Honours were shared in the Isuzu Barras Bash at Amini Park on Monday with the Legends getting the points in the first game and then the Board XI exacting revenge in a very tight game in the afternoon. After winning the toss in the early game the Legends elected to bat with Simon Atai moving up the order to open with Tony Ura. After a solid opening partnership of 39 both batsmen fell to Hiri Hiri, Atai for 22 and Ura on 11. CJ Amini (20) Siaka(10) and Ravu not out 15 all got starts but the other batsmen didn’t…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
Leader of the Opposition, Belden Norman Namah expressed disappointment but said he was not surprised at the lack of quorum in Parliament yesterday. “Prime Minister James Marape is the champion of Parliament adjournments. I would not expect him to provide the numbers for a proper Parliament sitting,” Mr Namah said. “I had my Opposition MPs in caucus ready to raise issues of national importance only to be told that there was lack of quorum and Parliament was adjourned. “This is what I have been saying all along. “This government does not respect the people’s house. It does not want its…
As the first-ever female appointed Acting Executive Director for Corporate Services Division with the Department of Works, Molong Molean has set the pace for other women in the department to follow suit. Molong is part of a cohort of change agents who are working to improve Papua New Guinea’s transport sector by mainstreaming the National Public Service Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Policy into their respective departments’ structures, plans and reports. She has been on the front line of shaping equal employment opportunities since 2012. The GESI Policy will help PNG Government departments address discrimination issues in the workplace…
Kina Bank has launched a market leading on-line savings account that will pay monthly interest of up to 4 per cent a year. The Tomorrow Savings Account will provide a major incentive for people to save towards that special future goal. The bank’s Executive General Manager Banking, Lesieli Taviri, said current customers could open the account with as little as K50. The maximum balance is K250,000. A range of fees had also been dropped for this account. Interest will be calculated daily and paid monthly. Account holders can make up to 4% interest per annum if they make at least…
Port Moresby Nature Park in collaboration with Lae Biscuit Company has successfully wrapped up its 5-weekend long family event called the Lae Biscuit Fairies in the Park event on Sunday 8th of August. The event, sponsored by Lae Biscuit Company with the assistance from supporting sponsors and prize sponsors, had been received well and enjoyed by the majority of families visiting the Park since July 10th when the ‘Fairy Village’ officially opened to the public. Children as young as a year old could be seen with their parents enjoying the various activities that were staged during the duration of the…
National Book Week celebrations at Kopkop College ignites imagination and creativity amongst the students and helps them understand the importance of appreciating books. Under the theme “Lock-down, Stay Safe and Read Books”, Kopkop College observed the 2021 National Book Week through a number of activities including paying a visit to the National Library with other schools in NCD. Apart from the library visits, Kopkop College students also took part in poster competitions, watched educational films, had lively reading sessions, wrote and read poems, did role plays, book reviews and ended the week with a book character costume parade. PNG writer…
With the aim of preparing its future workforce, the National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) commenced awareness for its Graduate Development Program (GDP) 2022. The first GDP awareness session was held at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) on the evening of Friday August 6th, 2021. This session saw final-year students from across all UPNG Faculties in attendance, to learn about the opportunities on offer through the GDP, as well as the selection criteria for this program. For the Fund’s Chief Officer Human Capital, Vincent Lialu, the decision to begin the GDP 2022 awareness was to ensure that eligible final-year students…
Through a new initiative called ‘Safe and Clean Central Business District,’ the National Capital District Commission has engaged youth civic responsibility to restore the pride of Gordons Suburb in Port Moresby. NCDC Social Services Director, Janet Haua said they had engaged combined manpower of youths based at Erima, 5-Mile and Gordons to restore urban safety and security and maintain cleanliness of shop fronts, bus-stops, footpaths and public spaces at Erima and Gordons. She said the youths were also controlling the local traffic flow and assisting the police to maintain law and order in the areas. “As our youths are transiting…
Cricket PNG today announced a three-year digital partnership with Australian sports technology and media company, InteractSport. The vision of Cricket PNG is to ensure cricket is the sport for everyone, inspiring positive change. Partnering with InteractSport, using their FrogBox platform, allows online streaming of games to all of PNG, and as adoption of technology increases, so does the reach of cricket. CEO Greg Campbell spoke of the alignment with the strategic plan for Cricket PNG where profile enhancement has been highlighted. “We made a commitment that we want to make cricket available to the people of PNG. With this partnership,…
East New Britain Province’s education sector this week received infrastructure projects worth close to K10 million kina funded by the European Union through the Papua New Guinea -European Union Development Cooperation. Raval and Kabaira Technical Vocational Education Centers are part of the ten TVET centers in the country that have benefited from the Human Resource Development Programme Phase 2 (HRDP.2), a programme under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF). The HRDP.2, implemented by the National Department of Education aims to promote the development of human resources by improving the education system. The implementing agency works in close consultation with the…