The players and staff of the Santos PNG Orchids would like to convey their deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Mr David Silovo, who recently passed away unexpectedly in Port Moresby. Mr Silovo was a highly respected rugby league administrator, historian, commentator and advocate of women’s rugby league, who was involved in the sport for more than 50 years. He was a committed supporter and mentor of several players in the current Santos PNG Orchids squad, including Martha Molowia, Bertshiba Awoi, Lilah Malabag and Vero Waula, as well as assistant coach and former Orchid player Della…
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Village court officials and land mediators in Rabaul District, East New Britain have been urged to strengthen their reporting system. Department of Justice and Attorney- General deputy secretary Josephine Pitmur told village court officials and land mediators at the Rabaul Urban LLG conference room on Tuesday Nov 1. She said quarterly returns is a requirement under the Village Court Act that must be submitted every quarter on court sittings however DJAG has not seen any reports on court sittings from ENB in the last six years which is a concern. With the National Government investing a lot in terms of…
Staff and students at the Motu Koita FODE Centre welcomed the news today of a strengthened partnership between KTF, the Motu Koita Assembly and Kina Bank for the ongoing operations of the FODE Centre in 2023. An annual cohort of 100+ students have pursued their second chance at education at the Motu Koita FODE Centre in Hanuabada since the partnership commenced in 2020. Today, the partnership was officially renewed by Motu Koita Acting CEO Gaud Frank, representing, MKA Chairman, Hon, Dadi Toka OBE, who met with students who were preparing for their end of year national examinations, being held later…
The Australian Government through its PacificAus Sports program has launched their partnership with the Australian Football League (AFL) in Papua New Guinea. PacificAus Sports has partnered with the AFL to develop Pacific high performance pathways. The initiative will be delivered in partnership with the AFL associations of PNG, Fiji, and Nauru and in collaboration with the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns AFL Academies. The partnership was launched locally today at Colts Oval at Amini Park, Port Moresby. Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, commented on the shared history and deep love of…
The exercise on recording customs, undertaken by the Constitutional and Law Reform (CLRC) can change the cause of direction for young people, who have lost touch with their customs, culture, and traditions, says Rigo District Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Koru Abe. “This exercise will leave a legacy behind for our children,” he said. Mr. Abe said this while welcoming a delegation from CLRC that comprised of Commissioner Ms. Martha Kokiva, Secretary Dr. Mange Matui, Deputy Secretary Ms. Dorothy Mimiko-Kesenga, directors and staff at Kwikila Station, Rigo District, Central Province for the commencement of the Underlying Law Custom recording project for…
Papua New Guinea coach Stanley Tepend has warned England that the Kumuls won’t be easy beats after setting up a Rugby League World Cup quarter-final showdown with the tournament hosts this weekend. The Kumuls have just four days to recover from Monday night’s 36-0 win over Wales in Doncaster before facing the English in Wigan on Saturday. The two sides faced off in the 2017 tournament in Melbourne, with England cruising to a comfortable 36-6 victory. Only a handful of players, headlined by centre Justin Olam and captain Rhyse Martin, remain from that loss. Since then, however, PNG defeated Great…
Meet Air Niugini’s longest serving employee and Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME), Alcan Mattiunga who has been with the airline for 45 years and continues to do what he knows and loves best. From inside the airline’s engineering hangar, Alcan watched the Air Niugini fleet grow from a few DC3s to a fleet which has included Fokker 27 Friendship/F28, Dash 7/DHC8, Boeing 707, Airbus A310, Fokker F100/F70, Bombardier Q400 and Boeing B737 and B767 aircraft. Alcan has been with the airline watching operations grow from a small domestic airliner to a now significant regional carrier operating flights to Australia, Asia…
Sherwin Tanabi knows that if the 2021 Rugby League World Cup wasn’t postponed by one year, he wouldn’t be where he is today. Twelve months ago, Tanabi was fresh off his first season in Papua New Guinea’s Digicel Cup, where he played for the Lae Tigers and was 18th man on grand final day. Playing in the Hostplus Cup was still just a goal of his, let alone representing his country. Tanabi made his official PNG Kumuls debut, when he started for his home nation in their World Cup pool clash with Wales. Not only is this a dream come…
A convicted murderer has been released from detention and spared deportation, with blessing of the mother of man he was jailed for killing. Mark Basa was 16 when he was convicted of the 2005 stabbing murder of Zane McCready in Newcastle. Over the past four years he has been in immigration detention, waiting in limbo as he fought deportation. His father Richard Basa told the ABC he had no idea his son’s release was imminent, when he got a phone call from his lawyer last Thursday. “I was in shock — Mark’s lawyer said get a car and get to Sydney, your boy…
Four (4) PNG Power Limited (PPL) engineers graduated last Thursday, October 27, with Certificates in Remote Drone Pilot at a small ceremony at the Lamana Hotel in Port Moresby. The four who work under the Asset Management and Transmission and Distributions Business Units are the first in the company to be certified as drone pilots. They are trained and certified to competently operate PPL’s own drones to carry out aerial inspections and condition monitoring for the transmission and distribution assets using the drone technology. The use of drones as part of PPL’s operations will substantially reduce risks to inspection and…