Yangoru Saussia District in the East Sepik province has stood out as the top performing district in the Grade 8 national Examinations Data Report for the year 2022, followed by Maprik and Wewak. Yangoru-Saussia MP, Hon. Richard Maru said this was the result of Yangoru-Saussia Development Authority’s investment in education in the last ten years and now into the 11th year under their policy of ‘God First and Education Second’. “It has always been my vision since I became the Member of Yangoru-Saussia for my district to be number one and have the most educated population in the East Sepik…
Author: Paula DAVID
Canberra Raiders Captain Jarrod Croker has announced he will retire from the NRL at the end of the 2023 season after 15 seasons and over 300 matches for the club. He informed his teammates of his decision late last week. Croker made his debut for the Raiders in 2009 against the Roosters at GIO Stadium Canberra and has achieved several significant club and NRL milestones in a wonderful career. He holds the records for the Raiders in points scored (2358) and tries scored (135) while also sitting third on the list of all-time NRL point scorers behind Cameron Smith and…
Ryan Papenhuyzen is looming as Melbourne Storm’s finals wildcard with the star fullback a real “chance” to return in two weeks’ time after starring in the Queensland Cup on Saturday. The 2020 Clive Churchill Medallist hasn’t played first grade in over a year after suffering a sickening knee injury in last year’s Magic Round. Although, the explosive Papenhuyzen took a big step towards what would be an emotional return to the NRL with an eye-catching 80-minute display for the Sunshine Coast Falcons on Saturday. He finished with a try, two line break assists, two try assists and 127 run metres…
Little old Leigh: front and center of the rugby league universe. The decades spent in the wilderness, the countless financial crises, the days playing in front of tiny crowds; they have all just been consigned to the annals of history with one decisive swing of Lachlan Lam’s left boot. It is difficult to remember a rugby league story quite like this. This time last year, Leigh were celebrating winning the 1895 Cup, the competition for non-Super League clubs to enjoy a day out alongside the Challenge Cup final. Now, the town with a population barely exceeding 40,000 has their hands…
Recent attendees of the Saint John Ambulance (SJA) Basic emergency first aid training course have expressed much satisfaction with the outcome of the training. Sil Namora, a third-year Political Science student, and Geita Taviri, a fourth-year Biological Science student studying at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG), were both among recent attendees of this vital lifesaving training. Geita commended the trainer and the intensity of the program. He said, “I learned how to use first aid equipment and not just that, but I properly learned how to perform CPR and use the voice prompt defibrillator.” Geita feels that the…
A total of 40 young and vibrant youth leaders from the Bougainville Youth Federation (BYF) in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, will be attending a forthcoming Civic Engagement Camp as part of this year’s International Youth Day celebrations. The youths will be able to do this all thanks to a grant of K2.1 million given to the Bougainville Youth Federation (BYF) by the Australian government aimed at strengthening organizational capacity and develop regional youth networks in Bougainville, that will help assist the young leaders between the ages of 16 and 35. The grant agreement was signed by representatives from BYF,…
The Broncos have locked up a top four spot after powering to a 54-10 win over the Eels which leaves the latter’s finals hopes hanging by a thread. It was a night at The Gabba which couldn’t have gone much worse for last year’s beaten grand finalists, who now face an uphill battle to be part of the post season and may have to try and do so without their representative halfback Mitchell Moses. Moses suffered a suspected facial fracture in the first half and failed to play any of the second half, while second-rower Andrew Davey also didn’t play…
The Panthers took a huge step towards their third minor premiership in four years with a 24-12 win over the Sea Eagles on Thursday night. The defending champs are riding a seven-game winning streak as they head into games against the Titans, Eels and Cowboys to round out another dominant season. After a Josh Schuster intercept had threatened to give Manly the perfect start it was Stephen Crichton returning the favour in the eighth minute and racing 70 metres to grab the game’s opening try. A pinpoint kick from Daly Cherry-Evans from 30 metres out earned Manly a repeat set…
Penrith have been dealt a double blow ahead of Thursday night’s clash with Manly after five-eighth Jarome Luai and hooker Mitch Kenny were ruled out of the side on Wednesday. The Panthers confirmed that Kenny dropped out of the squad after failing to complete captain’s run, while Luai has been ruled out by the medical staff due to illness. Subsequently, the Panthers have been given an exemption from the NRL to add NSW Cup hooker Luke Sommerton to the squad to potentially make his NRL debut in the Round 24 clash. Earlier this week, Titans hooker Sam Verrills has played…
In 2023 Payne Haas is doing more with the ball than ever before, while at the same time being on track to commit the fewest errors of any NRL regular this season. While increased ball movement naturally means more risk of mistakes, Haas has nailed the delicate balancing act all year, making just one error in 1072 minutes of NRL football to date and doing so alongside an offload rate which has him third in the competition with 39. The 23-year-old’s ball retention record is unmatched in terms of players with more than 1000 minutes of game time this season,…