Papua New Guinea’s sailing duo Teariki Numa and Rose-Lee Numa hit the water, on Friday, for the final day of the preliminary Laser racing event. Conditions were completely different to the strong winds and large swells experienced over the prior 4 days of racing, with messy waves and winds gusting 6 to 8 knots on the Enoshima course on Friday. Both events, Men’s Laser and the Women’s Laser Radial had to restart many times due to too many boats being over the start line when the race began. Secretary General for PNG Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee member, Auvita…
Author: PNG Haus Bung
When Russian athletes stand on the podium after winning an Olympic gold in Tokyo, they hear a Tchaikovsky piano concerto rather than their national anthem. And some of them also hear questions. More than 300 athletes across 30 sports are competing as the Russian Olympic Committee rather than as their country as part of sanctions for doping scandals. They are fourth in the medal table, with 10 golds and 34 medals, but their success has not sat well with some of their fellow competitors who believe they should not be at the Games because of the country’s doping record. American…
Amazing Port Moresby has a new monthly event to look forward to, as the National Capital District Commission launches the NCD SME Fair on July 31. The SME Fair makes its debut in a public space outside the Depart of Works headquarter at 4-Mile this weekend, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The vision is to showcase a new suburb every month, including Hohola and Gerehu. The carnival style event is pitched as a sustained platform for vendors selling fresh produce, clothes, traditional artefacts, and food. There will also be live entertainment, with performances from youth volunteers from the Active…
Morobe Alluvial Mining Limited (MAML) is an equal opportunity employer who employs employees on merits. As a Subsidiary of Morobe Provincial Government, MAML is pleased to announce that it has recruited a good mix of national staff all throughout Papua New Guinea since its incorporation in 2020. Staff recruited are professionals from various fields, all techincal staff recruited have vast mining experiences with bachelors degrees recruited within Morobe Province and throughout PNG. The company strides itself in its new operations with a qualified Management Team that have been recruited under strict Human Resource guidelines. The involvement of local lease holders…
Four students attending Kopkop College Campus in Kavieng, have each won the New Ireland Governor’s Essay Competition, set out annually amongst schools in the maritime province. School Principal Jonah Salot said the students made the school very proud, topping the competition in the Upper Primary category and coming second in the lower primary category. The students were amongst ten others who represented the college at the event in Namatanai during the New Ireland Day celebration which took place on July 23. “I have pride in Kopkop College Team here in KC Kavieng Campus. The students have evidently proven that the…
Contraceptives prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce abortion rates, and death and disability related to complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Maternal deaths could be reduced by a quarter and child deaths would decrease by up to twenty percent if only women and adolescents had access to modern contraception in regions like the Pacific. Papua New Guinea has a high unmet need for family planning. The Demographic and Health Survey 2016/18 shows that only one in three married women are using modern contraceptives. Low contraceptive use not only contributes to teenage pregnancy rates but also the high HIV prevalence, increased rates of child and infant mortality,…
Heli Solutions yesterday responded to a medical evacuation in Kol village at the Jimi District of Jiwaka Province, after a mother had been bleeding for over 12 hours from a retained placenta. The young mother was assisted by villagers who made her a stretcher out of bamboos and torn up flour bags and brought her to wait for the medevac. Heli Solutions team consisting of the Helicopter Pilot, Captain Boga, and Operations Manager, Linda Wii who is a First Aid officer flew to Kol and rescued the young mother. Ms Wii said by the time the medivac team arrived, the…
The Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR) welcomes the challenge extended by the Prime Minister James Marape in his comments published in the media this week slamming the institute for failing to study COVID-19 in relation to the country’s immunology ever since the pandemic outbreak in 2020. The Institute realizes that the Prime Minister is not aware of all our research activities on COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases common in PNG. Our Institute is very active, despite the challenges that COVID-19 has imposed on operations in the last 18 months, including re-assignment of some staff to conduct COVID-19…
The Fiji Men’s 7s team has created history as we have won back to back gold medals in Olympics in rugby after beating New Zealand 27-12. It was also a historic moment for Jerry Tuwai as he is the first 7s player to win two gold medals in rugby. Fiji started the match by kicking possession early and after some ruthless defence Meli Derenalagi scored the first try for Fiji as we led 5-0. Rookie Sireli Maqala who had an outstanding tournament scored our second try after New Zealand failed to ground the ball inside their own try line and…
The 3 day New Ireland Rugby 9’s Provincial Tournament hosted in Namatanai town ended on a high note on Sunday 25th July. A total of 12 teams took part in the tournament. Four teams each from Kavieng, Konos and Namatanai districts, comprising of 2 male and 2 female teams each. They were selected from district tournaments played earlier on in the year. The games were lively with players showing great skills and fitness. The tournament also proved entertaining for the Namatanai residents who could not contain their excitement and emotions during the grand final games. In the end it was…