Day: December 28, 2021
830 received loans worth K119mil: PM
PRIME Minister James Marape has commended the Bank South Pacific for disbursing 830 small-to-medium enterprise (SME) loans totalling K119.7 million up to Dec 21. The money is from the Government’s […]
PX urges Queensland travellers to register online
ALL passengers arriving into Queensland, Australia, must complete the Queensland international arrivals registration online, prior to travel, according to Air Niugini. The airline in a statement said passengers needed to […]
Culturally rich PNG needs to tap into sector worth K1.5tril: Kilanda
ACCORDING to international studies, cultural tourism is worth US$450 billion (about K1.5 trillion), but the culturally rich Papua New Guinea has not even captured one per cent of it, an […]
Maha remains upbeat
By PATRICIA KEAMO THE national under-19 men’s cricket squad will have a mammoth task against heavyweights Pakistan in their World Cup opener on Jan 16, but head coach Rodney Maha […]
Garamuts set for travel
By PATRICIA KEAMO THE national Under-19 men’s cricket squad will depart for the West Indies on Jan 1 for the Jan 14-Feb 15 World Cup after a three-day pre-travel quarantine. […]
Cricket is about playing smart, says U19 rep batsman Ani
NATIONAL Under-19 batsman Ryan Ani says cricket is about playing smart and enjoying the game. “I started playing in an Under-12 indoor cricket competition,” he said. “My uncle then brought […]
Laybutt backs Gebbie
By PARKER TAMBUA TOWNSVILLE Blackhawks five-eighth Kyle Laybutt says he is looking forward to building a combination with fellow Papua New Guinea international Edene Gebbie in the 2022 Hostplus Cup […]
NCD schools league completes 2021 season with finals
THE National Capital District Schools Rugby League competition completed its 2021 season on Friday with teams across 12 schools playing their finals at the Oil Search National Football Stadium. League […]
East Gate Karate Academy holds first examination ceremony
EAST Gate Karate Academy held its first kyu examination ceremony for its students at the Ekere Fitness Dance Studio in Port Moresby on Dec 19. Kyu is a numbered grade […]
PNGFA welcomes national men’s coach Gusmao
PAPUA New Guinea Football Association president John Kapi Natto welcomed new national men’s team head coach Marcos Gusmao who arrived in the country last Tuesday. “On behalf of the association, […]