Chairman Bruce Hatcher has today confirmed the appointment of Rohan Sawyer as Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Rugby League. Mr Sawyer, who has worked with the QRL since his appointment as Chief Operating Officer in 2018, will now transition into the CEO role with Robert Moore to formally wrap up his duties in October. Mr Hatcher said Mr Sawyer had demonstrated significant achievements during his time at the QRL and was heavily invested in the future success of the organisation. “Rohan has done an outstanding job while in his role as Chief Operating Officer,” Mr Hatcher said. “It is…
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The Centre For Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) and the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) continue to promote financial inclusion in the provinces. Assistant Governor, Financial System Stability Group, BPNG – Ellison Pidik, who delivered a speech on behalf of the Governor of BPNG, Mr. Loi Bakani, and also the chairman of CEFI, said this during the presentation of certificates to participants of a MSME Financial Literacy and Business Essential Skills Training in Kavieng, New Ireland Province. “It is gratifying to see that the financial inclusion agenda is being actively promoted by CEFI and in particular the trainers who…
SP PNG Hunters have been forced into a change in their forward pack as their prepare for a much-anticipated clash with their Gold Coast neighbours Burleigh Bears at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Benji Kot has been suspended on a high-tackle charge and will miss the match against the Bears, who won a memorable Kokoda Cup showdown at Pizzey Park on Anzac Day this year. That match typified the spirit in the PNG-Burleigh clashes, which have taken on an extra spice this year with the teams both located on the Gold Coast, where the Hunters are playing out this…
Papua New Guinea must take advantage of the challenges and turn them into opportunities provided by COVID-19 pandemic response to improve the country’s fragile health system. Deputy Controller of the National Pandemic Response, Dr. Daoni Esorom says a number of life saving equipment in hospitals throughout the country were non existent before COVID-19 was reported in the country. Dr. Daoni however, said in our efforts to beef up the country’s health resources in the campaign against COVID-19, the country’s health system has benefited from some of the resources like medical procured through the COVID-19 funding like medical equipment that were…
Papua New Guinea recorded 63 new COVID-19 cases on Monday June 14, further increasing PNG’s total to 16,791 cases including 165 known deaths. The new cases were reported in six provinces with Manus reporting the highest with 29 cases, followed by both Western Highlands and East New Britain with 12 cases each, Milne Bay eight, Hela and the NCD with one case each. Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Mr David Manning said six countries considered to be in the “high risk level” category appear to be amongst the first 10 countries with high frequency…
The Lemakot school of Nursing has a reason to smile after they officially opened their new Student mess facility on Friday 11th June. The event was graced by his eminence Archbishop of Rabaul Rochus Tatamai, Deputy New Ireland Governor Sammy Missen, Chairperson assisting the Governor in Finance and Womens Rep Misbil Nelson, members of the health department, Principal Cathreen Songonai, Students and other members of the community. The Journey to have the mess facility completed was not an easy one, it took the Institution 5 years on and off to finally see it complete. Principal Songonai said it started off…
Sporting codes should consider vaccination as a requirement for the existence of their competitions – says Deputy Controller, Dr. Daoni Esorom Sporting codes given approval by the Controller of the National Pandemic Response, to kick start their respective competitions must consider vaccination as a requirement for the existence of the competition. Deputy Controller of the National Pandemic Response, Dr. Daoni Esorom says sporting codes affiliated under the PNG Sports Foundation must consider vaccination of sportsmen and women and even the administrators of the code to safeguard the competitions. Dr. Daoni says sporting activities are high risk events where the COVID-19…
New online marketplace Jungle introduces Kina Bank’s cutting-edge Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) Customers can have peace of mind when doing their online shopping with Jungle knowing they’re entering their details into a secure and reliable payment gateway. Kina Bank’s IPG will ensure a safe transaction process between the customer and the store, every time. Adopting technology of this calibre has enabled Papua New Guinea (PNG) online shopping portal, Jungle, the ability to continue to grow since their launch earlier this year. As an innovative new business Jungle is motivated by their vision to provide quality products all across PNG and…
The right for all Papua New Guinean children to have an education will come at no cost, starting next year due to the strain of COVID-19 on the economy, as the Marape-Basil government moves in to ease the burden on parents and guardians in the 2022 academic year. PM James Marape made the announcement that students from elementary to Grade 12 will be entitled to free education in 2022 during the launch of the 2020-2029 National Education Plan. “As of next year, all State education will be free so parents are assisted further in this tough economic times,” said Marape.…
Hackers have broken into the systems of Electronic Arts, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, and stolen source code used in company games, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business on Thursday. Online forum posts reviewed by CNN Business and vetted by an independent cybersecurity expert show that on June 6, hackers claimed to have obtained 780 gigabytes of data from EA (EA), including the Frostbite source code, which is the game engine that powers the FIFA, Madden, and Battlefield series of video games, among others. The hackers claimed to offer “full capability of exploiting on all EA services.” They also…