Two-try hero Martha Molowia struggled to hold back tears following Papua New Guinea’s opening victory against Canada, as she described the pride she felt in following in her father’s footsteps by representing the country at a World Cup. Molowia and her father Tuksy Karu, who played for the Papua New Guinea Kumuls in the early 1990s, are the first ever father and daughter to represent the country in its national sport. Molowia was the best player on ground in her Test debut on Wednesday morning (AEDT), helping the Orchids pick up their first ever win at World Cup level with…
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BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) has served in K50, 000 to Papua New Guinea Volleyball Association to host the 2022 National club championships scheduled from November 8th – November 11th, 2022. This is the second year BSP has pledged its support as naming rights sponsor of the national volleyball club championship. BSP corporate sponsorship Manager Amelia Minnopu when presenting the cheque to the Papua New Guinea Volleyball Association Committee said, “BSP has always been committed to supporting the communities we serve. Through our corporate investment agenda, we have supported numerous sports like Golf, Tennis, Cricket, and Rugby League among others.”…
Air Niugini continues to achieve the highest level of schedule reliability in the last three months, again outperforming many airlines in Australia and the Pacific. When compared with Australia’s major airlines’ performance in their domestic sector for the last three months, Air Niugini’s domestic on time departure performance (flights leaving within 15 minutes of the scheduled departure time) sat at 81% as compared for the last month with the Qantas Group at 65% and Virgin Australia with 66.7%. In this three months Air Niugini operated over 5,500 flights with more than 90% of these being domestic within PNG connecting Papua…
A revision of curriculums being taught at the nursing schools and Community Health Worker (CHW) schools in the country was undertaken last week in Port Moresby. ABOUT 100 educators and clinicians from all the nursing and CHW schools throughout the country worked together to write up subjects for the revised CHW certificate and Diploma General Nursing Curriculums. Led by the National Department of Health (NDOH), organised under the Strengthen Health Workforce Education in Papua New Guinea and funded by WHO and the Australian Government (DFAT), the goal for the workshop was to develop a draft of the curriculums. Since the…
Police in the Indian state of Gujarat have arrested nine people in connection with the collapse of a pedestrian bridge that killed at least 141 people. Four of those detained are employees of a firm contracted to maintain the bridge in the town of Morbi. Hundreds were on the structure when it gave way, sending people screaming for help into the river below in the dark. Hopes of finding more survivors are fading. Many children, women and elderly people are among the dead.The 140-year-old suspension bridge – a major local tourist attraction – had been reopened only last week after…
Rape, sexual violence and the traumatic journey of survivors are the themes of Vanuatu film, Mat Mo Pig. It takes viewers through the difficulties women face when seeking justice before the courts and through traditional kastom reconciliations. The film by Wan Smol Bag was released in Vanuatu in 2021 and is heading offshore with a nomination in the Sydney Women’s International Film Festival. Actor Helen Kailo, who plays a prosecutor in the film, said she hoped audiences will be inspired by the film to stop blaming victims of sexual assault for other people’s crimes. “Victim blaming is something that Vanuatu society…
Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) continues to look at opportunities to mitigate the adverse effects of a very volatile global economy as some of the Fund’s investments struggle to cope amid the tough economic challenges in 2022. NSL’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Paul Sayer explained, “NSL employs an investment strategy that aims to diversify risks by running a balanced investment portfolio. This is done with a view to protecting Members’ savings from threats of losses from the kinds of volatility seen in the current environment”. “The Fund maintains around 20% of our portfolio in offshore investments and around 80% in local…
As part of our 35th Anniversary Celebrations, PNG Air recently ran a Write and Win Essay Competition for students in Grades 9 to 12. The competition saw numerous entries from students all over the country, who told us in 1,000 words or less ‘‘Now that International Travel is on the rebound, which province would you like Tourists to visit in PNG and why?’. The competition sought to showcase the many destinations we fly to in Papua New Guinea and encourage domestic tourism post covid-19. We are pleased to announce Grade 12 Social Science student, Heather Leeman from Sogeri National School…
Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga is set to take a lead from his former Test mentor Bob Fulton by playing halfback rivals Nathan Cleary and Daly Cherry-Evans in the World Cup quarter-final against Lebanon. Facing the toughest Australian halfback selection dilemma since Fulton had to choose between Allan Langer and Ricky Stuart on the 1994 Kangaroo tour, Meninga has named both Cleary and Cherry-Evans in a 19-man squad. Rather than discarding one of the halfback greats, Fulton started Langer in the opening Ashes Test and used Stuart as a reserve before switching their roles for the second and third Tests of…
National Superannuation Fund Limited Board Chairwoman Tamzin Wardley is pleased to announce new appointments to its Board of Trustees. Anthony Yauieb is now the Deputy Board Chairman, while Christopher Elphick joins the Board as an Independent Director. Anthony Yauieb, an independent director on the board since 2020, has been appointed Deputy Board Chairman effective as of October 1st 2022. In addition to his new role as Deputy Chairman, Anthony Yauieb is also Chairman of the Board Audit & Risk Committee. Christopher Elphick has a proud history with the Fund. He is a graduate of the Nasfund Trainee Directors Program and…