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…
Author: Paula DAVID
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…
With their commitment to collaborate and support local SME’s in the country, the CPL Group recently launched the Pearl Body Scrub range of scrubs in their Pharmacy after a recent collaboration of endangered animal plush toys with a local entrepreneur. The new-look Pearl Body Scrub range was officially launched to market on the 24th of May in City Pharmacy by CPL Chief Executive Officer, Navin Raju, CPL Founder Sir Mahesh Patel, Pearl Body Scrub Founder Sarah Artango and SME Corporation Chairman, John Pora. Founder Sarah Artango said that the inspiration for creating the product almost 10 years ago came from…
James Tedesco isn’t used to being called the old boy or veteran in the NSW line-up as he eyes his 20th straight game for the Blues on Wednesday night while creating some history by doing so. The Blues captain looks around and grins when he sees Tyson Frizell – the only man who was part of Tedesco’s Origin debut in 2016 – back in the fold. Frizell, a year older, is the oldest player in NSW’s Origin I line-up. Tedesco though is set to enter the top 10 and join Paul Harragon and Steve Menzies for the most appearances by…
City Pharmacy Limited (CPL) Foundation successfully completed their third Cyber Sawe PNG Training for young people at the Pacific Adventist University Campus in Port Moresby. The Cyber Sawe PNG initiative aims to expand PNG children’s knowledge (especially young girls) on computer technology and safety practices while on the internet with their mobile phones and computers. The one-day workshop, which took place on May 14th, saw over 30 young people between the ages of 7 to 16, attend and learn various topics such as Cybergames, Physical Security, Digital Traces, Cyber Safety and Coding. The workshop featured a guest speaker, Ms. Bernadette…
The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) has rescheduled the first semester examinations for students after deciding on it in a meeting on Tuesday 23rd May to consider the request from the students in a petition. The petition was endorsed by the SRC president and presented to the administration to reschedule the examinations due to the current situation on the ground with the students protest on the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA). The first semester examinations were scheduled from the 18th-31st May, but due to the situation the examinations are now to commence on 29th May and to conclude on the…
While he never doubted he would be ready if selected for the Blues, Tom Trbojevic admits his hat-trick for the Sea Eagles in Round 12 provided a handy confidence boost ahead of arriving in Origin camp this week. After an at times frustrating start to 2023, in which he concedes he wasn’t playing well enough in some games, the 26-year-old enjoyed his best showing of the year against the Raiders last Sunday, scoring three tries and running for 245 metres in the 42-14 win at GIO Stadium. “It was great to put in a performance like that. Obviously it gives me…
Students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) are currently waiting for the response on a petition which was signed and handed in this morning by the UPNG Students Representative Council President and other student leaders to the administration. The petition consists of two points, one asking for the exams this week to be rescheduled and the second point is to challenge the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) at Supreme Court, which was presented to the Finance Minister Rainbow Paita, on May 22nd. Madmax Perano, a second year law student who wrote the petition, said that the students are not…