After an exhilarating performance at the KPHL Southern Leg 7s as well as a heart—wrenching performance at the Rookie 7s 2023, Razorbacks players Rex Peregua, Kingsley Gegeyo and Patrick Tubal harvested the fruits of their hard work when they were recently selected to join the PNG 7s train-on squad for 2024. The selection had come as a shock for the boys but is nonetheless a dream come true for all three boys with Peregua and Gegeyo making a mention of always having dreamt of representing the country as national representative players. At just 23-years old, Peregua best known to his…
Author: Tennyalle TAGETE
The New Ireland Government is demanding Kavieng Open MP and former Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey to explain why he cut the New Ireland Government’s 2024 budget by K40 million. “Ling-Stuckey must come out clear and explain himself to the people of Kavieng and New Ireland why the big slice from our 2024 Provincial budget,” said New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan. The Governor said in a statement that the 2024 Budget is by far one of the lowest Provincial budgets since his 15-year reign as Governor and is shocked that the estranged former treasurer would even think of chopping such a…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Justin Tkatchenko after citing a United States (US) Government report published in the one of the nation’s daily newspapers recently, expressed utter concern that the downgrade in the human trafficking watch list produced by the US, is of circumstantial evidence and unproven. National Government concerns were also expressed by Foreign Affairs Secretary, Elias Wohengu, with US Charge D’Affaires Matthew Bunt in an explanation meeting. Minister Tkatchenko noted in a statement that the report’s conclusion that Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) status has been downgraded from Tier 2 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to Tier 3 in accordance…
The New Ireland Provincial Government has set its foot down to rid corruption within its administration as it engages private auditors to conduct an internal audit into the provincial books. According to the statement from the Provincial Government, this is a follow through by Governor Sir Julius Chan who had warned Senior Executive Management over a week ago that anyone found to be misappropriating public funds will be investigated and face the full brunt of the law. Sir Julius met with auditors Stanley Wasi and Elvis Eumints recently and went over the details of the audit process. He mentioned that…
PNG Power Limited (PPL) has confirmed that a contractor had died on Thursday January 25th at the Sirinumu Dam in the mountains of Sogeri in Central province, whilst carrying out a scheduled maintenance work on the hydro dam. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for PNG Power Limited, Mr. Nehemaiah Naris in a statement explained that a licensed diver was engaged to carry out the maintenance work inside the dam, but was trapped 20 metres under water and unfortunately died at 9:30pm on Thursday night. PPL has conveyed its deepest sympathies to the family of the deceased and his work colleagues…
The Management of Water PNG has informed the general public in a statement that PNG Power Ltd has confirmed that a contractor lost his life at Sirinumu Dam while carrying out maintenance work. Water PNG with advice from its technical teams assure the public that the water quality will not be affected by this incident. They have explained that all organic and biological matter that comes through the system is filtered and treated at their Water Treatment Plant before water is distributed for human consumption. “We have had dead animals decay and plants and other biological agents coming through the…
In times like these, when a helping hand is the boost, we all need to continue in our mission to help others. Remington Technology has stepped up its community commitment by donating a brand-new Brother multifunction printer with toners to the Sir Brian Bell Centre for Transfusion Medicine at Port Moresby General Hospital. The donation supports the Centre’s crucial office operations. Operations Manager of the Sir Brian Bell Centre for Transfusion Medecine, Xenia Peni, according to a statement had sought assistance from Remington Technology, resulting in the generous donation. Remington Technology’s General Manager, Justin Kieseker, personally presented the printer recently…
Mark Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of Bank South Pacific has expressed his enthusiasm for the economic potential of Papua New Guinea over the next decade. During a meeting held recently with the Prime Minister and Treasurer, James Marape, Robinson conveyed his confidence in the country’s trajectory. Marape highlighted the nation’s readiness for significant growth over the next ten years, commencing in 2024, driven by the development of six major resource projects. Emphasizing his expectations for a substantial economic surge, he foresees PNG achieving a noteworthy milestone, reaching a K200 billion economy by the year 2030. “These pivotal projects include the…
“There are no short cuts, and nothing is ever free. If you want something, you have to break your back for it.” These were the words of 19-year-old Bianca Tuckayo, an awardee of the US Global UGrad Program facilitated by the U.S. Embassy, who is currently in the United States. Bianca comes from a mixed parentage of Morobe and West Papua and grew up in Lae where she completed both her primary and secondary education before her successful admission into the UPNG School of Law in 2023. The Global Undergraduate Program gives her the opportunity to be on a one-semester…
Prime Minister (PM) James Marape has underscored the government’s commitment to delivering development for the people of Papua New Guinea (PNG), emphasizing the responsibility of the six newly-appointed ministers and those reshuffled. The PM made the six new ministerial appointments and reshuffled Cabinet on Thursday, 18th January. “My government is now into its second year in office, and I want to remind the new ministers and those reshuffled that our job is to deliver development to our people,” PM Marape reiterated. He further highlighted in a statement that the strategic placement of ministers to ensure specific sectors are revitalized and…