Day: June 4, 2020
District church groups receive royalty payments from project
THIRTY-SIX church groups in Usino-Bundi, Madang, received a total of K111,756.56 in a royalty payout from Ramu NiCo project this week. Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) representative based in Madang, Nicholas […]
Broncos tipping ‘fireworks’
THE stage is set for an epic showdown between rival props Payne Haas and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves after Brisbane predicted “fireworks” in tonight’s National Rugby League (NRL) clash with the Sydney […]
Rugby union official floats idea of playing shorter formats
AN official has floated the idea of playing shorter rugby union formats this year as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect normalcy in many countries, including Papua New Guinea. National […]
Stone trains athletes
OLYMPIAN and 400m national record holder Nelson Stone is helping train athletes during the Covid-19 state of emergency (SOE) which has been extended by two weeks. The Pacific Games champion, […]
MFA remains upbeat about kicking off competition
By ROBINSON LEKA THE Morobe Football Association (MFA) says it remains upbeat about kicking off this year’s competition despite no advice from the sport’s national governing body yet. MFA president […]
49 associations to attend PNGRFL annual meeting
A TOTAL of 49 affiliated rugby league associations will attend the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) annual general meeting (AGM) at the Bluff Inn Resort outside Port Moresby […]
Government not overseeing branch set-ups, says Treasurer
GOVERNMENT has no oversight on Bank South Pacific or any other bank to establish new branches in districts or provinces, Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey says. Ling-Stuckey, in response to Nawaeb MP […]
Sir Julius votes against SOE due to no rapid spread of virus
NEW Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan says he voted against the two-week extension of the state of emergency (SOE) due to the lack of evidence of the rapid spread of […]
Brewers deny charges relating to homebrew
TWO men pleaded not guilty before the Lae District Court to producing and possessing homebrew after they were arrested with large quantities of homebrew-producing equipment in a settlement in Lae […]
State appeals decision to review appointment of police boss
By KARO JESSE THE State is appealing the decision of a National Court judge who granted leave to dismissed assist police commissioner (human resource) Sylvester Kalaut to review the appointment […]