The Western Provincial Health Authority (WPHA) is one of the first PHA’s in the country to participate in the nation-wide NID registration for public servants through the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) and National Civil Registry. A mobile team is now at the provincial headquarters in Daru to conduct audit and registration for health workers and support staff at the PHA as part of GoPNG’s One Pay, Person and One Position (1PPP) Policy to register all public servants on the payroll system and reduce wage bill for the public service. “This exercise will enable good data cleansing for Western PHA…
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A second half blitz led by Kalyn Ponga and Bradman Best has helped guide the Knights to an impressive 46-26 win over the Titans at McDonald Jones Stadium. Ponga, playing in his first game at McDonald Jones Stadium since July last year, responded to criticism received last month with a try and two try assists as the Knights ran in four tries in 15 minutes to blow the Titans away. The Knights trailed 12-6 before half-time until Ponga sprung to life and placed a kick for Tyson Frizell to cross. He then linked with Bradman Best on the left edge…
The Panthers dismantled the Roosters 48-4 at BlueBet Stadium on Friday night to send an ominous warning to anyone with designs on taking their premiership crown. With Jarome Luai staking an undeniable claim for the NSW No.6 jersey and Scott Sorensen producing the best game of his career, the Panthers put the match to bed by half-time with four unanswered tries. Having conceded the opening try in their previous four matches, Penrith ended that streak in emphatic fashion in the 10th minute when James Fisher-Harris put Sorensen over with a nice offload. A dropped ball by Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 20 metres…
The Melbourne Storm have rebounded in style from a misfiring Magic Round performance to down the Broncos 24-16 at AAMI Park on Thursday night. Coming off a disappointing loss to Souths, the Storm’s big guns took it upon themselves to restore pride, with Cameron Munster and Jahrome Hughes scoring tries and laying them on as Melbourne beat Brisbane for the 13th time in a row. The Broncos lost their skipper Adam Reynolds to a head knock in the first half and hung tough for most of the night but ill-discipline proved costly as they had three players sent to the…
The SP PNG Hunters will take on the Blackhawks at Jack Manski Oval in Round 9 of the QRL Hostplus Cup in Townsville this afternoon at 6:30pm. The Hunters going in with confidence into todays matchup having secured back-toback wins in their last two games. Making the most of their home ground advantage, the Hunters put on a show for the locals at the Santos National Football Stadium in the last fortnight to register wins over the Mackay Cutters and Ipswich Jets. The Hunters recent form has them sitting just outside the Top 8 coming into Round 9, and they…
Students attending Kikori Secondary School in the Gulf province now have access to a modern computer laboratory equipped with e-library facilities that will greatly enhance their learning. The computer laboratory is the first of its kind to be built in the area. It is a modern fully furnished building equipped with 24 computers and 1 teacher workstation. The laboratory, the computers and its server are powered by a new 15kW solar power system that will provide power 24 hours a day. The e-library can be accessed by the students and their teachers through a local area network (LAN) that was…
Nasfund Contributors Savings and Loan (ncsl) continues strong income and profitability momentum delivering a healthy crediting rate of 6% to members, despite a challenging economic backdrop. The ncsl Board has approved an interest crediting rate of 6% to ncsl members for the financial year ending 31 December 2022. This equates to K 14.9 million that will be allocated to the savings accounts of over 142,000 members. During 2022 ncsl paid an interim interest of 1.2% to members’ savings, equating to K3million. After statutory reserving of 20%, ncsl will be paying an additional 4.8 % or K 11.9 million in interest…
Save the Children and Meta (formerly known as Facebook) are proud to officially launch Phase 3 of “I Am Digital” which is an online safety and digital literacy educational campaign. Phase 3 of the program builds on previous work to promote internet safety with tools and resources for parents, educators, and youth directly through offline awareness campaigns that will be conducted in schools across the country. The campaign will support young people who don’t yet have access to the internet, before they get online. For the first time, the program’s resources will now include information and advice on avoiding scams…
The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) received two brand new buses, donated by the National Gaming Control Board (NGCB) to support the transportation needs of the students, faculty and staff. The keys to a 25-seater coaster bus and a 15-seater HiAce bus were handed over by NGCB Chief Operating Officer Mr. Paul Ketombing on Thursday 5th May 2023, on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer Imelda Agon to UPNG Acting Registrar Roboam Kakap at the Ela Motors, Badili Showroom in Port Moresby. “The donation is part of NGCB’s ‘give back program’ ongoing commitment to supporting education and community development.”…
A commanding 32-6 victory over the Sea Eagles on Friday night has ensured the Broncos will end Magic Round still at the top of the Telstra Premiership ladder. After being beaten soundly by the Rabbitohs last week, Brisbane returned to form in style in front of a crowd of 50,077 at Suncorp Stadium, running in six tries in a dominant display. Winger Selwyn Cobbo scored half of those tries himself and ran for 202 metres, with the only blight from a Brisbane point of view being the loss of back-rower Kurt Capewell to a failed HIA in the second half.…