CPL Group is pleased to be able to continue our support to the largest gathering of Medical Professionals in Papua New Guinea, affirming their commitment to Healthcare in Papua New Guinea as the Gold Sponsor of the 2023 Medical Symposium. The Medical Symposium, now in its 57th year, is an annual event hosted by the Medical Society of PNG with support from its partners, including CPL Group. The 5-day event is hosted from the 11th to 15th September 2023 at the Stanley Hotel in Port Moresby, with the theme; ‘A holistic approach to cancer’, which reflects the pressing need to…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
The Grand Papua Hotel in Port Moresby is the proud winner of The World Travel Awards 2023, which recognizes and celebrates the hotel industry worldwide. It is the third year the Grand Papua Hotel has entered the World Travel Awards and are proud to have been awarded; ‘Grand Papua Hotel – Leading Business Hotel – Country Win for Papua New Guinea.’ Hotel General Manager of the Grand Papua Hotel, Vic Namasivayam, stated that this is another prestigious milestone for the Grand Papua Hotel again this year to be recognized as a world class Upscale Hotel, providing a high-end product and…
Margaret Emmanuel has always wanted to be a change maker in her community. That calling came about when she saw people in her local church struggling to read the Bible and that’s when she decided to teach literacy. A teacher by profession with fifteen years experience, Margaret with the support of her family and church, has been volunteering to teach adult literacy classes in her community in Ialibu of Southern Highlands Province for almost two years now. This calling came about when she saw that there was lack of education services in her community and wanted to do something. “People…
The Sir Brian Bell Foundation continues its work in serving communities throughout the country, focusing mainly on the education and the health sector. Brian Bell Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Cameron Mackellar shared with PNGHAUSBUNG that there are a lot of things that they like to do in connecting with all communities and to help as much as they possibly can to outreach communities that are attached to the locations where they are based. “Over the past six to seven years, the community engagements and donations have amounted to nearly K30 million and we’ve still got lots of things on…
Member for Nawaeb District, Theo Pelgen, recently visited Boac Village at Ward 2 of Labuta LLG in Nawaeb district of Morobe Province where he visited a school, a health facility and made presentations. He visited Bibi Primary School and inspected the state of the establishment where the Nawaeb District Development Authority (NDDA) earlier this year had funded a new Teacher’s House for the school and now a teacher is being accommodated. “I have seen firsthand the situation of the school and therefore, will assist in whichever impact project the school can embark on in this term of Government.” In addition…
The Broncos are one win away from their first grand final berth in 17 years after a 26-0 shutout of a Storm side left devastated by a serious ankle injury to Ryan Papenhuyzen. Trailing 20-0 with seven minutes remaining at Suncorp Stadium, the Storm had Papenhuyzen taken from the field on a medicab after he came reeling out of a tackle in agony. With Payne Haas and Pat Carrigan providing the muscle and Reece Walsh the magic, the Broncos snapped a 14-game losing run against the Storm to earn themselves a week off. Early mistakes by Nick Meaney and Eli…
Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) is pleased to have had the opportunity to collaborate with the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) in the New Guinea Islands (NGI) Region throughout the month of August. These engagements are a testament to NSL’s commitment to improving the accessibility of its services across the Country. The engagements were conducted between the 15th to the 30th of August 2023, with NSL’s team setting up informational booths at Police Stations in Kokopo, Rabaul, Arawa, Manus, Kavieng, Buka, and Kerevat. Chief Executive Officer of NSL, Mr. Paul Sayer, remarked, “We thank the Divisional Commander for the NGI…
National Literacy Week kicked off this week as the Minster of Education, Jimmy Uguro officially declared the literacy week open as of Monday the 4th of September at Hoskins Secondary school in West New Britain Province. This saw students, teachers and other working staff of Hoskins Secondary join in this significant event with the aim to promote the importance of literacy in the country. According to Minister Uguro, the literacy program is very important in the country as one of the government’s aim is to make sure that no one is left behind in terms of education. “All children must…
They’ve conquered “Everest”, proved themselves to be the NRL’s “Top Guns” and now the Panthers are “Hunting History”. That’s the theme of Penrith’s play-offs campaign as Ivan Cleary’s back-to-back premiers aim to become the first team in the NRL era to win a grand final three-peat. It’s a feat that no club has been able to achieve for 40 years since Jack Gibson took the Eels to successive triumphs in 1981, 1982 and 1983, and would confirm the Panthers as one of the greatest teams in premiership history. Canterbury (1984, 1985), Canberra (1989, 1990), Brisbane (1992, 1993) and Sydney Roosters…
The Sharks have secured home field advantage for Finals Week One after getting past a Raiders side – who played the final 20 minutes a man down following the dismissal of Seb Kris – 24-6 on Sunday. With Cronulla leading 10-6 and the game hanging in the balance, Kris lifted Sione Katoa above the horizonal before the winger was sent head first into the PointsBet Stadium turf, leading to Kris being sent off and effectively ending Canberra’s hopes of jumping the Sharks on the ladder. It means the Sharks will host the Roosters next week, while the Raiders face a…