Out of the 78, 966 grade 10 students nationwide who will sit for their National Written Expression Exam today, a total of 1, 657 Grade 10 students from six secondary schools and five high schools in Western Province will be sitting for their Written Expression Exam. Western Provincial Education Advisor Mr. Charlie Buia said that all exam papers have already been distributed to respective schools within the province to conduct the exams as scheduled on this year’s academic calendar. He urged students and teachers to observe the exam rules and malpractices should not be entertained adding such practices would result…
Author: Paula David
After launching the Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) last Friday in Kiunga, more than 500 babies have been immunized. Health workers in Kiunga confirmed that vaccines for measles, rubella and polio as well as Vitamin A nutritional supplement have been delivered to children aged five years and below. Parents in North Fly District have been advised that immunizing children is important for their wellbeing. According to Kiunga District Hospital Management Team, six teams comprising of health workers have been dispatched to town including nearby settlements to conduct the Immunization program. This Immunization program is expected to continue for the next three…
As the government continues its support and commitment to improving accessibility to health services throughout the country, Prime Minister (PM) James Marape officially opened the brand-new Level-4 hospital in Kupiano Station, Abau District, Central Province, on Friday, May 26th. He said his Government had identified health as one of its top priorities and was working towards achieving universal health for all citizens. The hospital was built by Santos through the Government’s Tax Credit Scheme (TCS) arrangement at a cost of K20.224 million towards development from feasibility, design and engineering in 2010 to final completion. He said, the construction work started…
Another disappointing loss by the SP PNG Hunters, who were beaten by Kenfrost Homes Northern Pride 22-16 in front of a heaving crowd at the Santos National Football Stadium (NFS) over the weekend on Saturday 27th May. Kicking off a stretch of four games at the spiritual home of rugby league in Port Moresby, the Hunters ran out to an early lead but couldn’t overcome two sinbins and an injury to talismanic skipper Ila Alu. In contrast, the Pride made the most of their opportunities after the break to score three second half tries as the rain began to fall…
Air Niugini announced the safe return of one of its aircraft following an engine shutdown during a flight on Friday morning, from Port Moresby to Goroka. The prompt and professional response of the airline crew, in accordance with established protocols, ensured the safety and well-being of all passengers and crew on board. According to Air Niugini, the De Havilland Dash 8-300 aircraft, operating flight PX160 from Port Moresby to Goroka, experienced a technical issue with the Left-Hand engine, having just departed Jacksons Airport, Port Moresby. The flight crew then immediately initiated the appropriate actions as per the Standard Operating Procedures…
The Eels overcame the absence of their entire grand final forward pack and an early injury to new recruit Joe Ofahengaue to hold out the Cowboys 24-16 at CommBank Stadium. With Junior Paulo on NSW Origin duty and Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Shaun Lane and Ryan Matterson injured, the Eels this week signed Ofahengaue from Wests Tigers but he suffered a calf injury just 10 minutes into his club debut. Hooker Reed Mahoney and forwards Isaiah Papali’i, Marata Niukore, Oregon Kaufusi and Nathan Brown have all joined rival clubs. With Ofahengaue injured, Wiremu Greig was forced to play 47 minutes in just…
Despite finishing on the wrong side of the scoreboard last week, the SP PNG Hunters are back on home soil this weekend when they host the Northern Pride at the Santos National Football Stadium this Saturday, 27th May in Round 11 of the QRL Hostplus Cup at 3pm. Staring down a 22-point deficit at one stage, the Hunters roared to life in the second half to score five unanswered tries and finish just four points shy of the Seagulls. They completely dominated in all key areas in the second half, running through the Wynnum Manly defence with ease and scoring…
The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) has now set its deadline following the notice of expressions of interests advertised for interested leagues to affiliate to the PNGRFL. The deadline has now been set for 31st May 2023 for league affiliations as well as the deadline for player registration. PNGRFL’s Community Rugby League department had been conducting information sessions in all confederates over the past two months and these sessions have also provided vital feedback from Affiliates and Associates. The purpose of the information sessions was to educate and provide clarity on the requirements of leagues who have expressed…
As the population keeps growing and with only one ambulance funded to be on the road at any time, the number of people waiting to get help is always high in Morobe Province. The duty operations commanding officer and his team at the National Ambulance Operations Centre in Port Moresby monitor the situation with the patients through the callers and prioritize the pending cases. When one person is getting helped by the ambulance, sometimes two or three people call for help and wait for an ambulance. The high number of people waiting for the ambulance cases every day and night…
The Student Representative Council president (SRC) from the University of Papua New Guinea has made it clear that the notice (toksave) for the Prime Minister to meet with the University that was circulated on social media is false. SRC president Luther Kising said, whatever that was mentioned in the notice regarding the Prime Minister James Marape’s visit to the school is false and was not aware of the arrangements. He said, PM Marape is currently in Morobe province discussing matters regarding the opening of the Wafi Golpu Mine. “I would like to tell you guys that, that information is unverified…