The NRL Integrity Unit will interview Panthers stars Nathan Cleary and Tyrone May over three men who crossed the Queensland border with illegal work permits to attend the Grand Final. The Sydney Morning Herald reported the three men gained access to an area in proximity to the Panthers players friends and family at Suncorp Stadium on October 3. The development comes as Panthers great Greg Alexander told some Penrith players to pull their heads in over some distasteful social media posts during their wild premiership celebrations. While Alexander didn’t name names the inference was that he was referring to Tyrone…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
A man has been arrested and charged for impersonating a member of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. He was apprehended on Saturday 09th of October 2021, after NCD Metropolitan Superintendent came across him at the Gerehu Shopping Centre. Superintendent Ikumu, had approached the impersonator, demanding why he was scruffy in uniform and conducting himself unprofessionally in a supermarket. Superintendent Gideon Ikumu realised something was not right, when the man didn’t know who was speaking to him. He was apprehended by Waigani Police who were close by and were first to respond. Police personnel confirmed that the man was an…
Grade 10 students at a permitted private school, kickstarted this week’s National Exam, with their Math and Personal Development papers today, joining more than 70,000 Grade 10s in both private and public schools. Deputy Principal Ms. Rogana Pawai said Kopkop College’s registered status amongst 57 other private schools in NCD, gives them this opportunity to oversee the National Examination similarly to any other government-run schools in PNG. The exam papers were handed by the Measurement Services Division to all school principals in NCD last Thursday, while an external invigilator is now present at the school to monitor during this week’s…
Barrick Gold CEO and President Mark Bristow will be in Papua New Guinea from 12th to 15th of October along with senior Barrick Gold executives, as a part of their quarterly review visits to Barrick operated mine sites throughout the world. Dr Bristow is expected to meet with Prime Minister James Marape and senior PNG Government officials during his visit. While the Porgera Mine is presently under care and maintenance, negotiations for the re-commencement of mining at Porgera continue, in line with the terms of the Framework Agreement signed between Barrick and the State in April of this year. Dr…
Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, shaping her future and, with it, the world. We see examples of this everywhere, in the girls at the vanguard of movements calling for climate justice, universal education and more. The transformative imprint of incredible women – those whose potential was fulfilled – is visible everywhere, from legislation to life-saving vaccines to the frontiers of technology. But there are so many girls in the world whose inherent power is unrealized. Their rights are denied, their choices and chance to thrive are…
‘Cricket has given me a drive and I’ve realized my passion. I love cricket and I love working with kids.’ Based in Australia, this jovial chap from Samarai (Milne Bay Province, PNG) and New Zealand knows what his purpose is. Chad already couples his passion of cricket and teaching Australia where he coaches kids at a private school and does one-on-one training. It’s the path he’s decided to take after his retirement from professional cricket. The 29-year-old all-rounder says cricket has taught him patience and willpower. Apart from other skills that the sport teaches, it’s mostly mental skills and that’s…
Australia is partnering with UNAIDS and the PNG National Department of Health to deliver a PGK3.8 million investment to prevent HIV transmission and support people living with HIV in Papua New Guinea. The goal of this investment is to reverse the annual increase of HIV among key populations through a focus on three key areas: improved policy, legal and regulatory environments, strengthening the role of community-led organisations, and provision of accessible HIV prevention, testing and treatment services. The new investment was officially launched in Port Moresby on Friday 01 October by representatives from UNAIDS and of the governments of PNG…
After her husband passed away in 2015, Noelyn Wati decided to become a teacher. Teaching was one way for the 40-year-old to support her children and others in the Kokoda Track region of Central Province, and to help her and her family cope with the loss. She took up short courses through the Seventh Day Adventist community-based program, and in 2018 started as a volunteer at Bisiatabu Primary School in Sogeri. “I always encouraged my eldest son to continue his studies when he lost hope after the death of his father,” Noelyn recalled. “but I felt I had to do…
Tyson Fury needed to dance with the most dangerous man in heavyweight boxing three times, with the third outing the most legendary, to finally put the rivalry to bed. Fury knocked out Deontay Wilder in the eleventh round of their Las Vegas epic; a fight that saw both fighters knocked down multiple times before the WBC champion of the world found the killer blow. A third fight that many in the boxing world didn’t want to see — due to the ease in which Fury won the second — was ultimately the best heavyweight war we’ve seen in a very…
International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the composition of its Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXXV Olympiad after electing Brisbane 2032 as Olympic and Paralympic host last July in Tokyo. Five-time Olympian and two-time Olympic champion in swimming Kirsty Coventry, from Zimbabwe, will chair the Commission. The most decorated Olympian from her continent, Coventry was the Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, and in this capacity a member of the IOC Executive Board, from 2018 until earlier this year, when the IOC Session in Tokyo approved the change of her IOC membership status to Individual Member. Sixty-six per cent of the Brisbane…