Both Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts spoke to the media on Thursday as they recognized the significance of being the first two Black quarterbacks to start in the same Super Bowl. Almost exactly 35 years after Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl with the then-Washington Redskins, Mahomes and Hurts made history as the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles reached the NFL’s season finale. For 27-year-old Chiefs quarterback Mahomes – who is looking for his second Super Bowl ring when the two teams face off in Arizona on February 12, which would make him the first Black…
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A 30-year-old Portuguese dog has been named as the world’s oldest ever by Guinness World Records – beating a record that stood for a century. Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo – a breed that has an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years. The previous oldest dog ever was Australia’s Bluey, who died in 1939 at the age of 29 years and five months. As of 1 February, Bobi was 30 years and 226 days old, and is said to be doing well for his age. His grand old age has been validated by the Portuguese government’s…
Cancer is destructive, threatening every single country, claiming thousands of lives each year and impacting the lives of countless others. Cancer isn’t an easy thing to talk about, but it’s incredibly important to be aware of the impacts and the ways you can detect and even reduce the chances of getting cancer. The World Health Organisation is making it their mission to ‘close the care gap’ this year focusing on uniting our voices and taking action. Because the more we share new ideas and keep the conversation going, we can achieve almost anything. At the Sir Brian Bell Foundation, we’re…
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), that will result in greater cooperation and competition between the two FIFA Confederations for the benefit of football in the Pacific and Asia. The MOU signed after the 33rd AFC Congress in Bahrain will run for three years and will see the OFC and AFC strengthen their ties through more matches between teams from the two Confederations. It represents a further strengthening of a strong relationship forged between the Confederations who first signed an MOU in 2016. OFC President Lambert Maltock is hailing the…
City Pharmacy and Paradise Private Hospital joined the PNG Cancer Foundation to host basic health checks and cancer awareness sessions at the Holiday Inn (Waigani, Port Moresby), closing off a 2-day workshop schedule held ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February). More than 60 participants from corporate companies, individuals and the hotel staff took the opportunity to get their basic health check done and participated one of three (3) different cancer information sessions conducted by the PNGCF Health Educator team, including Paradise Private Hospital’s Dr. Polapoi Chalau who facilitated a session on breast cancer. The health check campaign is an…
London Broncos are pleased to confirm Papua New Guinea international Emmanuel Waine has signed for the club, subject to VISA approval. The 26-year-old back-row middle joins from the PNG Hunters who compete in the Hostplus Cup, the second tier of Rugby League in Australia, and has more recently been training with NRL side The Dolphins. Waine started in Papua New Guinea’s 36-0 win over Wales at the recent Rugby League World Cup where he combined with new teammate Wellington Albert. He said he can’t wait to journey over to the UK and begin in his first campaign with the Broncos.…
Work has commenced on the sealing and upgrading of the remaining 27km of the Lihir island ring road, following a ground-breaking ceremony at Palie Catholic mission station on Lihir. The Lihir ring road is a project covered under both the 1995 and 2007 Benefits Sharing Lihir Memorandums of Agreement (MOA) – signed between the three levels of Government (National, Provincial and Local Level Government) and the Lihir Mining Affected Landowners Association (LMALA). As outlined in the MOA, Lihir Gold Limited is responsible for the upgrade of the component on the Eastern side from Zuen to Palie, which has already been…
Prime Minister and Tari-Port District Development Authority (DDA) Chairman James Marape presided over his district’s first DDA meeting for 2023 on Thursday (February 2, 2023). The meeting was held at Pangale Haus in Tari which is the Tari-Pori DDA office. At the meeting, PM Marape announced that each district in PNG had been allocated K10 million in District Services Improvement Programme (DSIP) with an additional K5 million for priority infrastructure. He urged his DDA Members to work on Tari-Pori District priorities. “We have a K15 million envelope so the DDA must approve clear priorities to be driven by Local Level…
Papua New Guinea does not welcome foreigners who consort with criminal elements and corrupt state agents, the Chairman of the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Defence, Hon. Belden Namah said today. Mr. Namah made these remarks upon receiving information that a businessman, resident in Wewak, had been detained by officers of Immigration Office following strong allegations of “rogue and criminal activities” in the province. Mr Namah said: “I am informed that this man is not just happy with conducting business on PNG soil but is abusing his privilege by forming friendship and patronage with both criminals…
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have signed an agreement they say will see more matches between the two continents. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Bahrain during the Asian body’s annual congress. Oceania President Lambert Maltock said the agreement is hugely significant and beneficial for football in the Pacific. “We are pleased that the implementation of this agreement means a focus on high level competitions between representative teams from both confederations,” Maltock said. A joint statement said the MoU would result in “high-level competition” for men’s and women’s teams and the exchanging…