Tonga’s Parliament has been opened by the King Tupou VI. The King addressed the newly elected parliament, via livestream, with a brief speech from his residence on ‘Eua Island, an hour south of Tongatapu. Members of Parliament and invited guests gathered at the parliamentary chambers to receive the opening address. He congratulated the incoming Prime Minister, Siaosi Sovaleni, as well as all Parliamentarians on the successful completion, and peaceful transition of power leading to the opening of Parliament this year. In his speech he said Covid-19 is still a serious and immediate risk to all citizens just as illegal…
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The government’s announcement to re-introduce the Tuition Fee Free Education Policy for the 2022 academic year comes as a relief for many parents nationwide – but it won’t be the same for schools in Morobe Province. Parents and students attending Morobe Schools will again dig deeper into their pockets so their kids can get an education after the Provincial Education Board made a decision for all schools in the province to continue charging the parental component for school fees in the 2022 academic. The announcement comes just weeks before the resumption of the 2022 academic year and after the National…
A magistrate at the Waigani Committal Court this morning summoned the Administration Superintendent at Boroko Police Station to appear in court on January 12, 2022 to explain the circumstances in the granting of bail to a defendant accused of robbing using offensive weapons. Magistrate Paul Nii made the summons after hearing the case of the NCD Governor’s son’s wife who was slapped with four charges including armed robbery. He said granting of bail for armed robbery cases is not within the jurisdiction of police or the committal court to make but must be sought at the relevant courts which is…
The wife of NCD Governor’s son, Sengol Parkop appeared at the Waigani Committal Court this morning after she was slapped with four charges in relation to an attack on another woman in November last year. Quinnie Mick, 24 years of age from Kupin Kem village in Ambum, Enga Province was charged with one count each of deprivation of liberty, armed robbery, threaten to kill and unlawful assault. The court heard that on November 30, 2021 between 9am and 1pm, Quinnie used her husband’s phone and pretending to be him, sent several text messages to the victim to meet up at…
‘Around 10 years old, my favourite sport was volleyball. I hated playing cricket. My father who is a former Barramundis player would always encourage me to play cricket, but I never listened. When I reached 13, I started playing cricket in the Hanuabada village competition. I really liked cricket from then on.’ PIH U19 Cricket PNG all-rounder from Hanuabada tells his story of how he got into the game of cricket. By age 15 he had joined the local cricket club and things just evolved from there. Now at 17 and enthusiastically training for his debut on the international stage,…
The PNG National Power Grid Backbone Infrastructure Project involving 6 provinces, was originally developed to meet the growing energy requirements of major populations, enterprise, and industrial resource concerns in the region. This is a project of substantial national importance, affecting the livelihoods of millions of Papua New Guineans. The project is in line with government’s desire to improve access by PNG households to reliable power supply. The project was originally approved 6 years ago, based on transmission feasibility reports published in 2014. After an exhaustive international tender selection process, Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Co., Ltd (TBEA) were contracted to deliver…
The SP PNG Hunters are delighted to announce that the Gold Coast Performance Centre, Runaway Bay will once again be the home away from home for the SP PNG Hunters in 2022. Located at the northern-end of the Gold Coast, the GC Performance Centre is a premier sporting facility boasting state of the art equipment and lodgings and the SP PNG Hunters are excited to continue this relationship into the 2022 season after living and training onsite there last year. Director of the Centre, Brendan Flynn said he is pleased to see the SP PNG Hunters return. “After successfully hosting…
Wales have received a shot in the arm after Bath’s director of rugby, Stuart Hooper, revealed that Taulupe Faletau should make his return to action when the Six Nations starts in February. The 31-year-old has been sidelined with an ankle injury sustained on the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa and last played in the second Test of that series at the end of July. But Hooper said the Cardiff-bound number eight is close to a return to action. “Taulupe is not too far away,” he told the BBC. “It’s an aggravation of the ankle injury he picked up the first time…
Air Niugini in partnership with Smartvel, a leading destination content provider, has launched a new interactive COVID-19 travel requirements map on www.airniugini.com to help make it easier for its customers to stay up-to-date with international travel restrictions and entry regulations worldwide. Given the ever-changing nature of COVID-19 pandemic and the associated government-imposed travel requirements in response to the outbreak globally, Air Niugini sees the need to keep its customers informed on the latest international travel information as they plan their travel. Air Niugini’s interactive travel restrictions map offers complete information about: Entry restrictions Quarantine measures COVID-19 tests Information specific to…
Novak Djokovic has broken his silence in Australia to thank supporters after the country’s Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said he is “free to leave any time” and is not being detained. The 34-year-old is being held in isolation at the Park Hotel in Carlton, Melbourne, awaiting the outcome of an appeal against the decision by the Australian Border Force (ABF) to cancel the reigning Australian Open champion’s entry visa and deport him. The appeal is set to be heard on Monday. On Friday, Djokovic broke his silence as he wrote: “Thank you to people around the world for your…