Underdogs Italy stunned Scotland with a dominant 28-4 victory at Kingston Park in their opening World Cup fixture in Group B. Winger Jake Maizen scored a hat-trick on his Italy debut, having bombed a chance in the first half. He was joined on the scoresheet by team-mates Dean Parata and Luke Polselli, while captain Nathan Brown impressed just two weeks after he featured in the NRL Grand Final for Parramatta Eels. Scotland failed to play any fluent rugby in attack and looked nervous throughout the fixture in Newcastle, with their only try coming from Lachlan Walmsley in the dying stages…
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Prime Minister James Marape says the Government is well aware of prolonged drought in several provinces of the country and is on standby to assist. He said this in Parliament on Friday (October 14, 2022) when answering a question from Daulo MP, Ekime Gorosahu, on the drought conditions in his electorate. MP Gorosahu said four months of drought had seen many food gardens drying up and his people were asking if Government would assist. PM Marape said East New Britain, New Ireland, Manus and parts of Morobe were also affected by the drought. “We are looking at how best we…
Russia is using rape and sexual violence as part of its “military strategy” in Ukraine, a UN envoy said this week. The claim follows data released by a panel of UN experts recently that verified “more than a hundred cases” of rape or sexual assault incidents reported in Ukraine since February. “When you hear women testify about Russian soldiers equipped with Viagra, it’s clearly a military strategy,” Pramila Patten, UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, said in an interview with AFP on Thursday. She added that many cases involved children and also said that the true number of…
Nigeria is suffering its worst flooding in a decade, forcing 1.4 million people from their homes. The central city of Lokoja is in one of the worst-affected areas – Kogi state – and residents here are doing their best to cope. For the past three weeks, Mohammed Sani Gambo has been using a canoe to get into his home. The fisherman and father of 11 is one of the lucky few in his neighborhood of Gadumu. Living in a two-storey building meant he was able to move his family and belongings to the top floor, away from the flood water.…
Prime Minister James Marape says the Government will strengthen the role of Permanent Parliamentary Committees to keep check on rural executive government. He said this in Parliament on Friday (October 14, 2022) when announcing the establishment of two important Permanent Parliamentary Committees to oversee Education and Communications. Members of the two committees announced by PM Marape were agreed to by Parliament. North Wahgi MP Benjamin Mul, founder of Waigani Christian College, one of the largest private education institutions in the country, is Chairman of the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Education. Other members of the Committee are: • Deputy Chairman…
Twenty youths from two TVET institutions in East New Britain are currently undergoing a Commercial Fishing Operations Training. The 10-weeks training held at Rabaul Hotel is facilitated by the National Fisheries College for trainees or graduates from Milmila and Woolnough Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions. ENB Provincial Fisheries Coordinator Dickson Kondaul said the prerequisite for Commercial Fishing Operations Level One (CFO1) Training follows the recent signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with the ENB provincial government and National Fisheries Authority for fisheries management and development in the province. The CFO1 is a competent course targeting trainees to seek employment…
The U.S Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently repatriated recovered potential osseous material from a crash site of a United States Army Air Force aircraft lost over Wewak, Papua New Guinea, 78 years ago during World War Two. DPAA, which led the excavation mission in partnership with the National Museum and Art Gallery of Papua New Guinea, hopes that the recovered material and miscellaneous aircraft wreckage will lead to the positive identification of the missing Service Members, and provide answers to their families after so many years. The recovered material will be transported back to the DPAA Laboratory…
The United Nations is warning that hunger in one of Haiti’s biggest slums is at catastrophic levels, as gang violence and economic crises push the country to “breaking point”. Nearly 20,000 people in the capital’s impoverished Cité Soleil area have dangerously little access to food and could face starvation, the UN says, Across Haiti, almost five million are struggling with malnutrition. “Haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe,” a top UN official said. “The severity and the extent of food insecurity in Haiti is getting worse,” Jean-Martin Bauer, the Haiti country director for the UN’s World Food Programme added. The poorest…
With 10 years of mine life remaining, Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) is committed to enabling a sustainable future for its 158 CMCA (Community Mine Continuation Agreement) communities post closure. OTML Managing Director and CEO Musje Werror said this when he presented at the Community Affairs and Business Development workshop hosted by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum at the Hilton Hotel on Thursday 13th October in Port Moresby. “Ok Tedi will be the first big mine to close and there will be many lessons that will be drawn from Ok Tedi’s experience, not only from the technical aspects…
The Kangaroos have launched their World Cup title defence with a 42-8 win over a committed Fiji Bati outfit at Headingley Stadium. A double to winger Josh Addo-Carr and a starring role off the bench by hooker Harry Grant provided the impetus for Australia’s victory. Five-eighth Cameron Munster showed his class throughout the Test and was rewarded with the player of the match award. After the Kangaroos conceded a penalty for offside the Bati worked their way down field and came up with a superb try in just the fourth minute when Siti Moceidreke put in a perfectly weighted grubber…