Day: October 14, 2021
Chamber eager for mine to reopen
THE Government and Barrick Gold should fast track the re-commencement of the Porgera gold mine in Enga to relieve local businesses, the Porgera chamber of commerce and industry says. President […]
Dolphins locked in as 17th NRL team
VETERAN National Rugby League (NRL) coach Wayne Bennett has agreed to coach the Dolphins on a potential three-year deal from 2023. The Sydney Morning Herald revealed that Bennett had agreed […]
Upcoming sprinters land in US
UPCOMING sprinters Emmanuel Anis, Alphonse Igish and Jonathan Dende arrived yesterday in Kansas, United States, after departing Port Moresby on Sunday. Their original flight on Saturday was cancelled and the […]
Hunters targeting stronger campaign
LAST year, the SP Hunters’ Queensland Intrust Super Cup campaign was scrapped because of the Coronavirus. Earlier this year, the South Pacific Brewery-sponsored team left their families at home and […]
NSI relocates staff, athletes
By PATRICIA KEAMO GOROKA’S National Sports Institute has relocated its staff and athletes to another facility on campus to allow for the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority to convert its […]
AFLPNG defers schools competitions
AUSTRALIAN Football League Papua New Guinea (AFLPNG) has deferred its schools competitions with organisers re-scheduling matches to November, according to an official. AFLPNG senior community football manager Rex Leka told […]
Hela Wigmen preparing for Agmark Nines
HELA Wigmen have kicked off their offseason with the Digicel Cup team eyeing a strong campaign in next month’s Agmark Nines rugby league tournament in Wewak, East Sepik. Wigmen chief […]
Namah disappointed with govt’s Covid-19 response
OPPOSITION Leader Belden Namah is disappointed with the Government’s poor response to mitigating the current surge in Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. “I’m disappointed to discover that hospitals are running out of […]
Government assures health, police frontline workers of insurance cover
THE Government has promised frontline workers in the health and police departments that they will be covered under an insurance plan. Prime Minister James Marape said the plan was to […]
Ten ‘high-risk’ provinces required to implement Covid-19 measures
TEN provinces have been classified as “high-risk”, requiring that they implement measures which suits them best to address the Coronavirus (Covid-19) surge. They are Morobe, Chimbu, Enga, Hela, Jiwaka, Southern […]