With the best of the best on show, World Cup tournaments not only produce scintillating moments, but they unearth new stars and unlock the potential of others. The last tournament in 2017 saw Valentine Holmes rise to – twice – score the most tries in a World Cup game, while Jason Taumalolo, already a formidable force in the field, went to another level as a leader in the game. This year’s tournament promises to produce more outstanding performances across the teams, with heavyweights and minnows alike set to see players rise to the occasion. Breakout stars to watch Group A:…
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Health outcomes for women experiencing prolonged or obstructed labour will be improved following capacity building for midwifery trainers and educators. Fourteen Midwifery Master Trainers and four Midwifery Educators from educational institutions across the country participated in a four-day workshop in Port Moresby with specialists from the Burtnett Institute. These participants were guided through how to assess, monitor, and support women and babies when labour is not progressing normally. In partnership with the Burnett Institute, the United Nations Population Fund in Papua New Guinea is supporting the National Department of Health to conduct Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) training with…
Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey today welcomed the statements of the United States to expand investment in Papua New Guinea and the wider Pacific region. This follows meetings between Prime Minister James Marape and US President Joe Biden at the US-Pacific conference at the White House last month. This was a crucial meeting significantly expanding Treasurer Ling-Stuckey’s initiatives last year to step up PNG-US relations when meeting with Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro at the pentagon, as well as the US Treasury and USAID. The US has committed, as part of its expanded engagement, to around US$800 million [K28.4 Trillion]…
Nambawan Super is pleased to announce that its second cohort of Trainee Directors have successfully completed their two-year development program. The four Trainee Directors; Ms Michelle Taumpson, Ms Josephine Pitmur, Mr Thomas Constantinou and Mr Sylvester Banibia all received their Certificate of Completion from Nambawan Super Chairman, Mr Reg Monagi in recognition of their achievement. The current Trainee Directors’ areas of expertise: Michelle Taumpson is currently the Director of Policy, Planning, and Development for the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission. Ms Taumpson holds a Master’s in Business, and a Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies. Josephine Pitmur is the Deputy…
Opening of ANGAU Memorial Hospital Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon. Richard Marles MP, joined Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. John Rosso MP, Minister for Health, the Hon. Lino Tom MP and Morobe MPs, to open the redeveloped ANGAU Memorial Provincial Hospital, Australia’s largest single infrastructure investment in PNG since independence. The project will position ANGAU as a leading healthcare provider for Papua New Guinea, serving the people of Morobe Province, and beyond, and providing health workers with the facilities and equipment to provide high quality care and improve health outcomes for patients. The state-of-art health…
Grand Chief Sir Bob Bofeng Dadae, Governor General of Papua New Guinea, has thanked the Department of Works and Highways for the installation of a brand new power generator set at Government House. At a brief but significant presentation ceremony yesterday afternoon, Grand Chief Sir Bob acknowledged the presentation of the power generator as an essential asset to the Office of the Governor General in the execution of its daily operations and duties of the State. Grand Chief Sir Bob said, the continuous power outages experienced in the city has sometimes resulted in delays and cancellation of important State and…
It is with great sadness that the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) has come to learn that PNG Kumul #48 Napoleon Bangkoma had suddenly passed on last week Monday 3rd October 2022. PNGRFL Board Chairman Sandis Tsaka expressed sincere condolences on behalf of the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League to late Napoleon Bangkoma’s family as he was one of the pioneer great players who represented the country. “Our sincere condolences to the family of the late Napoleon and we can only pray for strength and comfort to the surviving family members during this time of sorrow,” Mr…
The Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) wishes to inform its valued clients that you may continue to experience prolonged delays in processing times for your PNG passport applications. The delays experienced now is due to an unprecedented increase in volume of PNG passport applications received by ICA in the last 6 months which has put a strain on the capacity of our systems to respond within our turn-around times. Due to the significant increase in the daily intake of passport applications including those submitted under our Fast-Track processing arrangement, ICA continues to triage these applications to minimize disruptions to the…
Trukai Industries Limited has ventured into a partnership with the Papua New Guinea University of Technology to train rice farmers under its Smart Farmer Program. Trukai’s Smart Farmer program aims to pave the way for local rice farmers to be able to receive an education accreditation from a recognized tertiary institution in Papua New Guinea. This partnership long term aims at transforming local rice farmers from sustainable farming into commercial rice farming. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed today at the University of Technology’s Taraka Campus in Lae. This five-year agreement is a private-public partnership for the promotion of academic…
Xbox owner Microsoft has hit back at claims its plan to buy the maker of Call of Duty may unfairly affect its rivals, including Sony, which owns PlayStation. Microsoft wants to buy Activision Blizzard, which also makes Overwatch and Candy Crush, for $68.7bn (£59.2bn). The UK watchdog looking into the plan has said Microsoft could use Activision games to “out-compete” its rivals. Microsoft said it still hoped the deal would be closed by June 2023. Competition regulators in Saudi Arabia and Brazil have already approved it. But last month, the Competition and Markets Authority announced it would be asking an…