Tom Trbojevic partly blamed himself as Manly went winless for the opening month of the season while he watched from afar with a hamstring injury. There’s little doubt that Trbojevic is the NRL’s most influential player after the superstar fullback delivered his second masterclass in as many weeks to spearhead a 40-6 win over the Tigers on Anzac Day. He earned a 16-minute early mark after recording a try, two assists, two line breaks and 220 metres at Bankwest Stadium, even prompting Fox Sports commentator Michael Ennis to suggest he could dethrone James Tedesco as the NSW fullback come State…
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The SP PNG Hunters will welcome a week off to rest their injured leaders after falling short to Burleigh Bears in a classic Intrust Super Cup clash at Pizzey Park today. The Bears lasted for a 25-18 win before a huge Anzac Day crowd, holding on to the Kokoda Cup for the third consecutive year. The Bears led throughout the match but the Hunters were always a chance to fight back, ignited by fullback Terry Wapi who charged down a kick and scored in the 69th minute. That reduced the margin to three points and the Hunters fans were hoping…
PORGERA DISTRICT, ENGA PROVINCE, SUNDAY 25 APRIL, 2021 – Trading hours for businesses and public amenities like markets in Porgera District, Enga Province, is from 8am to 3pm daily. And any non-Porgera person who has no valid reason to be in Porgera Valley, is being encouraged to leave the district. These two are part of the 14 new measures that have been rolled out by the Porgera District Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force Committee. Although no case of COVID-19 has been reported in the district to date, the Committee took a proactive approach and came up with the 14 measures in…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP, has launched a constitutional inquiry on declaration of Papua New Guinea as a Christian country at the Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby today. He said as the people were aware, the National Government in its decision No. 23 of 2020, approved the proposal to declare PNG as a Christian country. PM Marape said 75 per cent of Papua New Guineans identified themselves as Christians, and although PNG was known as a Christian country, it was not declared in the National Constitution. “There is a need to redefine and give absolute prominence to our Christian…
A total of 8,301 people have recovered from COVID-19 as of Friday April 23. So far of the 82,526 COVID-19 tests done to date, 10,602 people have tested positive as of Friday April 23. This includes 102 who have died from COVID-19. A total of 2,199 cases are active within the last 14 days whilst 674 tests are pending laboratory results. Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Mr David Manning has called upon citizens to continue to comply with the measures in the new normal or “Niupela Pasin”. He said recovering from COVID-19 does not…
Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Commander of the PNG Defence Force; Secretary of the Department of Defence; Veterans and service men and women; The Port Moresby RSL Branch; Ladies and Gentlemen. The commemoration of those who died in war gives us an opportunity to offer our gratitude and to thank them for their sacrifice. This year is another important milestone as we remember the conflict that took place on our soil almost 80 years ago. The Kokoda campaign lasted only four months, but it was of some of the most intense fighting of the war. For Papua New Guinea, Kokoda…
Friday, 23rd April 2021 Port Moresby – Concerns over the abuse of COVID-19 funding have been heightened in the past few weeks, with new allegations of the awarding of contracts to public servants suggesting a direct conflict of interest. Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) has now called on the government to release all reports on funding for the COVID-19 response to restore public trust. TIPNG has been calling for greater accountability of COVID-19 funds since the initial declaration of the State of Emergency (SOE) in 2020, and subsequent emergency declarations. “In the absence of reliable and readily available expenditure reports, public…
Link PNG has today confirmed that it and PNG Air have reapplied to ICCC for Link PNG to acquire a minority shareholding in PNG Air. Both PNG Air and Link PNG believe ICCC approval of this will benefit Papua New Guinean Nationals and travellers. Link PNG Chairman Sir Kostas Constantinou, and PNG Air Chairman Mr. Augustine Mano advised that the proposed joint venture between Link PNG and MRDC is based on PNG Air remaining as an independent airline, setting its own airfares and selling its own tickets totally separately from Air Niugini. Both Chairman in a joint statement noted that…
Three new COVID-19 deaths were reported within the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Friday 23 April, bringing Papua New Guinea’s total deaths to 102. Fifty-two new COVID-19 cases were reported in nine districts in six provinces within the same period, increasing the country’s total confirmed cases 10,602. The deaths were reported in the Eastern Highlands province and in the National Capital District. EHP reported two deaths, both males at the ages of 65 and 68 years whilst NCD reported the death of a 65-year-old male. To date, NCD has recorded 64 deaths followed by EHP with eight deaths…
The PNGSF has been in discussions with the NCC in preparing a return to sports strategy going forward for 2021. It is important to note that these discussions are continuous, and outcomes are dependent on the current state of the pandemic in the community. So, decisions may change without notice. Read More [pdf-embedder url=”https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PNGSF-PMC-Statement-21st-April-2021.pdf” title=”PNGSF PMC Statement – 21st April 2021″]