Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) Chief Executive Officer, Mr Stanley Hondina recently announced the vacancy in the PNG LNG Kumuls Head Coach position. Hondina confirmed that he was notified by Justin Holbrook of his unavailability to be head coach of the PNG LNG Kumuls for the end of this year’s internationals. The announcement comes after Holbrook, who steered the PNG LNG Kumuls to its 2023 Pacific Bowl victory and who is currently an Assistant Coach at the Sydney Roosters, gave notice that he would be moving on from PNG’s national men’s team in 2024. “It is with mixed…
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The Opposition is calling on the Government to distribute funds equally to all members of the National Parliament. Abau MP, Sir Puka Temu said, in the recent distribution of infrastructure funds at a sum of K5 million, only 4 members on the Opposition were given the privilege of that allocation. He said, “The rest of us who represent 30% of the population close to 3million people have been denied.” He urged the Government to not weaponize the “Budget” to disadvantage those in the Opposition. Sir Temu stressed his worries on the matter that these issues are not resolved. “Because while…
The lack of TB medications in various health centers, which continues to see a lot of TB patients not being fully treated, indicates a very serious issue faced in the country in terms of procuring these lifesaving medical drugs. Ms. Karen Yaman, the Morobe Provincial TB Leprosy Coordinator said that due to this situation their TB patients are currently receiving antibiotic treatment, which is a supplementary medicine for patients to take to suppress the infection while waiting for the TB drugs. At present, they only have the Pediatrics ‘Initial Phase’ and not the ‘Continuation Phase’ of the treatment. “We only…
Prime Minister James Marape has commended the leaders of Bougainville for the completion and operation of the Arawa School of Nursing, an important milestone in the development of the health sector in Bougainville and its district of Central Bougainville. The Arawa School of Nursing is one of the two core priorities for the National and Bougainville Governments as they work at developing more functionality for Bougainville in line with its special autonomous needs. The prime minister said it was a “pleasant joy” to arrive in Arawa and see for himself the college up and running, and fully functional. For the…
The Mike Manning Youth Democracy Camp 2024 saw a total of 29 students selected from various secondary schools from all regions who underwent intensive training on democracy. Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) Deputy Director Mr. Yuambari HAIHUIE, told PNG HAUSBUNG that the program is organized by TIPNG and runs for 2 weeks. He said, the students engaged in activities such as drafting their own constitution, creating their own political parties and bills and learnt more about the legislature. “So it’s a really fantastic educational opportunity and we also invite guest speakers to come and speak about the different aspects of democracy.”…
When it comes to life in the rugby league spotlight, Jarome Luai and Latrell Mitchell have had their fair share of media attention and controversy, but it’s their similarities that are also driving their connection ahead of Game Two. The Blues duo often dubbed ‘polarising figures’, Luai and Mitchell have not only found a connection off the field but have rekindled the edge combination that helped steer the Blues to a series victory in 2021. “I guess what I’ve been through and what he’s been through, I can relate to him off the field,” Luai told media on Monday. “I…
The Yaralum Primary School, located in Wabag district in Enga province went up in flames this morning. Enga Provincial Education Director Mr. Was Rowatina told PNG HAUSBUNG in an interview today that this incident is linked with a previous incident in Wabag and the 2022 National Election political violence. He said, he will give a full status report of the incident once he gets a full report tomorrow, 25th June on what transpired. Mr. Rowatina described the burning down of the classroom as a ‘terrorist attack’. “Awareness is carried out and we are always telling them that we got the…
The NCD Schools Rugby League competition’s second week of elimination round kicked off this morning at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby. Moresby North East Coordinator Mr. Michael Anaya said, so far, a total of 9 schools remain in these elimination round and the finals to be held next weekend. The divisions for the boys are the U15, U17 & U19 boys team while the girls are U16 & U18. According to Mr. Anaya, the games played today (Saturday 22nd) are Fridays games which were pushed too today due to the field been occupied. Which means, the elimination…
The Autonomous Region of Bougainville Catholic Education Secretary, Mrs. Joyceanne Pinoko believes leadership starts at home. For her, raising good families helps to build a good community and, in turn, a robust nation. As the Secretary for the Bougainville Catholic Education Agency, it is a belief that she holds onto at home and in her work. “To be a leader one must demonstrate that they can take care of family, and this rolls out to the community and workplace,” Joyceanne said. One of 6 children of subsistence farmers, Joyceanne comes from Porubi village in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. She…
The ongoing fuel rationing in Port Moresby is unfortunately impacting some of Air Niugini’s scheduled domestic flights. Air Niugini’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gary Seddon while responding to public queries on flight disruptions said, safety is the airline’s outmost priority and will not be compromised. “The jet fuel supply chain is critical to Air Niugini’s operations.” “It is highly regulated and we always ensure there is appropriate quantities of fuel to service our flight plan requirements before we operate any flight.” Mr. Seddon said the dedicated men and women of Air Niugini are doing their best under difficult circumstances…