Month: December 2021
Long lost Olale returns home
By JOHANIS SAFERIUS HAVE you ever wondered why Christmas is Christmas and why people worldwide celebrate the season with the presenting of presents to each other? Here is a tale […]
DAL slow in carrying out duties: Simon
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL) has been slow in carrying out its mandated duties in ensuring the agriculture sector benefits from Government’s assistance, a government minister says. Agriculture and […]
Youth needed in agriculture sector
A motley crew of bright young university graduates is spearheading the Poroma potato project in Southern Highlands By MALUM NALU AT remote Poroma in Nipa-Kutubu, Southern Highlands, an agriculture transformation […]
Coffee programme changing lives of farmers
By CORA MOABI IN 2010, a female coffee farmer from Hofro village in the Dunatina area of Eastern Highlands began her coffee journey with a reputable exporter in Goroka by […]
The Morobe experience exposed
By FRANK SENGE KOLMA AMBASSADOR Utula Samana, now deceased, was born of a Finschhafen father and a Morobe mother. This parentage endeared him to both side of the great Morobe […]
Western kicks off 7s tourney
By ROBINSON LEKA WESTERN kicked off its inaugural Satellite Sevens rugby union tournament with Masingara village in South Fly hosting the first leg of the tourney over the Christmas weekend. […]
Construction company boosts Southern Highlands Nines tourney with K50,000
SOUTHERN Highlands Nines tournament has been given a boost with a local firm stepping in with a K50,000 sponsorship. Tournament coordinator Terence Kapipi told The National last week that the […]
Nandex urges Government to support martial arts
PAPUA New Guinea kickboxing legend Stanley Nandex has appealed to the Government to recognise and support martial arts in the country. Nandex said on Tuesday that the late Lee Henry […]
Flash Muay Thai PNG vows to carry on Garap’s work
By PARKER TAMBUA FLASH Muay Thai Papua New Guinea will continue the late Lee Henry Garap’s work which is to establish a children’s Muay Thai school in the country. Garap […]
Aroma Coast preparing to host annual junior rugby league tourney
AROMA Coast is set to host its annual junior rugby league tournament at Pelagai village, Central, in the New Year. Tournament coordinator Geno Wari told The National yesterday that the […]