Author: Skerah Contributor
Published on August 2nd, 2021 Outside of the wealthy, established sailing nations, getting into sailing can be hard. Breaking into Olympic sailing is much, much harder, especially if you come from a country with no real background or grass-roots interest in the sport. Since 2015 World Sailing’s Emerging Nations Programme (ENP), with IOC Olympic Solidarity support, has been working hard to bring young sailors through the sport to the point where they are able to compete on the world’s greatest stage. At Tokyo 2020 there are eight ENP sailors taking part in the Olympic Sailing Competition, two in the Men’s One…
Port Moresby Nature Park has officially announced the second instalment of the BSP Trash to Treasure Sculpture Festival which will be held from 12 June – 11 July this year. The aim of the festival is to raise awareness of the growing issue of waste, in particular plastic pollution, to encourage the public to rethink their rubbish and how much each of us creates. The event will transform solid waste into aesthetically powerful larger than life sculptures to demonstrate the type and amount of trash that is created in Port Moresby and challenge the repurpose of items that would ordinarily…
BSP PNG| BSP has seen a positive uptake of School Fee payments through BSP Mobile Banking #131 in the country recently. BSP Group General Manager Retail, Paul Thornton said, 45% of the total school fee payments made via BSP Mobile Banking *131# were to Tertiary Institutes, 43% to Secondary Schools and 12% to Primary Schools indicating positive adoption by parents across Papua New Guinea. Of 135 registered schools ,Divine Word University, Lihir High School, Kokopo Business College, Markham Valley High School and Kokopo Primary School are leading the way with contactless school fee payments via BSP Mobile Banking…
The Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Competition (PNGNRLC) has tentatively set the weekend of July 4 and 5, 2020 as a ‘possible’ date to kick off the 2020 Digicel Cup competition. This will however be subject to the endorsement of the relevant authorities on the containment of the corona virus pandemic and post- State of Emergency (SOE) arrangements. PNGNRLC Manager Stanley Hondina in an email to the 12 Digicel Cup Franchise Chairmen and Managers early this week said due to the rapid changes and developments in multiple forms hourly worldwide over the Covid 19 pandemic, there seems to…
Note – Please note that while the Government has announced that it will take care of quarantine costs for those citizens on arrival, some citizens overseas have had problems making bookings as the Airline and Citizens and Immigration Office have requested confirmation of payment of the hotel. Please contact your nearest Embassy for updated information. Air Niugini is pleased to be able to provide firm information on the process for international travel into PNG , after the State of Emergency (SoE)Controller issued a new Emergency Order today. Air Niugini remains only approved to fly to Brisbane (five times per week)…
BSP PNG | Bank South Pacific (BSP) is commemorating Earth Day as part of its Go Green Initiative on the 22nd of April, 2020. The bank recognises Earth Day each year as part of its GO GREEN initiative by supporting and leading the way in communities and cities in ways to support and enhance the environment we live in. Recently, the bank has supported the International Day of Forests School Poster Competition with prizes and also took part in the Earth Hour by flicking off its lights at the BSP Waigani Head Office (WHO) for an hour on…