Trying to do “young stuff” has temporarily landed Kevin Hart in a wheelchair. That’s according to the movie star, who posted a video on his verified Instagram account in which the caption reads in part, “I got to be the dumbest man alive!!!!!” Using some expletives in both the caption and the video, Hart recounted how he tried to race his friend, former NFL player Stevan Ridley, in a 40-yard dash and ended up injuring himself. “Ladies and gentleman, the age 40 is real,” Hart said. “All my men, women out there 40 years old and above, it’s not a…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Eels winger Maika Sivo scored four tries as the Panthers suffered a blow to their premiership campaign after star five-eighth Jarome Luai suffered a serious shoulder injury. With their season all but over, Parramatta finished on a high with a 32-18 triumph in the derby clash before a sold out BlueBet Stadium crowd but Penrith were left with more to worry about than a rare loss. The Panthers now need to beat the Cowboys next weekend and rely on the Broncos losing to Canberra or Melbourne to claim a third minor premiership in four years but of more concern is…
The Broncos remain in the hunt for the minor premiership – or at the very least a top-two finish – but if they fall just short, the club should hold no fear if travelling south is required. Brisbane can close out their regular season as high as first or as low as third on the Telstra Premiership ladder, but finishing in the top two would give them the opportunity to play two finals games at home before the decider in Sydney. The Broncos have only left Queensland six times so far this season, with their upcoming trip to Canberra on…
Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) recently launched a new book titled, ‘When I Grow Up, I want to be an Archaeologist’ at the National Museum and Art Gallery in Port Moresby. This saw a total of fifty children enrolled in Buk bilong Pikinini’s Early Childhood Education program visit the National Museum and Art Gallery and had a hands-on experience to learn what Archaeology is all about. The students took part in several fun and exciting plus educational activities including a reading session of the book ‘When I Grow Up, I want to be an Archaeologist’, followed by tour inside the museum…
A good number of youths recently took part in a beach clean-up program hosted by two non-Government organizations: Malia Foundation and Sea Keepers in Ialakua ward of Raluana LLG in the Kokopo District, East New Britain Province. These are community-based programs established to involve youths to be responsible in looking after the sea as well as to keep them away from law and order issues. The theme of the clean-up program which was, ‘Green skills for youths towards sustainable world’ was also hosted to commemorate International Youth Day. With such initiatives, this sets as an example to other coastal villagers…
A total of K1 million will be committed to farmers in East New Britain (ENB) province for re-planting of cash crops and to start downstream processing in the province. This funding will be co-funded by the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock and Member for Goroka, Aiye Tambua with K500, 000 along with Kokopo MP, Hereman ToBaining Jnr with another K500, 000. This commitment was revealed last week during the Minister’s visitation to the province. Speaking during the event, Minister Tambua said that ENB always set the pace and standards in terms of the government system, business system, local government system,…
Minister for Internal Security, Peter Tsiamalili, along with the East New Britain (ENB) Provincial Executive Council (PEC) recently attended a dialogue in Kokopo regarding the emerging law and order concerns along with other important matters in the province. The Ministerial-Provincial Dialogue was a high-level dialogue that provided the platform for all stakeholders in the law enforcement space to engage in more strategic approach in addressing law and order issues in the province and the New Guinea Islands (NGI) region. According to Tsiamalili, the discussion was a proactive move towards promoting collaboration, dialogue, and real action in dealing with the critical…
One more day to go before the 2023 FASHION FOR PEACE runway show will take place at the Stanley Hotel in Port Moresby hosted by PNG Fashion and Design Week Limited. Since its establishment in 2016, this will be the first time that this year’s runway has collaborated with the Creative Arts and Design students and lecturers from the University of Papua New Guinea with the aim of promoting the need for greater recognition and opportunities for youths who graduate from this course into the real world. Speaking at a press conference this week held at Stanley Hotel, Founder and…
PNG’s international talent, Anslom, has won the Band of Year award at the 2023 International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) annual ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States of America (USA). The win opens doors for many opportunities not only in the USA, but around the world including recording contracts, tours, radio and TV airplay, promotions and networking with big industry players in music. Finalists flew in from across America and around the world to attend the awards ceremony held at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Centre in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia. Anslom was accompanied by his producer and…
The Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea (BFPNG) has thanked the Australian Defence Forces and FIBA for the success of the recent workshops held in Port Moresby and Madang. In most sports, there is a technical official who plays an important role in ensuring that the action takes place according to the rules. To ensure that the game is played in a fair and safe way, our basketball referees play an integral role. The Australian Defence Forces (ADF) and FIBA coaching and officiating workshop ended on a high note with over one hundred participants graduating with FIBA Level 1 Start…