The Minister for Education, Hon Jimmy Uguro, MP issued a challenge to all senior education officials present at the official opening of the week-long Senior Education Officers’ Conference being held at Kavieng Fisheries College to play their part and work together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 4 by 2027. Mr. Uguro said that according to the Sustainable Development Goals, countries have been called on to ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes by 2030”. For Papua New Guinea, he called on everyone starting from…
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Thousands of people have been evacuated and government offices have been closed as a a super typhoon bashes the Philippines eastern islands. Typhoon Noru has caused gusts of up to 240kph (149mph) on the main island Luzon, where more than half of the country’s 110 million population live. Forecasters say the storm experienced an “explosive intensification” as it made landfall west of Luzon. The storm could cause landslides, flash flooding and dangerous storm surges. More than 8,400 people have already been evacuated from its path, and officials have issued warnings of “serious flooding” in areas of the capital, Manila. The…
They threw away their old worn out jerseys for the new Lae Biscuit sponsored jerseys to complete their Papua New Guinea 47 years independence games today (Monday 26/09/22) at Buimo prison in Lae. Detainees at Papua New Guinea’s second largest prison the Buimo jail in Morobe province end their independence games today running out in Lae Biscuit Company sponsored jerseys. And more than the bleak dark shades of prison, the Lae Biscuit Company donation of six sets of jerseys to the participating teams gives them a brighter outlook than the crimes that brought them behind bars. Apart from the jersey…
The Kumul Petroleum Lewas have been in Abu Dhabi for the past two weeks competing in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers. They unfortunately missed out on the semi finals after a close loss to Thailand which left them to fight it out in the repechage rounds. They first met the USA in the 7th place play off and had a comfortable 7 wicket win with 9 overs to spare. USA batted first and could only manage 76/9 as the Lewas bowling attack dominated, Vicky Ara’a 3/13, Ravini Oa 3/20 and Sibona Jimmy 2/1 all bowling very well. In response…
Former Papua New Guinea (PNG) swim sensation and four time Olympian for Team PNG Ryan Pini was announced as the Chef de Mission to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC). Pini has made a name for himself in the pool on a national and international athletic career spaning over 28 years for Team PNG and Papua New Guinea. PNGOC President Sir John Dawanincura in making the announcement congratulated Ryan on his recent endorsement and appointment as Team Lead for Team PNG to the next modern and second post-COVID Olympic Games. “As one of…
PNG skipper Raymond Gunemba has called on PNG to rally behind the home team as they march into the semi-finals in the MSG PM’s XI Cup tomorrow against in-form Fiji side at Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu. Prime Minister XI Men Soccer Team coach Harrison Kamake has praised his young side that defeated Vanuatu senior men’s team 1-0 over the weekend at Korman Stadium. Kamake said he also wanted the boys to get exposure and gain some experience at such a high intensity of international football in the Pacific. He singled out Moses Joe who blended well with Alwin Komolong…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has today accepted an invitation by the Prime Minister of Isreal Hon. Yair Lapid to visit his country, Isreal, while PM Marape reciprocated this with a return invitation to the Isreali leader to visit Papua New Guinea. The exchanges happened soon after both leaders presented their respective country’s statements at the 77th United Nations General Assembly on Thursday 22nd September 2022 (New York Time). In a brief meeting on the sidelines of UNGA, both leaders spoke of and agreed for Papua New Guinea and Israel to step up on current diplomatic relations and how both…
Jaime Chapman and Shenae Ciesiolka pushed their claims for inclusion in the Jillaroos’ World Cup squad with starring roles for the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII Women in their 64-6 victory over the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister’s XIII Women on Sunday. Playing at Suncorp Stadium, the home ground of their NRLW side the Broncos, the pair ran riot on opposing edges, with Ciesiolka scoring a hat-trick in a classy display and Chapman laying on three try assists in addition to making two line breaks of her own. Both players also ran for over 100 metres, while Titans forward Zara Canfield…
The Australian Prime Minister’s XIII Men’s side proved far too strong in the end, but had to work hard at times for a 64-14 victory over their Papua New Guinea counterparts on Sunday night. Matt Burton and Selwyn Cobbo both scored doubles in a game which saw 10 different members of the Australian PM’s XIII Men score tries. While they couldn’t match the skill and execution of their opponents at Suncorp Stadium, the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister’s XIII Men fought valiantly and finished the game with an 87 percent completion rate. Much of the damage inflicted by the hosts…
Atleast 86 migrants have died after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria’s coast on Thursday (22/09/22), the country’s state-run media reported. Twenty survivors were taken to hospital, while rescuers continue to search for missing passengers. Officials said Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian nationals – including women and children – were believed to be among the 120 to150 people on board. It is not clear what caused the accident. Officials added that the vessel had departed from Minyeh, a city near the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, before it sank near the Syrian island of Arwad, close to Tartus.…