The Olympic Week celebrations in the lead up to Olympic Day, which took place yesterday Friday 23rd June, was celebrated with a myriad of sports activities centered around the 2023 Olympic Day theme; ‘Let’s Move’. The celebrations took place in Goroka, Kavieng, Port Moresby and other centers in the country in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and ExxonMobil PNG. The initiative was supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) through its partnership with the IOC that combines the power of the Olympics and the WHO’s advice on physical activity to help inspire and motivate people to move for…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
The Church Partnership Program (CPP) recently hosted its annual Forum in Port Moresby which was held on the 20th-21st of June, aimed to foster stronger collaboration between churches, the Government, civil society, and private sector organizations to enhance service delivery in the communities. The forum was hosted by the United Church of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and centered its discussions on the theme; “Rethinking development in PNG, through theological principles and effective governance.” The CPP Forum is an annual event that provides the seven mainline churches the opportunity to reassess and adjust their plans with their commitment to serving communities…
The Kokopo Lord Mayor, Isidor Bonga is now calling on all stakeholders in the public sector to work together to address fire hazards in Kokopo town in East New Britain Province. The town recently experienced a spate of fire disasters which had gutted a number of shops in the town. Bonga, who met with the Kokopo Fire Station Commander Steven Ephraim Namur, said that a way forward must be identified by stakeholders to address fire safety issues currently affecting the town. “Fires have gutted a number of shops in Kokopo town and is a wakeup call for the province. This…
PNGFM Limited, parent company of NAU FM, Yumi FM and Legend FM, Total Events Company, PNG HAUSBUNG, and Magic Factory is complying with directive from the Censorship Office regarding the temporary ban on songs by artist Jason SuiSui or better known as Jayrex. This follows receipt today of the official notice from the Chief Censor under the Classification of Publication (Censorship) Act, 1989 and the issued Circular instruction to inform the public including media mediums of the directive on the temporary ban issuance. The Notice from Censorship said, “Any person or entity operating the business activities are hereby advised that…
Theodist Limited recently presented travel vouchers and cash payments totaling K35,000 to the lucky winners of the Lenovo Win a Trip Promotion. The promotion took place throughout the months of March and April, offering our valued customers an opportunity to win travel tickets and extra spending money. The response to this promotion was overwhelming, with an astonishing number of over 200,000 entries pouring in from our branches in Port Moresby, Lae, and Mt Hagen. The 1st prize winner, Mr. Patrick, walked away with a K15,000 travel voucher including K2,000 in spending money, Mr. Yasinga, the 2nd prize winner received a…
A WASH Committee has been established in the Rabaul District of East New Britain Province to help drive projects aimed at improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation needs in the communities of its four local level governments. District Administrator, Benedict Mode, said the establishment of the committee is part of the National WASH policy that requires districts to have WASH committees and is one of the priority of the government of the day to drive WASH projects and programs. The district WASH committee chaired by Mode and comprised of the four LLG managers and sector heads, was established…
Papua New Guinea’s well-known International Reggae Music Artist, Anslom, has announced the release of four new singles come the 23rd of this month. The singles, titled Jail Bird, Zion Train, Leadermahn and Whine Your Body, will be available on all major streaming platforms and will be published by Anslom’s record label Big Records in Canada. Each of the four singles showcases Anslom’s unique style of reggae which has earned him international recognition. Anslom feature’s an international artist from Jamaica Sanley Cruz and Papua New Guinea’s very own Cammie Bee in the single “Whine Your Body”. Anslom has worked hard to…
The SP PNG Hunters recent winning streak has ended at the hands of Souths Logan Magpies, falling short with a 40-10 score in Round 14 of the QRL Hostplus Cup that took place at the Santos National Football Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Hunters looked confident working through their opening sets until a great tackle from Broncos-contracted hooker Blake Mozer forced an error in yardage. With the ensuing field position, Italian International representative, Jack Campagnolo orchestrated a left edge movement that ended with centre Jesse Jennings steaming through the line to score. Mozer was at it again for the visitors…
It was an exciting moment for ten lucky winners who won the top tier prize in the Coke Studio Peel & Win promotion that was launched in February of this year. The participating promo was the Coca Cola PET 500ml and 300 ml. The prize package includes a pass with a companion to the YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards, 3-days 2 nights at Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby, meet and greet with selected Coke Studio Artists and transportation pick up by Habib Limo to the awards night. The promotion itself had almost 4.7 million entries with everyone wanting to have…
Famous for his hit song, Chu Chu, Richie Saeni more commonly known by his stage name, Sean Rii, was nominated for the International Artist of the Year – in association with the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) for the 2022. The young vibrant music artist from Solomon Islands certainly made a name for himself in the music industry in the country and internationally as well and now has earned himself a nomination for the YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards 2023 which will be live tomorrow night Saturday the 17th of June at the Lamana Gold Club Arena. The YFMPNGMA night…