Day: June 6, 2019
Ligo rises to the top
FOURTHEEN-year-old Alexandria Nancy Ligo is turning heads playing for Snax Mermaids in the Port Moresby Netball Association premier grade competition. Despite giving away years in experience to the majority of […]
PNG needs to get tough on plastic pollution
FOR all shoppers, plastic bags are the most convenient mode to take their shopping away – it is cheap, strong and easy to carry. Once at home, it is reused […]
Call for investors to comply with rules
INVESTORS are part of the economy however, they have to comply the country’s regulations and maximise local content, Prime Minister James Marape says. In a recent address to the media, […]
Local uses grant to improve community
RACHAEL Albert, owner of the Lama Potato project, is an Oil Search employee and a member of the Oil Search Foundation’s (OSF) Champions of Change Small Grants initiative. According to […]
Fittler offers no guarantees for Origin II
BRISBANE: New South Wales coach Brad Fittler said the performances of his players upon their return to club football will decide whether he makes changes for the second match of […]
Players take part in Advance Australia Fair anthem protest
BRISBANE: Players from both teams took part in a much-discussed boycott of Australia’s national anthem before last night’s State of Origin opener. Indigenous players Cody Walker, Josh Addo-Carr and Will […]
Coca-Cola schools c’ships kick off
THE Coca-Cola National Schools Rugby League Regional Championships start with the New Guinea Islands leg at Kalabond Oval in Kokopo tomorrow and Saturday. The championships will be attended by schools […]
Fiji hosts Oceania rugby annual meet
THE 2019 Oceania Rugby annual meeting was hosted by Fiji Rugby in Nadi, Fiji, on May 29, with Fiji Minister for Youth and Sports Parveen Bala opening the gathering. While […]
Marape plans to divide Cabinet into two streams
PRIME Minister James Marape plans to divide his Cabinet into two streams – one to focus on economy development and growth and the other to monitor internal security. He will […]
Court: Law does not allow compo
THE law does not recognise any compensation payment made by those charged with offences under the Family Protection Act, Mt Hagen District Court magistrate Lydia Karre says. “Those detained by […]