A Women’s group from Doromoku village, in Kairuku Hiri, Central Province, have recently launched their first ever Country Women’s Association Group (CWA) in their area and in Central Province as a whole. The CWA Doura Kabema’una Women’s Group, has officially become a branch of the Country Women’s Association which is a worldwide charitable organization. According to CWA National Council President of PNG, Rachel Gware, CWA aims to improve the conditions for country women and children and to try to make life better for them, especially to those living in rural and remote areas. She said the launching of the new…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Warangoi Secondary School in East New Britain Province, will soon receive a new duplex for teachers’ houses. Principal of Warangoi Secondary, Mrs. Naomi Vuvu, said that the project has already started and should be complete by Term One of next year. Vuvu stated that, the total amount of funding put into this project is K464, 000 which came from students’ project fees. In addition to this, Vuvu said that a plan has been put in place to carry out two more duplex teacher’s houses and two new classrooms by next year. She said the reason being that many of the…
Each year CPL Group of Companies carries out a fashion competition aimed at giving an opportunity to upcoming designers to showcase their fashion talents. The program consists of the best design work created by those who have a passion for fashion and style. This year, CPL announced five of its lucky winners for the 2020 Design PNG competition. Amazingly, all five winners were male designers who were chosen for their best designs. The winners then launched their design collections, which took place last week Thursday at Jack’s PNG. LaForce Mand, was one of the winners announced for the Fashion competition.…
A total of 16 boxers officially signed their Professional Boxer’s contract agreement last week Friday. The contract was signed between the boxers, their managers and the Oceania Fight Promotions. Marketing Manager for Oceania Fight Promotions, Mr. Noel Sarei, said that the contract consists of a number of details such as the boxers’ terms and conditions between the three parties, the category they will be fighting under, the number of rums to fight, the name of their opponents and most importantly the prize money. “We at Oceania Fight Promotions, recognize boxing not only as a recreational activity but also an industry.”…
A new band in the music industry, the Eleven 35 boys took out the Yumi FM Musik Award Listeners Choice Song of the Year Award, thanks to their fans that voted for their song “Superman”. The 17th Yumi FM PNG Musik Awards 2021 Live on Radio recognized artists, songs, bands and producers of the year 2020 who worked tirelessly and managed to deliver to their fans amidst the COVID-19 situation the country. Eleven 35 was nominated in the Best New Artist of the Year category, however they missed out on that category but the listeners and their fans never gave…
Friends of POMGEN, a charity organization made up of business houses and others have been running an appeal as of last week at Waterfront Food World under the banner “GIFT A FRIEND”. A booth has been set up at the shopping center for anyone who wishes to gift a friend at any of the wards in Port Moresby General Hospital. The donation appeal will end on the 19th of this month, while the gifts collected will be donated to the hospital on the 20th -24th December. Founding Director of Friends of POMGEN, Ms. Naarai Banam said the gifts will be…
Estapacifica has won three awards at the Yumi FM PNG Musik Awards 2021 Live on Radio which was hosted last night on the Yumi FM radio station. The awards include Best New Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Artist of the year. Estapacifica was nominated under these categories for her most outstanding performance in the PNG Music Industry in 2020. The artist who hails from Southern Highlands and Eastern Highlands Provinces respectively is the first Female Artist of the Year to win the Artist of the Year award for 2021. In addition to this, Estapacifica’s Gomohane…
The list of nominees for the YUMIFM PNG MUSIK AWARDS 2021 LIVE ON RADIO is out now and the winners will be announced tonight on the Yumi FM radio station. The nominees have been voted under each of the ten categories, including Song of the year, Best New Artist of the year, Best Male and Female Artist, Group/Duo of the Year, Artist of the year, Producer of the year, Registered Artist of the year, Justin Kili Award and Listeners Choice Song of the Year. The nominees have been recognized for their contribution to the PNG music industry in 2020. Estapacifica’s…
Christmas came a little early for children at the Port Moresby General Hospital Pediatric Ward when Ela Murray International School today donated over 200 Christmas presents. The donations were initiated by a parent group committee called TEMIS. According to a parent, this was one of their ways in supporting the surrounding communities and one of them is giving back to children in the hospital. Melissa Belfrord who is part of the parent committee, expressed that this was the kind of support the school wanted to give especially during this festive season. “If it wasn’t for the help and support from…
In a country where there is an increasing number of lawlessness among our youths who have resorted to cheap alcohol and drugs, it is very difficult to raise a young man without the negative influence from his peer groups on the street. Parents, church leaders, schools and community leaders are struggling to tame this generation but it keeps getting worse by the day unless the youths are engaged in something positive they love doing and sports for Papua New Guinean youths is an alternative. A former professional boxer Nelson Kosipi has seen how this generation is wasting away to cheap…