The National Rugby League today announced new partnerships with Surf Life Saving in Queensland and New South Wales to bring Touch Footy to the beach this summer. In conjunction with Touch Football Australia, a new series of beach touch footy events will be held at Surf Life Saving Surf Sports carnivals throughout December, kicking off on the sands of Mooloolaba, Maroubra, Coolangatta and The Entrance. Beach Touch Footy will give surf life saving participants the chance to compete and show off their skills, with competitions running in the 13-17 and open (18+) age groups. The best teams at each event…
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Air Niugini wishes to advise our customers that the airline has opened an additional sales office , located within Eliseo Rainbow Plaza, Gerehu. It’s now open for business effective today, bringing to total 8 sales offices in Port Moresby. For now, the operating hours are from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday while 8am to 12pm on Saturday. For your travel requirements, call the sales team on landline: (675) 327 3961 The other sales offices are Jackson’s airport plaza, Commercial Service Centre(ANG Head office), Waigani (Within the vicinity of Stop n Shop), Range View, Business Travel Centre(Water front) ,…
Host nation Qatar crashed out of their own World Cup after they were beaten 3-1 by Senegal and Ecuador held the Netherlands to a draw. The Gulf state, which has spent an estimated $200 billion to stage football’s global showpiece, become just the second World Cup hosts in history after South Africa in 2010 to bow out in the group stage. Senegal scored either side of half-time through Boulaye Dia and Famara Diedhiou before Qatar substitute Mohammed Muntari replied in the 78th minute to set up a dramatic finale. The African champions’ substitute Bamba Dieng scored six minutes later to…
The new PNG WNT coach Spencer Prior arrived in the country with his squad from Sydney, Australia, today. Prior was with the PNG Women’s National Football Team in Sydney after taking part in the Pacific Four Nation Cup in Canberra. The former Manchester City player said he came up with squad to run with them in Port Moresby along others who did not make it to Canberra and Sydney. “I am basically here to see other girls can offer to make the National Team for World Cup qualifier in February 2023,” he said. PNGFA Technical Director Paul Isorua and PNGFA…
Protests against strict Covid measures in China have spilled into a second night and spread to the biggest cities. Demonstrators gathered in the capital Beijing and the financial hub Shanghai. Many held up blank pieces of paper to express their discontent and acknowledge the censorship. Some have, however, gone as far as calling for President Xi Jinping to step down. Millions have been affected by nearly three years of mass testing, quarantines and snap lockdowns. It is very unusual for people to publicly vent their anger at Communist Party leaders in China, where any direct government criticism can result in…
Athletics PNG has assembled its men’s middle and long distance training squads in Port Moresby ahead of the PNG Air National Championships , to provide the athletes some much needed lead up competition and to assess the athletes form ahead of the teams departure for Australia for the World Cross Country Championships which will be in Bathurst NSW in February. PNG Air have sponsored the athletes flights into Port Moresby and Prima Smallgoods are supporting the athletes in camp with donations of meal products. President Tony Green said that the bulk of the team for the World XC will leave…
A number of people are feared to have been killed after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains swept away homes on the island of Ischia, near Naples. The torrent of mud and debris dislodged trees, engulfed buildings and dragged cars into the sea as it reached the coast early on Saturday. The body of a woman was reported to have been found under the mud, and several other people are still missing. Dozens of homes are cut off, with bad weather hampering rescuers. Resident Lisa Mocciaro told Ansa news agency: “We started hearing loud thunder at about 03:00 (02:00 GMT),…
The St. Joseph Training Centre at Iawakaka ward, Rabaul District has produced more than 300 students since the rollout of trainings in June last year. The training center which is a Catholic run organization offers one month basic cooking, basic sewing and organic gardening courses. It recently hosted its graduation which saw Batch 5 for Basic Cooking and Batch 4 for Basic sewing graduated with flying colors; wearing shirts they themselves sewed and celebrating afterwards with food they prepared. A total of 34 participants graduated which includes both male and female; 26 for basic cooking and eight for basic sewing.…
Argentina has revived its World Cup hopes with a 2-0 victory over Mexico in front of a raucous crowd at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. The match was scoreless entering the second half, but it was 35-year-old superstar Lionel Messi who made a superb goal in the 64th minute to break the tie. Enzo Fernández punctuated the victory with a second goal for Argentina just before the end of regulation. La Albiceleste was humiliated earlier this week when it threw away the lead to lose 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in its opening Group C match, immediately throwing the team’s contention into doubt. With the…
Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko, in an official address to the media on Friday (25/11/220, said the Department had already initiated preliminary arrangements to update Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Policy White Paper since its creation 41 years ago. Minister Tkatchenko revealed seven career diplomats, who previously served Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Service, would become the core team of experts to primarily undertake a Foreign Policy Review then subsequently establish the country’s new Foreign Policy White Paper. The team of experts will be led by Sir Charles Lepani and include Dame Jean Kekedo, Dame Meg Taylor, Gabriel Dusava, Winnie Kiap,…