From across Papua New Guinea
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited [KPHL] today announced its renewal of a 3-year sponsorship to the Papua New Guinea national men’s rugby league team, the PNG LNG Kumuls. The K3.3 million platinum sponsorship over three years will cover the Kumuls international matches in the annual Prime Minister’s XIII and the Pacific Championships. Chief Executive Officer of […]
PNG Hunters star Sanny Wabo says he is doing everything he can in the Hostplus Cup to maintain strong form and impress PNG Kumuls coach Jason Demetriou for a potential national team call-up. Wabo, one of the standout performers for the Hunters this season, has declared himself available for representative duties and hopes to make […]
In a continuous effort to improve education systems on local levels, East Sepik Education Division has recognized 12 new Board of Management [BOM] members from Sassoya St. Patrick’s Primary School as key decision makers for the school. Recently, 2 females and 10 males were sworn-in by Commissioner of Oaths Counsel Angellus Koraino. During the ceremony, […]
President of PNG Taekwondo, John Cholai, has voiced serious concerns over the state of sports administration in the country following reports of corruption allegations against the PNG Sports Foundation. Cholai was responding to a Post-Courier front-page article published on Friday, 15 August, headlined “Sports Corruption”. He said the revelation from the Independent Commission Against Corruption […]
The Kutubu Local Level Youth Development Council, in the Nipa Kutubu District of Southern Highlands Province, has launched a specialized training initiative focused on data collection for youths within the Kutubu local level government [LLG] area. The training started on Tuesday [yesterday] and will conclude tomorrow [Thursday]. Kutubu Local Level Youth Development Council Chairman David […]
Bank South Pacific has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art branch in Arawa, marking the first major upgrade since the bank set up in Central Bougainville in 2012. BSP Chairman Robert Bradshaw and Group Chief Executive Officer, Mark Robinson led the recent ceremony last week, saying the development will deliver modern, improved banking services to […]
The Teaching Service Commission has approved the establishment of the Gobo All-Girls School of Excellence in Jimi District, Jiwaka Province, with operations set to begin in the 2026 academic year. TSC Commissioner for Operations, Maini Mike Ugaia, confirmed the approval of 20 teaching positions for the school, which will focus on specialized science education for […]
Papua New Guinea’s fight against polio is gaining momentum, with Jiwaka Province reporting steady progress in its fourth day of immunization while East Sepik officially launched its campaign yesterday in Wewak. In Jiwaka, the Provincial Health Authority (PHA) has so far vaccinated 33,297 children under the age of 10 out of the provincial target of […]
Madang Governor Ramsey Pariwa is confident road projects initiated by his government will connect remote inlands of Ramu to Madang. Governor Pariwa says about four [4] different road projects have been funded and will see the Works Department and the Works Unit of the Madang Provincial Government work together. During a recent trip to the […]
Seventeen [17] officers from the Buimo Correctional Service [CS] have been certified after successfully completing a weeklong parole training program in Lae last Friday. The training was conducted through a collaboration between the Department of Justice and Attorney General [DJAG], CS, and the National Intelligence Organization [NIO]. It follows recent amendments to the Parole Act […]