The SunRice Group and the PNG University of Technology recently commemorated the development of eight hectares of land given as a training farm for participants of Trukai’s Smart Farmer Program. The ground-breaking ceremony was officiated by SunRice Group’s CEO Rob Gordon, Trukai Industries’ CEO Alan Preston and Unitech’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Dr. Garry Sali. Trukai Industries is a subsidiary of the SunRice Group which owns two-thirds of the company with the remaining shares held by the people of Papua New Guinea through the Melanesian Trust Services Limited who manage the Pacific Balanced Fund. SunRice Group CEO Rob Gordon was grateful…
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The PNG National Rugby League Competition (PNG NRLC), yesterday confirmed the 12 teams that will be participating in the 2023 season of its flagship competition, also known as the Digicel Cup. The highly anticipated announcement comes after months of deliberation with key stakeholders and the Board of the PNG NRLC. PNG NRLC Board Director, Lorna McPherson confirmed the participation of 11 franchises from the 2022 competition, noting the exclusion of Jiwaka franchise, Waghi Tumbe, and announcing the inclusion of the new franchise, the Sepik Pride. The 2023 participating teams are: ● Kroton Hela Wigmen ● Agmark Rabaul Gurias ● PRK…
On behalf of the Cricket PNG Board & Chairman Michael Harrison, we are pleased to announce the Final Selection Squad of the Cricket PNG Men’s Academy (The CPNG Academy feeds the Barramundis and Lewas and is a step above the Under 19 Squad) and the Kumul Petroleum PNG Lewas Women’s Cricket Team participating in the Pacific Island Cricket Challenge (PICC) 2023 that will be Co-Hosted by Australian Defence Force Cricket and Cricket Fiji in Suva- Fiji from the 05th -18th of March 2023. The Teams competing in the tournament are: Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, The Cook Islands, New Caledonia and The ANZAC…
Zoom on Tuesday said it will lay off about 1,300 employees, or approximately 15% of its staff, becoming the latest tech company to announce significant job cuts as a pandemic-fueled surge in demand for digital services wanes. In a memo to employees, Zoom’s CEO Eric Yuan said the layoffs would impact every part of the organization. Yuan also said he and other executives would take a significant pay cut, after acknowledging he made “mistakes” in how quickly the company grew during the pandemic. “As the CEO and founder of Zoom, I am accountable for these mistakes and the actions we…
The discovery of 81 bales of cocaine will land a “major financial blow” to illegal drug market, Police Commissioner says. New Zealand authorities have intercepted more than three tonnes of cocaine from a vessel in the Pacific Ocean. A media conference is being held at Police National Headquarters detailing the bust. Operation Hydros – a joint mission by police, Customs and the Defence Force – seized 81 bales of the drug, totalling 3.2 tonnes, with an estimated street value of half a billion dollars. The shipment is destined for destruction, having since made the six-day journey back to New Zealand…
H.E. Grand Chief Sir Bob Bofeng Dadae,, Governor General of Papua New Guinea, has received congratulatory messages on his recent re-election as Vice Regal for a second term. Resident heads of missions and representatives recently paid Courtesy Calls on the Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae to convey congratulatory messages on behalf of their countries and Governments. Representing the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Ambassador Zeng Fanhua conveyed a congratulatory message from the President of China Xi Jinping. “PNG was among the first Pacific Island countries to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, and…
Twenty-Five (25) young people in Port Moresby have just concluded three months of volunteer work with the National Airports Corporation through its Airport Ambassador’s Program at Jacksons International Airport. The Airport Ambassadors as they are called have been providing much needed assistance within the Jacksons Domestic and International Terminals between November 2022 and January 2023 which is the busiest period at Jacksons International Airport as many passengers travel in and out for the holidays. The three months was also an opportunity for them to learn some aspects of airport operations and its role in the aviation industry. In a small…
FinCorp’s K10,000 donation to the Uni Piggies will help the club’s management train, strategize and incentivize player participation in the Capital Rugby Union Competition. “FinCorp is thrilled to show support to the Piggies team as part of our commitment to communities,” said Brett Tayler, CEO of FinCorp. “We live and work in these communities and know that the life-work balance should be encouraged. FinCorp believes that, if we help a community to thrive, then we all move forward.” As an organization with 25 years of operation in PNG, FinCorp understands relationships and the impacts its financial services can have on…
The Department of Information and Communications Technology is embarking on implementing its public investment programs in 2023, which include in particular, the Cyber Security Network and the Digital Government Infrastructure and Service. This was highlighted by the Minister for Information and Communications Technology Hon. Timothy Masiu, when addressing the Commonwealth Conference on Cybercrime in the Pacific, in Port Moresby on Monday. “The Department of ICT is currently formalizing and onboarding key cyber agencies in PNG that will form a national cyber coordinating committee (N3C) which will speed up reporting, technical verification by backend technology, and cooperation with the Royal Papua…
Pacific Palms Property (PPP), the property division of Steamships is delighted to welcome Bill Doa Neill as the National Leasing Manager. Mr. Neill joins PPP from the Brian Bell Group where he was the Commercial Business Development Manager, bringing to the team over ten years of experience in commercial and project management. Mr. Neill has joined at an exciting time for the business, as PPP undergoes exceptional growth in 2023, with major projects; Portside Business Park, Harbourside South, and the Hagen DOBEL center scheduled to be completed by mid-2023. His knowledge of the Papua New Guinean landscape and wealth of…