The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died from a fentanyl overdose in Los Angeles have started a petition calling on social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat to change their policies. Dr. Laura Berman and her husband, Samuel Chapman, have garnered more than 32,000 signatures on the petition asking TikTok, Snapchat and Discord, in particular, to allow parents to have more control over their kids’ activity on the apps through third-party safety apps like Bark. Bark uses algorithms to alert parents when it detects potential risks on their kids’ social media activity on apps that allow its software including Facebook’s Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, which are popular among…
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After finally getting the chance to start in his preferred second-row role, Tariq Sims has vowed to target Daly Cherry-Evans with controlled aggression on Wednesday night. Sims has previously represented the Blues in the 2018 Origin decider and the second match of the 2019 series but on both occasions, he was selected on the interchange and played mainly as a middle forward. However, with Sydney Roosters forwards Boyd Cordner and Angus Crichton unavailable, Sims received another call up as NSW’s left edge second-rower and he aims to keep his spot in the Blues side for the entire series. “I am…
The first inclination can be for coaches to overuse a barnstorming talent like David Fifita but if the Maroons use the powerful forward strategically they can get the best out of him in the Origin arena. Fifita finally gets his chance to prove he is a big-game performer with his first start in the Origin arena in Game I in Townsville. He missed all of last year’s Ampol State of Origin series due to a knee injury but as a 19-year-old debutant in 2019 he managed just 150 metres across three games in 82 minutes of action playing off the…
Eight Oceania Sports Education Program (OSEP) trainers based at the National Sports Institute in Goroka held their consultation workshop this week as part of the program’s new strategic direction. The trainers took time to review the program and analyze their own performances in line with this new strategy. OSEP PNG Coordinator, Alurigo Ravusiro encouraged the National Sports Institute in Goroka to set itself as a leading institution for training and development in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific region as OSEP can provide that opportunity. “The Training Workshop in Goroka that the OSEP Trainers took part in is similar to…
The Morrison Government and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) are working in partnership to support over 170 Olympic and Paralympic athletes from eleven Pacific nations to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Due to the impact of COVID-19, many Pacific athletes face significant challenges in completing final training programs and critical qualifying events. With support from the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports program, Pacific teams and athletes will be able to train and compete in qualification events, giving them the greatest opportunity to realise their Olympic and Paralympic dreams. Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women,…
Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning has continued with the distribution of masks and hand sanitisers for Police personnel around the country. In the recent distribution of Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) on Thursday 28 May a total of 64,000 disposable face masks, 2,048 pieces of 500 milliliter and 1,920 pieces of 100 milliliter hand sanitizes were shipped and dispatched to Lae, Madang, Eastern Highlands and the six provinces in the two highlands Commands. Inspector Tumbe Sam of the Police Media Unit presented the PPEs on behalf of the Controller to the Hela Provincial…
The BSP Trash to Treasure festival emphasises on creating sculptures made of solid waste such as tins, cans, bottles, rubber and plastic collected around the city. “BSP recognises the environmental issues faced in PNG and is committed to assist with initiatives that contribute towards reducing any negative impact and enhance measures taken to conserve the environment we live in,” said BSP Leadership Management Development Program participant & Assistant Company Secretary, Ms. Jamie-Lee Loh. “As a bank that supports initiatives that benefits communities, we are pleased to reaffirm our support for the only internationally recognised Wildlife Park in the country, the…
Located along the Markham Plains of Morobe Province, is the Umi Technical Vocational Training Centre (TVET), Umi is one of the beneficiaries of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF). Having been commissioned in 2019 the institution is now using its Workshop Buildings with the tools and equipment supplied under the Human Resource Development Project Phase 2 (HRDP.2). The HRDP.2 Programming is one of the Projects implemented in the country through the PNG-EU Development Cooperation. Lydia Nantzu is directly benefiting from this intervention from the European Union and has expressed her gratitude to the European Union for such a tremendous support…
The Papua New Guinea Government represented by the Department of National Planning and Monitoring, the Education Department, the Office of the National Authorising Officer and the European Union are set to Commission close to 60 structures in seven institutions starting next month. Bulolo Technical and Vocational Education Training Centre (TVET), in Morobe Province is one of the ten (10) TVET centres that have benefited from the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) under the Programme, Human Resource Development Project Phase 2 (HRDP.2). Building Infrastructures awaiting commissioning are, classrooms, dormitories, teacher houses, workshops and ablution blocks. Tools, equipment and machines supplied are…
Papua New Guinea has recorded seven new COVID-19 cases this week, increasing the total number of cases to 16,398. The cases were reported in four provinces: the National Capital District with three; Central two; and Madang and Hela one case each. Of the seven new cases reported, six were males whilst one was a female. Their ages range from 31 to 56 years. Two cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing. The country’s COVID-19 cases now stands at 16,398 with 164 known deaths. A total of 15,711 people have recovered from COVID-19. To date, 117,373 people…