The online racial abuse of some England players following Sunday’s Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy has been described by the team’s manager Gareth Southgate as “unforgivable” and “just not what we stand for.” Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were targeted on social media after they missed penalties in the 3-2 shootout defeat at Wembley Stadium. “For some of them to be abused is unforgivable,” said Southgate, who was speaking at a virtual press conference on Monday. “Some of it has come from abroad, we have been told this, but some of it is from this country. “We have been a beacon of…
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Link PNG, a subsidiary of Air Niugini wishes to advise the general public that the airline will resume flights to Wapenamanda, Enga Province, commencing on Sunday 18th July, 2021. Link PNG suspended services to Wapenamanda in September 2019 to allow for major upgrade works to the runway by National Airports Corporation (NAC). These runway upgrade works have now been completed and Link PNG is pleased to be able to restore services to Wapenamanda and the surrounding communities once again. Link PNG will be operating three weekly direct flights between Port Moresby and Wapenamanda, every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, using Dash-8…
The Special Parliamentary Committee on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has been active this year in drawing attention to the increasing levels of GBV across the country and continue to call for more action from the Government. One of the most pressing issues that has been brought to the attention of the Committee in recent months is the worrying rise in sorcery accusation related violence (SARV), which is resulting in vicious, brutal violence and killings of innocent people, not only in outlying villages but also now in bigger towns and cities. At the parliamentary hearings held by the GBV Committee in May…
“The Olympic Movement aspires to contribute to a peaceful future for all humankind through the educational value of sport, in particular youth,” said Bozkir in the appeal. “The Games will bring together athletes from all parts of the world in the greatest of international sports events as a means to promote peace, mutual understanding and goodwill among nations and peoples — goals that are also part of the founding values of the United Nations. For the second time, the IOC Refugee Olympic Team will participate under the Olympic flag in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, acting as a powerful symbol…
CAPACITY building programs are an integral part of the Pascoe Promotions SME strengthening platform, covering numerous niche markets and aspects of business. This week’s POM City Markets will introduce a new workshop-style event featuring industry experts and trailblazers to share their experience and advice with up and coming SME’s. Mentor Moments will feature its first guru Chef Alice Futter on Saturday July 17 from 12.30pm to 3pm at the National Museum and Art Gallery, who has worked around the world for the past 25 years as a chef and barista and recently as an entrepreneur here in Papua New Guinea…
A new terminal project worth over K3 million which is jointly funded by the District Development Authority (DDA) and PNG Sustainable Development Program (PNGSDP) will now allow for smooth operations of flights in and out of Western Province and also give a facelift to airline services provided to the travelling public. Member for North Fly James Donald says not much changes have taken place in the past years for the benefit of the people in Western Province, however, with the support of key stakeholders, change is now evident for a better future for all. Speaking at the groundbreaking…
Catholics around Papua New Guinea today commemorated and celebrated the feast day of Blessed Peter Torot who was the first Papua New Guinean to be beautified as a Martyr for PNG on the 17th January 1995 by Late Pope John Paul the 2nd. At the St Peter’s Chanel Catholic Church in Erima, Port Moresby, the feast day was celebrated with a Eucharistic Service Mass facilitated by Father Michael who was the main celebrant and the choir led by the Parish Youth’s and the NGI Choir Group. During the Homily, Father Michael highlighted that Blessed Peter Torot had a very strong…
On this day, two Hall of Famers were born, Nathan Friend set up one of the most spectacular tries of all time and Great Britain suffered a massive defeat at the hands of the Kangaroos. 1902 Hall of Fame forward Vic Armbruster was born near Ballina on the NSW North Coast. Armbruster was one of the best of the many NSW players to head to Queensland in the 1920s. He was 20 when he won selection for NSW in the only interstate clash of 1922. A tall second-rower, Armbruster settled in Toowoomba in 1924, and made an immediate impact on his new…
Papua New Guinea has recorded six new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Friday July 9, increasing the total number of cases to 17,340. The cases were reported in four provinces: National Capital District reported three cases whilst Jiwaka, Madang and Morobe reported a single case each. Of the six cases reported, four are males whilst two are females. Their ages range from 18 to 55 years. Five out of the six cases were experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing. The country’s COVID-19 cases now stands at 17,340 with 179 known deaths.…
Wildfires are raging in the west of the United States as the region is hit by a heatwave that has brought record temperatures to several areas. Communities have been told to evacuate as firefighters struggle to battle the blazes in the extreme conditions. Two firefighters in Arizona died when their aircraft crashed while responding to a wildfire. Meanwhile, Las Vegas matched its all-time temperature high of 47.2C (117F) on Saturday. Firefighters battling the many wildfires in the region say the air is so dry that much of the water dropped by aircraft to quell the flames evaporates before it reaches the…