St Anthony’s Vunavavar Primary school in NCR of Gazelle district in East New Britain has received funding support of K50, 000 from the East New Britain Provincial Government (ENBPG) which will be used for school infrastructure upgrading and renovations. This was announced by ENB Governor Michael Marum recently during the primary school opening of a new two in one classroom. Governor Marum thanked Chinese Jiangsu International (CJI), a Chinese business operating in Kokopo for core funding the classroom through their partnership with the education division and provincial government. He said CJI came forward to support the projects in two schools;…
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have posted a photo online to mark their 12th wedding anniversary. The photo shows the couple on bikes in Norfolk during sunny weather last year. It was posted on the couple’s official Twitter account, with the simple caption “12 years” and a heart emoji. On Thursday and Friday the pair spent time in Wales abseiling off a cliff, ordering pizza and visiting Aberfan Memorial Garden. The couple married at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011 after an eight-year relationship. They spent their first three years of married life in Anglesey, where Prince William was doing his helicopter training to…
Officials from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia recently held the annual PNG-Australia Annual Climate Change Dialogue in Port Moresby to advance priority actions under the PNG-Australia bilateral partnership. The dialogue was also a first commitment under the PNG-Australia-Climate Change Action Plan (PACCAP); a joint Ministerial Agreement between PNG and Australia signed in May 2018 for both countries to work together to address climate change in PNG and in the region. The one-day dialogue was led by Special Climate Envoy Mr. Ruel Yamuna and Climate Change Ambassador for Australia, Ms. Kristin Tilley, setting key priorities for both countries. Key priorities…
Porgera Secondary School in Enga province has closed down again indefinitely as of last week due to the continuous tribal fights between the Nomali and Aiyela clans, which has greatly affected life in the Porgera Valley. Deputy Principal, Mr. Amos Amail said that with the issue at hand, there were opportunists taking advantage of the situation by vandalizing and stealing certain properties from the students and staff within the school. “We all fled the school because there was nothing much we could do.Now that the school has been shut down, most of our students and staff have had to live…
Parramatta captain Clint Gutherson crossed for his first career hat-trick as the big names combined to put a poor Knights side to the sword with a 43-12 win at CommBank Stadium last night. Both sides traded tries early before the Eels produced eight line breaks in the first half to set up a 30-6 lead against a Knights outfit that missed 65 tackles throughout the contest. Marquee men Dylan Brown and Mitchell Moses crossed for tries before Gutherson fooled a clumsy Knights defensive line at dummy half twice to cross for a double. He had a treble by the 46th…
The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) with Papua New Guinea Teachers Association (PNGTA) had the first negotiation on addressing teachers’ pay increments, allowances and other issues concerning the wellbeing of the teachers in the country. Executives from PNGTA brought a working document to present it to TSC for comments which would later be presented to the Department of Personal Management (DPM) for action. PNGTA National Vice President Mr. Shenell Kou when doing his presentation said some of the issues captured in the document include, teachers housing allowances, teachers’ salary fixation, teachers training and other important issues. “The document that we have…
An Air Niugini employee has created history by being the first and only female staff operating the Main Deck Loader (MDL), an equipment responsible for loading and unloading larger containerized cargo from the main deck of wide body aircraft. Michelle Geekala from East Sepik and Gulf province, works with Air Niugini Cargo Department’s operations section and is the only specialized female operator of the MDL equipment. Her most recent task was unloading heavy mining equipment from the main deck of a Boeing 747-400 series freighter in Port Moresby. While passenger planes carry people with minimal luggage at the cargo hold,…
TV personality Jerry Springer, known for a long-running talk show that featured raucous audiences, controversial topics and fist-fighting guests, died at age 79 on Thursday, his family said. Springer died peacefully after a brief illness at his home in suburban Chicago, his family said in a statement. “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” lifelong friend and family spokesman Jene Galvin said in the statement. Springer was born in London…
Returning to the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) to complete his studies in 2020, Russell Magun finally graduated from the School of Business and Public Policy this week after leaving school whilst doing his second year of studies back in 2019. Magun shared moments in his journey of struggles and persistence before attaining his Bachelor’s degree and how he came about in successfully achieving his goals despite challenges. He said that he was excluded from school in 2019 because he was not performing well due to personal issues back at home that distracted him most of the time. “It…
New Ireland Governor, Sir Julius Chan has welcomed the support of Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd (KPHL) along with New Ireland through its Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept, in providing alternate source of energy to the province. Sir J said green and renewable energy is the way of the future and will definitely help to solve the constant power issues faced in the Province. “New Ireland is a major tourism destination as well as a resource rich province and in the past 15 years has seen an increase in population due to the Provincial Government’s social impact policies, thus the demand…