Month: October 2016
Cup race open
LEXUS Stakes winner Oceanographer is well placed to end global giant Godolphin’s 18-year Melbourne Cup drought after drawing barrier 11 for tomorrow’s 3200m feature at Flemington. The five-year-old Charlie Appleby-trained […]
Discipline key: Ottio
By ISAAC LIRI LIKE all local leagues around the country, Papua New Guinea has talent in abundance but without discipline and commitment, a potential is just that — a word. […]
Freeway top Fairfax
By MELTON PAIS FREEWAY Hoks stunned three-time champions Raukele Dolphins 3-2 in the men’s premier division final of the Fairfax Volleyball Association on Saturday at the PNG Education Institute in […]
Cricket hoping to lure top nation
By ISAAC LIRI AFTER successfully hosting Kenya in the ICC World Cricket League Championship in May and Namibia in the Inter-continental Cup (four dayer) match and two World Cricket League […]
Joseph on standby to lead
By HENRY MORABANG Margaret Joseph, who is of Gulf and East Sepik parentage, has a much bigger role to play when she leads the PNG Under-20 women’s team in their […]
GG ill, in Aust hospital
GOVERNOR-General Sir Michael Ogio was flown to Brisbane, Australia, last Friday for specialist medical treatment. Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has requested people in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific to […]
Network wants women to be strong leaders
By HELEN TARAWA A NETWORK of women is empowering females around the country to be strong leaders in their communities. The Advancing PNG Women Leaders Network celebrated 10 years of […]
Market project to be tendered
FINANCE Minister James Marape will direct the Central Supplies and Tenders Board to start the K22 million Goroka market project tender process. He confirmed in Parliament on Friday that the […]
Cultural items not to be sold
By PISAI GUMAR THE USINO-Bundi district in Madang is discouraging tourist operators from selling cultural items as part of tourism packages. Usino council president Joseph Gwasuru said people’s valuable cultural […]
Traffic police officers end course
By ALPHONSE PORAU TWENTY National Capital District traffic police officers graduated from a three-week frontline leadership and supervision course last week. The training was a refresher to better equip them […]