Port Moresby

This is the second parade directed this year in Moresby North East, spear headed by the NCD Metropolitan Superintendent, Chief Inspector Silva Sika.

The purpose of the parade is to highlight the issues of law and order in NCD and boost the performance of police offices making their role visible to the community.

Public safety officers and other specialist officers in each sectors of the police department took part in the parade.

Relatives and other members of the community retaliated. In the event, the traveling public were targeted by petty thieves, including vehicles traveling the Ela Beach road near the fish market. Amateur videos on social media showed moving vehicles being vandalised and property stolen from inside.

Police have intervened and brought the chaos under control as they establish facts surrounding the alleged stabbing.

More to come.

The arrival of the Indonesian regular commercial flight marks the formal opening of a regular international route between Bali and Port Moresby, with two flights scheduled per week.

This milestone comes as a result of the 2013 Air Service Agreement between the two governments, which allowed for commercial airlines from both countries to operate between their destinations.

Previously, Air Niugini operated weekly flights from Port Moresby to Bali, but they were discontinued in 2018 due to operational reasons.

The program held from Friday, June 23^rd and Monday 26^th was run under World Rugby Education Program to educate referees and match officials. Facilitating the lessons was Callum Robertson from the Queensland Rugby Referee Association.

Robertson took them from rugby management particularly on how to get the best out from players, high tackle processes, framework, and set piece and then positioning as well as communication.    

Over 200 pastors and leaders who attended were welcomed by the DLW youths an array of spectacular contemporary music and dance performance representing all 22 provinces of the four regions.

The theme of the conference with the theme, 'Move Up to the next level’.

The DLW youths displayed an array of spectacular contemporary music and dance performance representing all 22 provinces of the four regions.

DLW Ministries Founder and Senior Pastor, Peter Solomon, spoke about the vision of DLW and encourage leaders.

Brothers Rugby Union Club, who sit atop the competition ladder, will play a second-placed Defence.

Brothers is the only team in the competition that remains unbeaten in the past 8 rounds. The team won six matches and drew in two, to sit first on the ladder.

Not far behind is the Defence Rugby Union Team. Defence won five matches, drew two and lost one.

City Manager, Ravu Frank, commended the positive outcome, but is emphasizing on the need for further work to address the issue permanently.

Measures taken include clearing encroachments, scaling up cleaning and unblocking drainages, and engaging hydrology engineers for lasting solutions.

An establishment for a demolition exercise was located in 26 areas in the city allowing the flow of drain waters. The exercise has already taken place and is currently in process in some areas where residents have encroached on reserves.

Now, hot on the heels of qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup playoff tournament in February, PNG plays host to the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Port Moresby from June 1-10.

A country with a population of over nine million people, PNG is the world’s third largest island country and is one of the most linguistically diverse nations on earth, with over 800 indigenous languages spoken across its’ vast land area.

However, some individuals in the community are showing a lack of respect for public property by vandalizing public assets such as new skip bins at Boroko Precinct, streetlights, flower beds, and other public properties.

In response to this, City Manager Frank Ravu expressed his disappointment with the behavior and emphasized the importance of protecting public property.

He stressed that the city cannot continue to accept this behavior as a norm and called on residents to take ownership of their rubbish and keep watch on vandalism.

The day is an opportunity for dancers and dance enthusiasts to share their love for dance and promote its universal appeal.

The theme for International Dance Day 2023 is "Dance—A Way to Communicate with the World," highlighting how dance can be a powerful tool for communication across different cultures, ethnicities, and political boundaries.