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29/12/2024

Lihir Rugby Football League

Teams registered so far.

29/12/2024

Lihir Rugby Football League

We are delighted to announce our Rugby 9s tournament on the 10th to 12th January 2025.

Special thank you to the our Local Companies for all your support
Ents Limited, Biorau investment Limited, Lihir Electrical, TWM and Poche Lodge.

Let the games begins. Island Rugby.

09/10/2024

# # Live and Learn PNG Commits to Supporting Kavieng Basketball Association Facility Development

KAVIENG|09.10.24: **Kavieng, Papua New Guinea** – Live and Learn PNG Country Office Wash Program Coordinator, Cecilia Wanghi, met this morning with the Kavieng Basketball Association (KBA) and key stakeholders to discuss potential funding for a new KBA facility. The roundtable discussion emphasized the importance of a collaborative approach to sporting facility development within the Kavieng Urban Local Level Government (KULLG).

Ms. Wanghi stressed Live and Learn's commitment to supporting organized sporting codes with readily available land. “Live and Learn is ready to fund a new KBA facility. Funding is available, and we have met with the contractor. However, it is crucial that issues pertaining to land ownership and usage are resolved upfront. KBA, Carteret Primary School, KULLG, the Department of Lands & Physical Planning, and other stakeholders must ensure the land is available prior to construction,” she stated.

Access to quality wash facilities is paramount for sports tourism, event management, and overall social health and hygiene. Ms. Wanghi emphasized the organization's eagerness to assist sporting codes that demonstrate a structured approach and have secured land for development.

KBA President, Joshua Darius, welcomed Live and Learn’s initiative and assured Ms. Wanghi that the KBA would diligently work towards fulfilling all requirements, including working in partnership with the Carteret Primary School Board as the KBA Facilities landlord in obtaining necessary permits and land authority for construction.

Carteret Primary School Board Chairman, Augus Tabuchi, confirmed the school's clear land title to the basketball court and playing field. “There is no land issue,” he stated. “The Carteret Primary School Board stands ready to support sporting codes willing to organize themselves and collaborate with the school in developing local sporting facilities to national standards.”

Ward 2 Member and Chairman of the KULLG Social Sector said his office is keen on ensuring this ideas are brought into fruition in the very near future. Hon. Kiapin Tanou urged the community to take responsibility and participate in such developments for the benefit all.

This collaboration between Live and Learn PNG and the KBA, with the support of Carteret Primary School and the KULLG, promises a brighter future for basketball in Kavieng and highlights the importance of community partnerships in driving positive social change.

Interesting times ahead.

18/09/2024

You are invited!

Join us for the 2024 Kavieng Town Circuit Youth Girls Convention!

Theme: Setting a New Benchmark to Equipping and Building Todays Youths for a Prosperous Tomorrow
Scriptures: Psalm 127:1-5, 1 Samuel 16:7

Dates: September 17-21, 2024
Location: Kavieng Town Church

Come reflect, renew, and be empowered! Everyone is welcome! God bless you!🙏🏾

18/09/2024

The New Ireland Rugby Union 2nd Autonomy Sevens Cup, September 27th - 29th, 2024, proudly sponsored by the New Ireland Provincial Government, is more than just a thrilling display of rugby prowess. It stands as a powerful symbol of the island's vibrant spirit and its unwavering pursuit of self-determination. The tournament, a celebration of raw talent and athleticism, serves as a platform for identifying and nurturing local rugby stars from across New Ireland's diverse communities. Beyond the competition, the event echoes the province's fervent desire for autonomy – a government system crafted by the people, for the people. Each powerful scrum, every electrifying try, and the unwavering camaraderie on display embody the very essence of this aspiration: a united New Ireland, empowered to chart its own destiny.

03/09/2024

26 Days to go!!! Inaugural NGI Regional Youth Games 30th September 2024 in Bilas Pele's Kavieng, New Ireland Province.

08/07/2024

27/06/2024

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02/05/2024

Hunangar Reg. ILG 1816 Chairman, Tito Turkia Maksen is calling on the state to immediately intervene and remove illegal landowners claiming ownership over land marks and asserts within the Hunangar Land Territory. Maksen said individuals motivated by self interests have no history connecting them to Namatanai Town Land and they must not interfere with ongoing negotiations between the state and his clan as these illegal actions have been deliberately sabotaging sustainable developments in Namatanai Town for ages. Maksen says there are established legal processes in place for anyone that wishes to challenge the decision of the state recognizing Hunangar as the principal landowning clan of Namatanai Town - and that anyone has the right to follow those processes within the law!

02/05/2024

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CURRENT SITUATION.

Namatanai passage is blocked by desperate and disgruntled unconfirmed landowners of Namatanai village leaving ferry with mining Workers, police officers and Prisoners from Lihir floating at sea awaiting negotiations still in Progress.

Situation sparked by issuance of a ILG Certificate to another group and others not happy claiming ownership of Nti township land.

Reliable Source
09.45am|02.05.24

16/04/2024

STATE GIVES RECOGNITION TO HUNANGAR Reg. ILG No: 1816 AS Original Legitimate PRINCIPAL LANDOWNING CLAN OF NAMATANAI TOWN

March 22, 2024

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Lands ILG Registrar Augustine Kapanombo, Levi Palie – Hunangar Board, Tito Turkia Maksen – ILG Chairman & Jason Towo – Namatanai Town Rural Electrification Specialist Consultant posing for a photograph after signing off and receiving the original ILG Certificate for Hunangar Clan Land Group Incorporated at the Department of Lands & Physical Planning HQ, EDA TANO Haus, Waigani.

This signifies a milestone achievement in the history of Namatanai in which the state officially delivered its recognition to the Hunagar Clan of Salimun Village as the original legitimate principal landowning clan of Namatanai Town, New Ireland Province.

15/04/2024

The good times: Governor Chan hosting a dinner to welcome the Prime Minister’s delegation for the Kavieng Airport ground breaking ceremony on July 15th 2020.