The boss of gambling firm Bet365 was paid more than £200m in just one year, which is one of the biggest salaries ever awarded in the UK. The highest paid director of Bet365 Group, believed to be founder Denise Coates, earned a salary of £213.4m in the year to March 2022. She was also entitled to at least half of £100m in dividends, despite a fall in profits. Bet365 did not immediately respond to the BBC’s request for comment. But campaign groups such as the High Pay Centre hit out at the announcement, arguing it served as a reminder that…
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Manly will go into 2023 with a new coach and potentially new-look side as Anthony Seibold looks to get the club back to the top after a disappointing past year rocked by injury and controversy. The Sea Eagles have a squad on paper capable of challenging any team (see the 2021 version) when firing, but it’s no surprise a lot of that hinges on the fitness of star fullback Tom Trbojevic. Trbojevic, returning from a shoulder reconstruction in the pre-season, has been halted by a hamstring concern but should be OK for Round 1. Off the field continuity will also…
Barrick (Niugini) Limited (BNL) would like to clarify that Porgera Mine remains in Care and Maintenance and the current limited rehiring of a specially skilled workforce is only to assist with ongoing maintenance work at the mine. A protest was held in Porgera on Friday claiming that BNL’s current recruitment process was improperly overlooking unemployed locals within the Special Mining Lease area. BNL completely rejects those inaccurate claims. Since the mine was placed into Care and Maintenance in April 2020, BNL has invested more than one billion kina in good faith in the hope and expectation that the various contractual…
Hong Kong is set to lift its year-long ban on the import of hamsters later this month as it unwinds some of the world’s toughest Covid restrictions. The city’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) told the BBC the rodents would be tested for the virus. Last year officials said around 2,000 animals would be culled to stop the spread of Covid. The move came after an outbreak of infections at a pet shop. A spokesperson for the AFCD said it planned to lift the import ban in mid-January. “Our staff will arrange to collect samples from hamsters and other…
A clean-up operation is underway following flash floods that swept through parts of Fiji. The National Disaster Management Office said its team has been out in force with the help of local youths removing debris. The Fiji Roads Authority said eight roads remain closed due to flooding caused by the heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, severe weather warnings have been updated in Samoa this morning, and Solomon Islands Police have urged caution in the bad weather. Source: Radio New Zealand
New Ireland Rugby Union (NIRU) leaps into the New Year hosting its Annual General Meeting proper today-Friday 06th January 2023. Interim NIRU President Charlie Melachon revealed today the affiliated associations of NIRU including Kavieng Urban, Kara, Nalik, Sentral, Namatanai and Matalai Rugby Union Presidents convene today to elect the NIRU President to lead the association for another term. Mehachon said Lihir, Murat and Lavonggai Associations participate as observers as they are yet to establish in house managements. Of the two districts of New Ireland province, Kavieng Urban, Kara, Nalik, Sentral, Murat and Lavonggai associations represent Kavieng district while Namatanai, Matalai…
In collaboration with the New Guinea Binatang Research Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the EU-STREIT PNG Programme rolled out a series of intensive capacity development workshops targeting vanilla farmers in the Sepik Region of Papua New Guinea to tackle increasing climate-change impacts on agriculture and food security. These trainings were held in 11 locations across nine districts of East and West Sepik provinces, including Wewak, Angoram, Yangoru-Saussia, Ambunti-Dreikikir, Maprik, Wosera-Gawi, Vanimo-Green, Aitape-Lumi, and Nuku. Under the theme, “Farmers’ Training on Climate Smart Agriculture in Vanilla Production”, the workshops brought together 1233 participants, with almost…
Port Moresby & Central Province Unplanned System Outage Date: 06th January 2023 Time Off: 8:32am Expected to fully restore before 2pm PNG Power would like to inform all our valued customers that we are experiencing an unplanned system outage due to unknown fault at 8:32am. Our Operations & Support teams are currently working in progress to identify fault. We will keep you posted once fault is identified & rectified. PNG Power sincerely apologies for any inconveniences caused and appreciate your patience and understanding. Source: PNG Power Limited
Australian Prime Minister Hon. Anthony Albanese will visit Papua New Guinea next week for a two-day official visit, Prime Minister James Marape announced yesterday (January 5, 2022). Prime Minister Albanese will travel to PNG from January 12-13 to attend the Annual Leaders’ Dialogue alongside his counterpart Prime Minister Marape in Port Moresby. Following the Dialogue, the Prime Ministers will travel together to Wewak to visit the resting place of the late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare. “We look forward to the visit of Australian Prime Minister Albanese to PNG,” Prime Minister Marape said. “I have spent time with my good…
Puma Energy have advised Air Niugini at 5pm today (5th January) that they have resumed normal supply of fuel. Hence Air Niugini is able to resume operating a normal schedule from tomorrow morning. Affected customers are advised to revalidate their travel to the next available flight. Air Niugini regrets the inconvenience caused, however the situation has been beyond the airline’s control. Safety is always of paramount importance in our operations.