SP PNG Hunters have announced the appointment of Digicel Cup premiership winning coach Stanley Tepend as assistant coach for the 2022 Intrust Super Cup season. Tepend will be an assistant to Hunters coach Matt Church, bringing his experience from nine seasons in charge of the Lae Snax Tigers including four premierships and six minor premierships. SP PNG Hunters chairman Mr Stan Joyce CSM said he was delighted that Tepend would join the Hunters. “This is a very pleasing appointment because it adds even more experience and insights to the Hunters coaching staff,” Mr Joyce said. “This is a significant announcement…
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A high-level Government Delegation is in the biggest city of Scotland for the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) Leaders’ Summit. The delegation led by the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Wera Mori, has arrived in Glasgow and are preparing for the main event. Following Prime Minister Hon. James Marape’s decision not to attend COP26, Minister Mori, now assumes full responsibility as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to lead the PNG delegation throughout the Glasgow Summit. Instruments of Full Powers were signed off by Foreign Minister Hon. Soroi Eor, delegating these responsibilities to Minister Mori. Minister Mori is expected…
Despite never winning beyond 2,400m going into the race, Verry Elleegant has secured the biggest win of her career with Melbourne Cup glory at Flemington. Verry Elleegant beat history in being the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup when jumping from barrier 18. Since barriers were introduced in 1924, no horse had won when starting in 18. Verry Elleegant had drawn barrier 19 but had to shift in one when Future Score was scratched on the morning of the race. Champion Sydney jockey James McDonald was overcome with emotion after winning the $8 million epic. “I love her to…
The Women’s Council in Kavieng, New Ireland Province, has condemned the gruesome killing of a young woman by her husband in town last Thursday 21st October 2021 and urged the Government to immediately enforce the Vagrancy Act and introduce nightly curfew in the province. Council President Ruthy Watlen said the attack with a golf club on the 24-year-old woman from Mussau by her 25-year-old husband from the Momase region was “shocking” and a tragic case of a helpless woman being killed in broad daylight in the presence of bystanders and watching public at a bus stop with no one stopping…
Port Moresby Nature Park had the privilege of assisting some of its wonderful friends from La Salle Technical College yesterday who visited the Park as part of their project to showcase Papua New Guinea online during the 12th Asia Pacific Lasallian Youth Congress Introduction. Each participating country was given specific focus areas to showcase within 10 minutes via a Zoom conference and sure enough, on top of the list for favourite tourist sites was Port Moresby Nature Park. To express the Park’s gratitude and support for the Lasallian team, the youth volunteers and their teacher Mr. Murray Misha were given…
The race that stops the nation will grind Toowoomba to a standstill this afternoon as the region holds its breath for “our horse” Incentivise. The gelding bred in southern Queensland is going into the race a short-priced favourite (as low as $2.80 overnight), making him one of the most fancied horses in the Melbourne Cup since Phar Lap. It comes after Incentivise took home the time-honoured Caulfield Cup — and a cool $3 million for his owners — just over two weeks ago. Despite the enormity of today’s occasion, there’s no pressure according to the horse’s breeder, original trainer and managing owner, Steve Tregea. “These days…
Acts of thievery and corruption at the National Housing Corporation (NHC) must stop and will stop, Managing Director, Mr. Henry Mokono has warned. Cleansing, prosecution and restoration of public confidence in the NHC as a national treasure has begun in National Capital and will apply nationwide. Mr. Mokono whose contract of employment was confirmed by Government at the Government House last Wednesday – October 27, 2021 for another four years issued the warning when addressing 48 tenants mostly public servants and their families at the NHC hostel at Hohola (Section 16 Lots 13-16), National Capital District this morning. “All illegal…
Parramatta winger Maika Sivo is reportedly considering a shock defection to French rugby union. News Corp reports the 28-year-old is being offered the chance to quit the NRL after next season for a pay day in Europe. Another Fijian-born Eels winger, Semi Radradra, moved to Toulon rugby union after the 2017 NRL season. Sivo is contracted for another two years but the 2023 season marks an option in his favour and he could leave for the 15-man game. Sivo is set to earn $400,000 at the Eels next year and would attract a more lucrative offer in France. The rumour…
United States Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, visited Port Moresby and HMPNGS Tarangau in Manus Province as part of a larger effort to reinforce the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. While here, Del Toro met with representatives of the government of Papua New Guinea to include the Prime Minister to discuss ways our countries can establish a free and open Indo-Pacific region together. In Papua New Guinea, Del Toro made a special visit to the Naval Construction Battalion, better known as the Seabees, who are constructing new facilities in support of…
Elon Musk is rapidly approaching a net worth of $300 billion, as Tesla’s market cap soars past $1 trillion. That’s enough to surpass one of his biggest rivals: ExxonMobil. As of Monday’s close, Musk’s net worth was $289 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which surpasses the $272 billion market value of ExxonMobil (XOM), the company most associated with the fossil fuel industry he’s seeking to destroy. Speaking of rivals: Musk is also worth more than fellow mega-billionaires Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg combined. The Tesla CEO’s jump in worth can be attributed to two things after shares of Tesla rose more than 12%…