The 15th One Day International for PNG in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 was the charm for the Kumul Petroleum PNG Barramundis, winning their first match in this league. In the 14 matches since their debut on August 14, 2019, where the Barras played their first match against Oman in Aberdeen in Scotland, we have also lost fixtures against UAE, Nepal, USA, Scotland, and Namibia. On March 19, 2022, that all changed, in Dubai against the home team UAE, the Kumul Petroleum PNG Barramundis convincingly won for the very first time. Player of the Match, Alei Nao, setup…
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PNG Kapul Coach Marcos Gusmao is optimistic to reach the final of Group A of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Oceania qualifier despite unfair results against New Zealand going down 1-0 in the 20th minute in the Game 1 of the Group A match on Saturday morning. He said his team’s strategy, the perhaps unfair defeat against New Zealand was something we could not expect, but our strong objective of reaching the final is stronger than ever, don’t think that we will give up the game easily, we are very strong to play against any team. New Zealand even with…
President Joe Biden and his fellow world leaders hope to finalize and unveil a package of new measures to punish Russia, help Ukraine and demonstrate Western unity at a string of emergency summits in Europe this week. But aside from a dramatic wartime show of resolve, few observers believe anything the leaders can agree upon will be enough to end the bloodshed in Ukraine or dissuade Russian President Vladimir Putin from continuing his attacks that are increasingly harming civilians. Since the prospect of the NATO leaders summit was first broached roughly two weeks ago, American and European officials have been discussing potential announcements for leaders…
An Air Niugini employee has been arrested and charged by police for being in possession of marijuana in Hela Province on Friday. Provincial Police Commander Teddy Agwi said the man was attempting to board the Air Niugini flight to Port Moresby with the drugs when they were confiscated. He said the arrest was made by the Laiagam-based Police Mobile Squad 12 (MS 12) along with the 20 kilograms of marijuana cannabis. “MS 12 was in the province for operational duties and had helped out a lot in terms of security within the Tari Township,” Mr Agwi said. “There was also…
The PNG Hunters have kicked off the 2022 Hostplus Cup season with a tough 16-10 win over the Mackay Cutters at BB Print Stadium in Mackay. The Hunters enjoyed an excellent start, getting through their opening set before strong contact in defence forced the Cutters into an error with their first possession. Starting props Casey Dickson and Sylvester Namo consistently bent the line with their carries to open the game and Mackay had no answer. Left-edge backrower Benji Kott came awfully close to crashing over the line after collecting a late offload before the Hunters forced yet another error in…
With the Six Nations tournament coming to a climactic end, the benchmark for test rugby now belongs in the Northern Hemisphere, writes Jamie Wall. There couldn’t have been a clearer display of where things are at right now in the rugby world than the events of the Six Nations and Super Rugby Pacific over the weekend. Only one game was played in New Zealand thanks to the pandemic, in front of the desolate and empty Mt Smart stands, while up north the dramatic final round of rugby’s oldest* championship certainly lived up to its self proclaimed title of the greatest as…
Police in Hela have prevented a possible would-be killing of two patients at the Tari Provincial Hospital after enemy tribesmen tried to attack the two patients last night. Provincial Police Commander Teddy Agwi said he issued instructions for police to guard the hospital last night after receiving intelligence reports on the would-be-attack. “Earlier in the week, a tribal fight between two warring tribes within the town area saw two men from one of the tribes sustaining gun wounds and were admitted to the hospital,” Mr Agwi said. “Early last night, the enemy tribesmen drove in a vehicle into the hospital…
Air Niugini would like to advise customers of the amended COVID19 test requirements prior to travel to the Philippines and also to United Kingdom(UK) via Singapore. All passengers flying to Manila: Philippines is now open for travel to non-citizens. Effective from 1st April, for passengers flying into the Philippines as their final destination, a rapid antigen test (RAT) administered and certified by a Doctor is accepted in lieu of a PCR test. You may either complete a negative RAT test at the airport, or you can bring a negative compliant RAT test certificate with you. The RAT test needs to…
Eight (8) teachers from Central Province received their Certificate Two in Early Childhood Education and Development, though a pilot program spearheaded the IEA College of TAFE and Digicel PNG Foundation. The teachers now have an accreditation that is internationally recognised and it complements Digicel PNG Foundation’s investment in early childhood education centres and facilities. IEA College of TAFE Manager, Dr William Pedley, said that TAFE was excited that it was a part of the Early Childhood Teacher training. “It’s an honour and a privilege to come to PNG because I’ve been here for one whole month and into…
On Wednesday, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) partnered with Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) National Department of Health (NDoH) to improve access to health for persons with disabilities. TECO donated 40 wheelchairs to the NDoH, while USAID supported the distribution to 11 health facilities in Port Moresby’s National Capital District (NCD). This wheelchair donation supports PNG’s National Health Plan 2021-2030 and the country’s goals to increase access to health services for people with disabilities. Representative Liao thanked the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby for its assistance in coordinating with NDoH…