Two primary schools in the Kombiu Local Level Government (LLG) in Rabaul District of East New Britain (ENB) province have received K50, 000 cheque funding each to assist in the school’s upgrade and other needs for the school. ENB Governor, Michael Marum visited the two schools, Sikut Matupit primary and Matupit Island primary at the Sikut Matupit ward and presented the cheques. Governor Marum was accompanied by Deputy Provincial Administrator Social Services, Marakan Uvano, Kombiu LLG President, Michael Warium and other officers from the Governor’s office. Whilst presenting the cheques, Marum said in his one year of service as the…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
PNG Air has now advised customers and the travelling public that the jet aviation fuel supplier have resumed normal service across the country. This now lifts the threat of possible flight cancellations. The airline further stated that passengers with reservations can travel with confidence, and book tickets to travel, online at www.pngair.com.pg or at your nearest PNG Air, Post PNG Sales Office and Travel Agent. PNG Air once again thanks customers for your understanding and look forward to welcoming you onboard soon. For more information, you may contact PNG Air Call Centre on 16111 (Digicel toll free) or 7411 2644…
PNG Air has now issued further advice to customers and the travelling public that the airline has updated its flight schedule through to Monday 31st July, 2023. This is according to a media statement, following the evaluation of available fuel reserves. PNG Air stated that by the end of today, the revised schedule will be in place and available to book, and passengers with existing bookings updated on any flight revisions. Passengers with reservations can travel with confidence, and book tickets to travel online at www.pngair.com.pg or at your nearest PNG Air, Post PNG Sales Office, and Travel Agent. The…
The recent temporary ban that was imposed by the Office of Censorship on all songs by well-known New Ireland music artist, Jason ‘Jayrex’ Suisui, has been uplifted. This after complaints were made against Jayrex of assault and on-going emotional abuse by his partner of four years, Ms. Hazel Schulz and her family. The announcement regarding the uplifting of the temporary ban was made today during a Press Conference by the Chief Censor, Jim Abani. Abani stated that the Schulz (complainant) had delivered a complaint letter attached with documents of court proceedings, court depositions and medical reports for her case against…
A 3-day workshop on anti-corruption is currently underway in Kokopo, East New Britain Province. The workshop is based on corruption risk assessment and mitigation plans for the Provincial Governments. The three-day workshop which is funded by European Union and implemented by the UNDP Papua New Guinea and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, is a continuation of the first workshop on corruption risk assessment and management for representatives from the public sector agencies organized by UNDP under the PNG Anti-Corruption Project. According to UNDP Chief Technical Advisor (Anti-Corruption), Dr Alma Sedlar, the workshop is aimed at strengthening the government’s…
St. Francis Seim Hamtaba Primary School in Nuku District, West Sepik Province recently launched their new double classroom which was funded by Digicel PNG Foundation. Digicel PNG Foundation has always been driven to invest in education for the past fifteen years since it believes that every child has the right to education. On the 12th of July, St. Francis Seim Hamtaba Primary School celebrated the launching of their new double classroom funded by Digicel Foundation through its Education Infrastructure Development Program. The school has a total of 436 students enrolled this year from grades three to eight. Head Teacher, Mrs.…
It’s been seven years since Britney Spears released her last album, but she’s still making news in the music space. Over the weekend Spears became a member of Spotify’s “Billions Club,” when her 2003 hit single “Toxic” hit a billion streams according to the streaming platform. She joins other artists – including ABBA with their 1976 single “Dancing Queen,” Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” from 1987 and DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” from 2017– to reach the achievement. The news comes on the heels of the recently released Spears collaboration with Will.i.am for a song titled “Mind Your Business.” The song…
In a radical rebranding, Twitter owner Elon Musk has replaced Twitter’s iconic bird logo with X. Musk made the shock announcement of his plans early Sunday. By Monday morning US time, he tweeted that X.com now points to Twitter.com. “Interim X logo goes live later today,” he wrote, shortly before sharing a photo of Twitter’s headquarters lit up by a giant new X. The Twitter website now features the same logo, while the familiar blue bird is gone. Previously, Musk said he was bidding “adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.” Twitter (TWTR), founded in 2006, has used its vivid, globally recognized blue bird…
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” raked in a stunning $155 million domestically over the weekend, giving the film the largest opening weekend of 2023 and the biggest-ever debut for a female director. The combined release of “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” dubbed “Barbenheimer,” has become a pop culture sensation – and one that might revive a struggling movie industry. Barbenheimer was the fourth highest-grossing industry weekend of all time in North America, totaling $302 million Sunday. Analysts believe it will grow even more when final numbers are reported Monday. Coming in behind “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer” opened at $80.5 million domestically over the weekend, according…
The actor took to Instagram on Thursday to post a picture of himself atop a gold race car outside of a Las Vegas hotel. The car is labeled “BETMGM,” an online sports betting company. Foxx captioned it, “Thankful for my @betmgm family and a great few nights in Vegas. We got BIG things coming soon.” A photographer named Erik Umphery commented on the post, writing, “As always it was a great experience working with you the last 2 days.” Foxx was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical complication in April and has remained largely out of the spotlight since. He has been spotted in…