With the current technical issues and delays to payments and services experienced by BSP customers recently, Bank South Pacific provided the latest update to customers and clients that they are meeting regularly with Banks of PNG to keep them informed of the progress in addressing these issues. “BSP acknowledges that many of our customers have been inconvenienced with delays to their banking services, receiving payments and interruptions accessing account information and BSP is addressing our technical issues and improving our operations under our new Banking System”, said BSP Group CEO Mark Robinson. “BSP would like to assure all clients and…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
30 years into Operation Open Heart Program and Air Niugini has been a constant help to the program and it continues to do so again this year. Air Niugini once again provided in kind support to the annual Operation Open Heart (OOH) by flying Australian music legend, Daryl Braithwaite and his four-member band from Melbourne to Port Moresby, where they performed at OOH’s major fundraising event over the weekend. Air Niugini’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Gary Seddon said the airline has been supportive of OOH since it commenced in 1993 by uplifting lifesaving medical equipment to assist Papua New Guineans…
Wild West Boxing Club at Hohola 4, Suksuk Iamana Street, which started a little over a year now has about 15 fighters who are actively involved in the kick-boxing sport. Owner Mr Nelson Walen said it was his dream to change the mindset of young boys when he set up this club last year. Mr Walen who was a former rugby league player stated that in 2016 he switched sports when he injured his leg in rugby and took up kickboxing. Whilst in kickboxing, he made it to the Pacific Games, Samoa to represent PNG in the Heavy weight category,…
A K3,000.00 cheque was presented to Sol- Nomane Karimui (SNK) Rugby League Association on Monday 10th April at the 6mile Incubation Centre. The cheque was presented to the Association by Mr Araisi Ninkama, Director for Ninkama Yoba and Associations Environmental Consultant. The principle sponsorship will go towards SNK Rugby League Association’s bid to host a fundraising dance on 22nd April, 2023. Mr Ninkama at the presentation stated that this was his assistance to help the registration process and also as a token of his appreciation to his Salt Nomane family. ‘ Mr Ninkama further stated that the Principle of Ninkama…
Climate Change impacts are real and showing its aggression in PNG currently, hence the increased climate variability through temperature and precipitation, coastal erosion, saline intrusion and inundation caused by sea –level rise and a greater intensity of tropical storms. The effects of climate change are expected to affect agriculture, fisheries and forest which is approximately one fifth of the country’s GDP thus also providing for the livelihood of the majority of the country’s population. Because of the effects of climate change, the Adaptation and Projects Division of the Climate Change and Development Authority has launched a National Adaptation Plan recently…
Medical students from Divine Word University and three of their faculty doctors took part in a rural outreach program recently in Madang. The outreach was in partnership with Madang Provincial Health Authority who provided additional medicine and rapid tests kits. The outreach was done in Malala community in the Bogia district, which saw collaborative efforts together by the Catholic Health Service, Malala Health Centre, local church leaders who assisted to organize patients as well as the nutrition research participants. Under the clinicians’ supervisors, Professor Dr. Jerzy Kuzma and Dr Marcella Yeou, the year 4 medical students were able to examine…
9 Hatchery farmers in the country will be given training on how to produce their own Fish feeds called the Sex Reversal Feeds for Tilapia (SRT). Mr Jacob Towa from Towa Fish Breeding and Hatchery in Western Highlands Province is one of the 9 Hatchery farmers who are here in Port Moresby to receive training from National Fisheries Authority on how to produce hatchling feeds. “SRT is the very first feed we give a hatchling when it comes out of the egg,” says Mr Towa. “These feed reverses the cyclone of a female genital development in fish thus developing all…
CPL Group through their Supermarket brand Stop and Shop is pleased to announce their partnership with Capital Rugby Union as Gold Sponsor for the 2023b season. The sponsorship is valued at K70, 000.00 and was officiated in a mock-cheque presentation at Stop and Shop Waigani Central shop by CPL Group Executive Officer Navin Raju and Capital Rugby Uninon Vice-President John Nilkare in front of Club players, competition management and the media. “CPL is happy to come on board this year with Capital Rugby Union as a gold sponsor.” “We see this as an opportunity to model teamwork and promote healthy…
Former Australian rugby and NFL player Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. According to CNN affiliate 7News, a jury returned a unanimous verdict in the New South Wales District Court on Tuesday afternoon. CNN has reached out to Hayne’s lawyers. It is the third time Hayne has faced a jury for the incident. In his first appearance, a retrial was ordered after it ended in a hung trial. He was then tried a second time and, in March 2021, Hayne was found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent. The court found…
A young mother and her son showed up today at PNGFM’s Legend FM studio to claim her gift hamper which she won through Legend FM Easter Feast with Coca cola. Ms Faith William was the week 3 winner for the Legend FM Easter Feast with Coca Cola which was running for three weeks. She was all teary when she saw the contents of the hamper she had won especially the protein content and said it was an answered prayer. Faith explained her emotional reaction was because her father in-law was finishing his 40 days fasting this Easter Sunday and the…