On Thursday 7th of October, 2021, the Ambassador of Japan to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency Mr. Kuniyuki Nakahara, was the guest of honour at the Napapar Primary School in East New Britain province, for the opening ceremony of new classrooms funded by the Japanese Government. In March, this year, the Embassy of Japan, under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), made available to Napapar Primary School a grant worth up to K271, 616.00 (approximately US$ 79,447) for the construction of 1 x double classroom building aimed at addressing the serious shortage of classrooms due to an…
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Newly retired Australian cricketer, Kath Hempenstall has been appointed as the new Head Coach of the women’s national cricket team, the Kumul Petroleum PNG Lewas. Kath, who has over a decade of experience, played for the Perth Scorchers in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) before her retirement. She was awarded by the Australian Cricketers Association, the Legacy Award in Western Australia 2019-2020. The 33-year-old is an experienced coach having coached and assistant coached at clubs in Victoria and Perth, Australia and is looking forward to working more closely with the Cricket PNG coaching staff and the Lewas. Currently based…
Trukai Industries Limited has announced its sponsorship worth K60,000 for the Hiri Moale Festival’s Vanagi Heau Helulu (canoe race). This year Trukai will be the naming rights sponsor of the one-day canoe race event. The agreement signed is a three-year agreement between the Hiri Moale Festival Committee and Trukai Industries Ltd. This K60,000 will go towards the prize money and the preparation of the race. Trukai Industries Chief Executive Officer, Alan Preston said Trukai has once again proved its support for events that foster and promote cultural preservation. “Trukai is inspired by communities that work to…
SP PNG Hunters have re-appointed Matt Church as coach for the 2022 Intrust Super Cup season. The Hunters board voted unanimously for Church to remain at the helm for next season after he steered the team through the challenges of 2021 when it was forced to relocate to southeast Queensland due to Covid travel restrictions. The Hunters have confirmed that the team will return to Queensland throughout 2022 due to the ongoing international Covid travel challenges. “We are delighted to reappoint Matt Church given how he and his staff handled a difficult year,” Hunters Chairman Mr Stan Joyce CSM said.…
Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) and the Public Services Commission (PSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an agency-level anti-corruption strategy for the PSC. This initiative is part of TIPNG’s Promoting Anti-Corruption and Integrity Strategies (PAIS) Project funded by the European Union to strengthen public trust in national integrity institutions. “TIPNG welcomes the decision by the PSC to partner with us through an MoU for the development of an anti-corruption strategy that will support the mandate of the PSC. We commend the leadership demonstrated by the Commission in signing an MoU to develop an agency-level anti-corruption…
The PNG Sports Foundation (PNGSF) Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kapua Kapua, after reading Cricket PNG’s submission has confirmed that Cricket PNG is compliant with the lockdown measures in place if we play cricket at Amini Park as described. Cricket is a non-contact outdoor sport, where at no time are there more than 15 people on the field (11 fielders, 2 batters, and 2 umpires). A cricket field is a large outdoor space, the approximate size of two rugby fields, where it is rare for any player to be within two metres of each other, and even then, they do not…
Mr Fleming said BSP understands that with the growing customer base, expansion of the Arawa branch is necessary, to continue to effectively provide banking services to the people of Bougainville. The BSP chief, together with BSP New Guinea Islands Area Manager Ruby Patu, had a brief audience with Arawa Town Mayor, Member for South Bougainville and Minister for Communication & Information Technology (ICT), Honorable Timothy Masiu, MP, including the Business Arm of South Bougainville (BUSIBA) and discussed the expansion of the BSP Arawa Branch and the Buin Sub-Branch. Mr Fleming added; “the trip was timely as we are heading towards…
Yesterday’s (6 Oct) announcement of Australia’s withdrawal from its offshore arrangements in Papua New Guinea (PNG) ought to be welcome news. Sadly, it is happening without confirmed viable long-term solutions for many of the individual refugees and asylum seekers it will affect. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has long advocated against policies under which states externalize asylum and protection obligations. We have noted on many occasions the harm done to those asylum seekers and refugees involved. We have also spoken of the grave risks to the global refugee protection regime when countries seek to shift their responsibilities onto others, typically…
The 2021 National Examinations penned for this month by the Department of Education will go ahead as scheduled and there will be no delays despite the escalating cases of Covid-19 around the country. “I would like to inform all Head Teachers, Principals, Provincial Divisions of Education and stakeholders in education that the National Examinations for 2021 will go ahead as scheduled by the Department,” said Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra. He said the examinations must be held as scheduled to avoid any delays in the certification and selections and most importantly any opportunities for mal-practices such as cheating or selling…
The PNG Sport Foundation will effective immediately close all its venues and services (except essential functions) across the country. This will be till the 30th October when it will be reviewed upon advice from the National Control Centre (NCC) and Controller. The PNGSF Executive Director, Albert Veratau, and PNGOC Secretary General Auvita Rapilla met with NCC’s Niupela Pasin team to discuss a reprieve for Sports on Friday last week. The closure of sporting competitions put an enormous strain on the sporting community. Many sporting competitions were in or nearing finals for the season. Sports development programs, representative activities and community sports…