of the BSP Financial Group’s community involvement project for 2021. BSP Life country Manager, Nilson Singh said as part of contributing meaningfully back to communities, this initiative focuses on education through the refurbishment of the school’s current library with the inclusion of an e-library and reading materials. “We at BSP Life PNG Limited wanted to focus on education as part of our community project this year and that’s how we came with this initiative at St Charles Lwanga Secondary School.”…
PNG Air has surprised a newlywedded couple during their wedding in Goroka yesterday. The couple were presented with return tickets to an all-inclusive stay at Rapopo Plantation Resort in East New Britain Province for their honeymoon getaway. The surprise followed a recent engagement where Fabian Kokoe proposed to wife Angela Koal on the 1st of July as she was returning from Port Moresby to Goroka on a PNG Air flight. “It’s not every day you see a wedding proposal like this, especially coming off our flights, and so we wanted to go above and beyond for the couple with return…