Archaeologists have found 24 almost perfectly preserved bronze statues in Italy believed to date back to ancient Roman times. The statues were discovered under the muddy ruins of an ancient bathhouse in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town in Tuscany about 100 miles north of the capital city, Rome. The statues are of Roman gods such as Hygieia and Apollo and are around 2,300 years old. One expert said the find could “rewrite history”. The statues – which were discovered alongside 6,000 bronze, silver and gold coins in mud beneath the ancient baths – date back to between the 2nd…
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A man has been arrested after eggs were thrown at the King and Queen Consort during a visit to York. A protester was restrained by police as crowds gathered at Micklegate Bar, the traditional royal entrance into the city, to greet the couple. The 23-year-old was heard to shout “this country was built on the blood of slaves” as he was restrained. The man, a University of York student, was held on suspicion of a public order offence and remains in custody. People in the crowd started chanting “God save the King” and “shame on you” at the demonstrator. The…
The Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation Walter Schnaubelt on behalf of the Marape-Rosso Government has urged Departmental Heads, Agency Heads and State Aviation Enterprise Heads under my Department to conduct themselves in a professional and responsible manner, upholding the laws of our country and delivering the required services to the people of our country and protecting the assets within their control. The Minister said on 11 November 2022, the Managing Director, National Airport Corporation (NAC) Mr. Rex Kiponge was charged under Section 280 of the Civil Aviation Act 2000 for allowing operation of the Nadzab and Kiunga aerodromes without…
The Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) delivered a stakeholder awareness and training workshop for the New Guinea Islands Region in Kokopo from 27th – 28th October 2022. The awareness was geared towards training and building the capacity of New Guinea Islands Provincial Commerce Officers and Business Development Officers from the districts by providing awareness on the IPA functions and the key legislative and systems changes and processes. The awareness focused on different Acts administered by the IPA, functional duties of the key Divisions and Units within the Investment Promotion Authority, and current regulatory and legislative reforms that IPA is undertaking. Furthermore,…
Santos PNG Orchids centre Belinda Gwasamun has set the Rugby League World Cup alight, particularly with her scintillating four-try performance against Brazil. But, in the lead-up to the tournament, Belinda took part in a global #RLWC2021 photography project with Goal Click, taking analogue photos on disposable cameras in her hometown of Mount Hagen (in the PNG highlands) to showcase rugby league there. Belinda says: “My favourite photo is the one of people in Mount Hagen watching rugby league on a rustic field (below). It shows that even though we do not have a proper stadium, kit or boots, people have…
New Zealand has beaten England in an extraordinary Rugby World Cup final in front of a record 42,579 at Auckland’s Eden Park. Winger Ayesha Leti-l’iga scored a try nine minutes from time to edge the Black Ferns ahead for just the second time in a pulsating match, 34-31. England, who played for more than two-thirds of the match with 14 women after Lydia Thompson was sent off for a reckless tackle after just 18 minutes, had a chance to drive the ball over the line from a five-metre lineout — a tactic that had already bought four tries in the game. However,…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) met with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) on a bilateral discussion on Friday at the annual United Nations Climate Negotiations (COP 27), Egypt. The bilateral was to discuss priority areas under the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) of which GGGI can support as a delivery partner. The priority areas include infrastructure, health, agriculture and transport; the type of support needed to implement projects on the ground in response to climate change. PNG was represented by Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, honorable Simo Kilepa and GGGI was represented by Director General, Frank Rijsberman. During the…
Carol Humeu is the most capped Orchid and will make her tenth test appearance for PNG against Australia in next week’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final. As one of the pioneer players in the re-established Port Moresby women’s rugby league competition, Carol began playing in 2011 and was selected for the Orchids’ debut RLWC appearance in 2017. She was player of the tournament in that event and captained her country in 2018. Over more than a decade playing rugby league in PNG’s capital, Carol has experienced changing public sentiment towards the women’s game. “When I started playing men would throw…
Samoa captain Junior Paulo has been cleared to play in next weekend’s World Cup final against Australia after receiving a caution for a lifting tackle on England prop Tom Burgess. Paulo, who successfully challenged a striking charge after last weekend’s historic defeat of Tonga, was sin-binned for the 13th minute incident but returned to lead Samoa to the biggest win by any Pacific nation after downing England 27-26 in golden point. Fellow Samoa prop Royce Hunt also received a caution for his involvement in the tackle, while England forward Morgan Knowles received a one-match ban for dangerous contact and John…
NAC CEO Rex Kiponge has slammed statements released by Minister for Civil Aviation & Transport Walter Schnaulbelt and CASA Director Benedict Oroko saying they ” are identical, bias and self serving”. “Both have gone to public claiming that NOTAM issued by National Airports Corporation Limited (NAC) for half day Saturday 12/11/2022 from 3am-12pm was a direct result of my arrest on Friday 11th November 2022 which is from the truth”. In their statements, they both claimed that 17 Policemen who stormed into sterilized and highly restricted areas of the airside through the Arrivals Gate at the Domestic Terminal without going…