An unfortunate incident occurred for the Kimbe Cutters after experiencing the sudden landslide which blocked off the entire road at Wapenamanda, Enga Province making it hard for the team to travel back to Mt Hagen. PNG National Rugby League General Manager Leith Isaac said, once they received word that the team was blocked off due to the landslide, they immediately took action and booked a place for the team to spend the night there. “It’s an unfortunate incident and we cannot stop natural disasters, but arrangements have been made and the team is safe and travelled back to their home.”…
Author: Paula DAVID
Despite not winning any pool game at the Toulouse event in the weekend, the Fijians did enough to gain automatic qualification after beating Germany and Uruguay in the quarterfinals and semifinals for a ninth-place finish. The legendary, double Olympic gold medalist Jerry Tuwai then scored the winning try against Spain in the ninth-place final for Fiji to win 26-15. Coach Ben Gollings, who has not won any tournament with Fiji in the 2023 HSBC Sevens Series, said after the match that winning automatic qualification was important for the defending Olympic champions. “This is important for us and for Fiji. We…
Craig Bellamy has confirmed he will continue his record-breaking career as Melbourne Storm’s head coach for a 22nd season in 2024. The master coach signed a new five-year contract with Storm in 2022 that allows him to decide each year whether he will continue in the head coach role for the following season or transition into a coaching director role. Today, he informed the club he would remain in charge of the NRL squad he has led in 532 games with a winning percentage of just under 70%, for another year. “It took me a little while to make a…
“We want to protect and promote life and peace”, These key phrases were echoed to human rights defenders, community leaders, and church leaders over a two-day intensive workshop in Wabag, Enga Province, emphasizing the centrality of human rights in addressing the ongoing impacts of election-related violence in the province, including sorcery accusation-related violence. This advocacy workshop was made possible through the partnership of the United Nations Population Fund Country Office and the Catholic Diocese of Wabag, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Advocates discussed how best to identify and assist women and girls who…
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…
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…