Sonny Bill Williams has opened up about the prospect of fighting Jake Paul after getting called out by the American superstar on Friday. Paul, the YouTube sensation who has turned his hand to boxing, suggested Williams was on a “hit list” of potential opponents as he weighs up who to fight next after knocking out UFC star Tyron Woodley in December. Williams, fresh from flooring AFL great Barry Hall inside two minutes last month, cheekily suggested on social media a match-up in the ring would result in Paul suffering his “first loss” and the dual international elaborated further on the weekend. “If he does decide to…
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The royal highlighted the plight of those left behind in Ukraine as they continue to seek sanctuary from the Russian invasion – following in the footsteps of millions who have managed to flee their homeland. Prince Charles said he feels moved by the number of people who are willing to open their doors to some of the millions of refugees “wounded by the past, fearful of the future” in his Easter message. It comes after more than 200,000 people in Britain have expressed an interest in opening their homes to Ukrainian refugees under the government’s Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme. The…
Police in Manus Province have kick started their pre-election operations this week with the awareness drive conducted at main Lorengau town market. Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector David Yapu said despite the challenges including manpower and logistics problems, they are prepared to provide security operations for the elections. He said he will utilise the PNG Defense Force personnel at the naval base at Lombrum along with Correctional Service personnel and Police reservists on the ground to boost manpower capacity for the election. “The awareness is an important part of our preparations for the election and after the awareness in town…
Making “Free Education” become a law in the country is one of the intervention the Peoples National Congress (PNC) Party has set to achieve in its policies heading into the 2022 National General Elections. This was made known during the party’s three-day Convention held at the Crown Hotel in Port Moresby mid this week. Party Leader and former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said PNC sees education as a basic human right as it gives endless opportunities to younger folks and creates a way out of the poverty lines. “PNC will provide free school fees for each student directly to the…
Ukraine’s president says his military is “tormenting” Russian forces and their success in holding off invading troops has been “historically significant”. Ukraine landed a symbolic blow on Russia by sinking its Moskva missile cruiser on Thursday – a victory which has led to retaliatory strikes on Kyiv. And while Kharkiv and eastern parts of the country come under renewed bombardment, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that when it comes to bringing about the “restoration of peace… our armed forces are doing it brilliantly.” “The success of our military on the battlefield is really significant,” he said in a presidential address. “Historically…
Sharks star Siosifa Talakai has opened up on his return to the NRL, admitting he thought his rugby league career was over years ago. The 24-year-old made his first grade debut in 2016 for the Rabbitohs, but had his contract torn up by the South Sydney board and then coach Michael Maguire. After spending the remainder of the season in Penrith’s reserve grade side after linking up with former Panthers general manager Phil Gould, Talakai had no contract offers and thought his time was up as a professional athlete. “I thought my career was over back in 2018, I think…
More than 900 civilian bodies have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces — most of them fatally shot, police said. The number of dead is double that announced by Ukrainian authorities almost two weeks ago. Andriy Nebytov, the head of Kyiv’s regional police force, said the bodies were abandoned in the streets or given temporary burials. He cited police data indicating that 95 per cent died from gunshot wounds. “Consequently, we understand that under the [Russian] occupation, people were simply executed in the streets,” Mr Nebytov said. More bodies are being found every…
Athletics PNG have named a strong team of 23 male and 14 female athletes for the Pacific Mini Games in June with two managers and six coaches to accompany the team to Saipan. The team includes Pacific Sprint Queen Toea Wisil and Tokyo Olympian Rellie Kaputin with sprinters Leroy Kamau and Daniel Baul expected to lead the men’s team. President Tony Green said that the team will be looking for a strong showing at the Games as a result of the programmes that have been in place through the last two years. Whilst many sports have been badly affected by…
Morobe Provincial Government has raised a series of concerns over the services of village recorders in the districts. Provincial Minister for Physical Planning and Monitoring Kunum Ameke said due to the non-availability of village recorders, there is no available database for the provincial government to be able to identify real statistics on the ground to deliver much needed basic services beneficial to the population in any particular area. Due to nil existence of village recorders in the province, especially at the district level, the provincial government has no proper records on the number of people in an area and how…
As the momentum builds for the Wild Animal Collector Card series since its launch on the 3rd of March, the Port Moresby Nature Park is seeing kids of all ages visit to participate in the self-directed quiz and claim their Limited Edition cards. One of these dedicated children is Doreen Lei, an 8-year-old grade three student, attending the Paradise College. Doreen is the very first person in all of PNG to complete the album and claim her Free Membership pass for the whole year. The race is now on to see who will be the next to make PNG history!…