Digicel PNGs TVWAN was awarded the exclusive naming and branding rights by the PNG Fashion & Design Week Limited to their first ever virtual runway show for 2021 recently. Upon signing the agreement, Digicel’s Vice president and Chief Sales Officer Ms. Lorna McPherson said Digicel is very excited to support this initiative and fundamentally to support Papua New Guineans talents at the community level. “In this agreement signing Digicel TV agrees to provide a 60 minute airtime to broadcast the Virtual Runway Fashion Show 2021 next month”, said McPherson. PNG Fashion & Design Week Founder and Director, Mrs Janet Sios…
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The Prime Minister, James Marape, MP in officiating at the launch of the 2020 to 2029 National Education Plan themed ‘Achieving Quality Education for All’ pronounced that quality Education is a basic right for all children in Papua New Guinea. The Prime Minister directed that all stakeholders take their role in making education for our children their business. This includes parents and citizens, teachers and the Education Department and all levels of Government. “In the next 10 years, throughout the life of this education plan, a child born today would be in grade 4, a seven year old child in…
Papua New Guinea has recorded 21 new COVID-19 cases on Friday June 11, increasing the country’s total cases to 16,682. The cases were reported in 8 provinces with National Capital District reporting the highest of 7 cases followed by Simbu with four, Milne Bay three, Hela and East New Britain with two cases each and Madang, Central and Jiwaka with one case each. Of the 21 cases reported, 13 are males and 8 females. Their ages range from 14 to 77 years. At the time of testing 12 were symptomatic whilst 5 had existing medical conditions. Two of the cases…
Fresh from charming leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Queen Elizabeth II was back at her residence at Windsor Castle on Saturday to view a military parade marking her official birthday. The 95-year-old monarch sat on a dais to watch the ceremony that despite ongoing social distancing restrictions did not disappoint on the pomp and pageantry front. If she was tired after meeting G-7 leaders, including President Joe Biden, on Friday evening, it didn’t show. The ceremony is a gift from the Household Division of army regiments, which has a close affinity with the monarch. It featured soldiers who have played an integral role in the COVID-19 response,…
Aaron Carter’s boxing ring debut was short-lived. The “Aaron’s Party” singer, who is now 33, was defeated by former NBA star Lamar Odom at a celebrity boxing match held at the Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday night. Odom, 41, an imposing 6-foot-10, was declared the winner after he knocked out Carter, who is 10 inches shorter, in the first round. One of the most highly anticipated celebrity matches of the year, it came nearly one week after Logan Paul faced off against Floyd Mayweather. LAMAR ODOM REVEALS WHAT HELPED HIM TREAT ADDICTIONS: ‘I’M FEELING AMAZING’ Carter seemed to take his loss…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a handful of antitrust measures on Friday, including one designed to potentially break up large tech companies operating businesses with conflicts of interest. Among the package of five bills was a proposal dubbed the Ending Platform Monopolies Act that would potentially force large companies to split up or spin off businesses that present a conflict of interest. The measure would prohibit online platforms from owning businesses that incentivized the platform to favor their own products over others offered on their platforms. Lawmakers have taken issue with Amazon, for example, for selling its own branded products on its website, engendering questions…
A seat on a spaceship ride with billionaire Jeff Bezos went for $28 million during a live auction on Saturday, concluding the month-long bidding process for the sightseeing trip on the Blue Origin’s maiden voyage next month. Within four minutes of the open of Saturday’s live phone auction, bids reached beyond $20 million. The bidding closed seven minutes after the auction began. The identity of the winner – presumably an ultra-wealthy space aficionado – was not immediately disclosed. The July 20 launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster from West Texas would be a landmark moment as U.S. firms strive toward a new era of private…
The 30-year-old former New Zealand international all but retired from professional rugby league at the end of last year after an injury-riddled three years with the Warriors, making a move into teaching at Brisbane’s Marsden State High School. Beale wasn’t even fussed about playing Intrust Super Cup until an approach from the Jon Buchanan-coached Easts Tigers rekindled the flame and led to a remarkable mid-season NRL return with the Dragons. “I would never have thought this would happen,” Beale told NRL.com. “Especially at the start of the year, I was happy to take that step away and sort of focus…
St Barbara Simberi Operations has completed its community engagement efforts for advancement of its Sulphide Project. The last meeting was attended by executives of the Big Tabar Landowner Association and the Local Level Government Ward 5 Member Tiothy Puru. Sentiments for the mine life extension remain positive with all 12 key community stakeholder groups including the Simberi Mining Area Association (SMAA), Tatau Landowner Association (TLA) and Big Tabar Landowner Association (BTLA) expressing the need for the mine to continue operating and creating benefits. These include business development, enterprise creation and employment opportunities for the local people. “The broad community benefits…
Papua New Guinea has recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases this week, increasing the country’s total cases to 16,661. The cases were reported in 10 provinces with the National Capital District reporting the highest of 10 cases followed by both West New Britain and Western Highlands with seven cases each. Enga province reported five cases, East New Britain four, Western and Morobe two cases each whilst New Ireland, Madang and Jiwaka reported a single case each. Of the 40 cases reported, 22 are males and 18 females. Their ages range from 18 to 70 years. The country’s COVID-19 cases now stands at…