The Minister of Higher Education Research Science and Technology, Don Pomb Polye has come out to air his views concerning the post on social media titled, “Cash for Grades” at the University of Papua New Guinea. Minister Polye said that as the Minister responsible for the Higher Education Sector, he is concerned that the post circulating on social media and later printed in the newspaper is based on actual evidence. He said that the Chancellor of UPNG is working with the Acting Secretary of DHERST to make inquiry to verify those claims. “I want to assure the public that proper…
Author: Tasminnie ISIMELI
“Crime rates in the city are rising at an alarming rate and here in Gerehu, it is also the same issue.” Gerehu Police Station Commander, Inspector Hanson Tokally said that the main reason why crime rates are high in the suburb is because there is not enough manpower and resources available. “We currently have one vehicle that we use for attending to complaints in the community.” “In the last month, we had 3 carjacking that we attended to.” “I only have 20men and where we a supposed to have atleast 10 men to a shift, we only have 3-4 men…
It was the Best of times for Newcastle and the worst of times for the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium on Sunday as the Knights routed the blue and whites to the tune of 66-0. The Knights had stars across the park but it was rampaging centre Bradman Best who stole the show with his first career hat-trick as Newcastle racked up the biggest win in the club’s 35-year history. Skipper Kalyn Ponga was also outstanding for Newcastle with 154 running metres, three try assists and 11 goals from 11 attempts to equal Immortal Andrew Johns’ club record for most goals…
Penrith weathered an early storm from Melbourne’s big names to come from behind and record a 34-16 win at Marvel Stadium on Friday night. The Storm dominated for 32 minutes to set up a 14-0 lead before the defending premiers made a statement of their own with three tries in eight minutes to take a two-point advantage into half-time. It was a remarkable turnaround from the competition leaders during the match, who were without Nathan Cleary but had the likes of Origin stars Jarome Luai and Liam Martin stand up in his absence while Izack Tago was enormous in the…
The Sharks unleashed their full array of attacking weapons in a 52-16 win over arch-rivals the Dragons at PointsBet Stadium on Thursday night. Cronulla have now won their past seven clashes with the Dragons but they found themselves behind early after a mistake by Briton Nikora invited the Red V into the red zone and Mikaele Ravalawa scored. Zac Lomax converted from the sideline for a 6-0 lead. The Sharks steadied the ship and hit back in the eighth minute when Nicho Hynes ran a great angle off a Matt Moylan pass and the scores were locked 6-6. Four minutes…
Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett is set to shift star fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow to centre for Saturday night’s clash with the Broncos at The Gabba. With the Dolphins desperate to avoid a fourth-straight defeat when they take on second-placed Brisbane in Round 18, halfback Sean O’Sullivan confirmed the move after Tabuai-Fidow trained at left centre on Wednesday, with Kodi Nikorima at fullback and rookie Valynce Te Whare remaining at right centre. The reshuffle comes after the Eels scored four tries down the Dolphins’ left edge in a 48-20 victory last week. Tabuai-Fidow – who has 14 tries in 13 games this…
Queensland coach Billy Slater has dismissed suggestions that his side’s preparations have been ‘too smooth’ as they try to defy a poor Game Two record and wrap up this year’s Origin series. Heavy favourites going into Wednesday night’s clash, the Maroons must overcome the fact that they have struggled in recent years to win the second game of the series, last winning in 2017. The Blues, on the other hand, have won nine of the past 12 Origin II matches. “No, I don’t,” Slater said when asked if he read anything into the statistics. “History is history and it’ll be…
Slavery and human trafficking may sound like issues of a different time. However, people, particularly women and children, are forced into exploitative situations for other’s profit every day around the world. Modern-day slavery and human trafficking are real global problems that also affect Papua New Guinea. The Salvation Army facilitated a three-day workshop in May to introduce its officers at their Koki Office in Port Moresby to these concepts. The workshop focused on identifying potential victims, provide referral pathways, and help survivors reintegrate into their communities and restore livelihoods. Commander of the South-Central Division of The Salvation Army, Major Muru…
The Sharks have bounced back in style from last week’s defeat to down the Bulldogs 48-10 in front of a sell-out home crowd. Coming off a disappointing 54-10 defeat to the Storm, Craig Fitzgibbon’s men were desperate to make amends with the Cronulla faithful, running in five first-half tries before piling on another 18-points in the second term. With all eyes on Nicho Hynes after the halfback missed selection in the NSW side for Origin II, the reigning Dally M Medallist had a shaky start with several errors but quickly took control of the match, featuring in several of his…
The Cowboys continued their resurgence with a thrilling 27-23 golden point victory over the Panthers in Townsville on Friday night. On the back of an impressive win over Melbourne in Round 14, the Cowboys recovered from 20-12 down at half-time to claim another big scalp thanks to a superb solo try by Scott Drinkwater with two minutes to play in extra time. In the absence of their Origin stars it was playmaker Tom Dearden and returning big man Jason Taumalolo who came to the fore as the Cowboys racked up a seventh win of the season. In the early going…