The Agmark Rabaul Gurias have once again won another game last Saturday against Gulf Isou at the Kalabond Oval in Kokopo in Round Seven of the Digicel Cup Competition. Gurias Coach Marcus Kaugla said he was proud of the team for winning their first home game for this year. “The boys really performed well including Ilias Stanley who stood out with nine runs and two tries. Our forwards were all outstanding in both defense and attack.” Kaugla said regardless of the big win, the team still has more areas to work on during their trainings before they head in for…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Gifted Hands is a clothing business brand that was established back in 2018 by a strong-willed and passionate individual, Alice Simeth Roger who hails from Malaguna # 1, East New Britain Province. Located at Gerehu in Port Moresby, it is a business that focuses on creating and selling their own branded clothing as well as conducting sewing sessions for PNG meri dresses, ladies’ shirts, men’s shirts, dress shirts and kaftans. According to 38-year-old Alice, the inspiration to start her own clothing business came after her mother’s passing in 2017. In 2015 though, Alice had to resign from her job to…
Agmark Rabaul Gurias are all set to kick off their first home game this afternoon against Gulf Isou and are expecting a tough encounter from their visitors. Gurias coach Marcus Kaugla, said that they are all excited as this is their first home game in Kokopo for this year and they expect fans to turn up in numbers to support their home team. “From the team, we are preparing well and players are looking forward for their first home game after a while. We are expecting a strong game from Isou as they want to backup their last week’s performance…
Mr Thomas Dedmai and Miss Catherine Lalen have been nominated by Madang Resort Hotel to represent the company as Mr and Miss Madang Resort in this year’s upcoming Mr & Miss Madang Charity Pageant formerly known in previous years as the Miss Madang Pageant. Both contestants will be working in partnership with the Madang Rotary Club in assisting to raise funds towards the Madang Rotary Club’s Project to purchase equipment for Madang Province’s rural health facilities. Thomas currently works for the Melanesian Tourist Services Limited whilst Catherine is currently undergoing studies for a degree in Communication Arts at Divine Word…
The Children’s Cancer Unit at Port Moresby General Hospital today received a number of donations from the CPL Foundation. Coordinator of the CPL Foundation, Regil Wanwanji, said that Port Moresby General Hospital is one of the many communities that CPL foundation has been supporting over the years. CPL has also been showing support by donating to other parts of the hospital as well. “We are very grateful to support the various communities. We have other hospital centres that we also take care of and we are proud to support.” The donations included food, stationaries and clothing. The donations were made…
St Charles Lwanga Secondary School has received a refurbished library, complete with e-library units from BSP Life yesterday, as part of the BSP Financial Group’s community involvement project for 2021. BSP Life country Manager, Nilson Singh said as part of contributing meaningfully back to communities, this initiative focuses on education through the refurbishment of the school’s current library with the inclusion of an e-library and reading materials. “We at BSP Life PNG Limited wanted to focus on education as part of our community project this year and that’s how we came with this initiative at St Charles Lwanga Secondary School.”…
PNG Air has surprised a newlywedded couple during their wedding in Goroka yesterday. The couple were presented with return tickets to an all-inclusive stay at Rapopo Plantation Resort in East New Britain Province for their honeymoon getaway. The surprise followed a recent engagement where Fabian Kokoe proposed to wife Angela Koal on the 1st of July as she was returning from Port Moresby to Goroka on a PNG Air flight. “It’s not every day you see a wedding proposal like this, especially coming off our flights, and so we wanted to go above and beyond for the couple with return…
The UPNG West New Britain Students Association has taken up the initiative to assist newly established high schools in West New Britain Province by providing books including text books. This initiative came about after statistics showed students performed poorly in schools and the quality of education also dropped for almost all schools throughout the country. UPNG West New Britain Students Association President Zeal Dau said their lifelong aim is to develop human capacity by addressing socio-economic and political issues based on relevant policies with their motto “learning today leading tomorrow.” “It is important for students to be literate and to…
Marie Stopes PNG will be hosting its second Fertility Seminar next week Saturday on the 17th of July at their Gordon clinic. According to Marie Stopes Service Delivery Director – Loretta Bele, the purpose of the seminar is to provide information that can improve the chances of having a child for infertile couples. Ms Bele said they have received positive feedbacks from their first Fertility Session. She said their aim is to provide as much information needed for couples to make better decisions for themselves. “The outcome of these sessions are to give them a bit more information about what…