Casten Nemra elected Marshall Islands President
The Marshall Islands parliament has elected its youngest President and only the second commoner as chief executive.By a narrow vote, newcomer Casten Nemra, who is 44, defeated seven-term parliament...
View ArticleNauru and Solomon Airlines join forces to link Northern Pacific
Nauru Airlines and Solomon Airlines have joined forces to promote new passenger and cargo links to the northern Pacific.Effective 01 January 2016, Nauru Airlines northbound flights operating via...
View ArticleJailed former MPs weeded out of Vanuatu candidates list
Vanuatu's electoral office says it has received applications from 10 jailed former members of parliament to contest this month's snap election.14 MPs were jailed after they were convicted of bribery in...
View ArticleFiji Fashion Boutique POM in PNG
Some of the clothing products on sale at Fiji Fashion Boutique POMFiji Fashion Boutique POM is adding a pacific taste into PNG fashion. The shop is currently operating a booth at the Vision City in...
View ArticleTwitter considers character limit of 10,000
Twitter is building a new feature which will allow users to post messages as long as 10,000 characters, according to reports.The technical news site Re/code said Twitter, which currently has a...
View ArticleUPNG accepted list for 2016 published online
The University of Papua New Guinea 2016 accepted list has been published online. The university published the list on its website. The list contains the followingNon School Leavers ( this include...
View ArticleEight new players included in PNG Hunters Squad
Eight new faces have been included in Coach Michael Marum's squad for the 2016 Intrust Super Cup campaign. The departure of Israel Eliab and Willie Minoga and the retirement of Roger Laka has made way...
View ArticlePolye calls on Government to use LPV systen in 2017 elections
PNG Opposition Leader, Don Polye, is calling on the Government to continue using the Limited Preferential Voting system in the 2017 National Elections, instead of reverting to the First Past the Post...
View ArticlePhoto Rollout Pilot Project for 2017 elections
The 2017 election is coming up and already preparations are underway to make sure voting, especially in the cities is done properly with the new Photo Rollout voting system.Today the NCDC has come on...
View ArticleCourt reserves decision for Agiru vs Potape case
The national court today reserved its decision for a later date after hearing further submissions from both councils representing ousted Hela Governor Anderson Agiru and newly elected governor Francis...
View ArticleOpposition leader Don Polye Supports Agiru's call for dismissal of MPs
PORT MORESBY:The Opposition has welcomed the call by a government MP to dismiss their fellow MPs, who are either guilty of a crime or miss Parliament sessions without a leave of absence.“Our...
View ArticlePNG Opposition sees government's purchase of EMTV as a move to control media
PORT MORESBY: The Opposition has questioned the government of its real intention to purchase EMTV.The Opposition fears the final purchase of EMTV by the government is another tactical move by the...
View ArticleBishop condemns sorcery-related killings in Bougainville
The Catholic Bishop of Bougainville Diocese, His Lordship Biship Bernard Unabali has condemned all sorcery related killings that are happening on Bougainville, Dawn FM reports.Bishop Bernard said that...
View ArticlePolye accuses Prime Minister O'Neill over Hela Political impasse
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has been accused of meddling with politics in Hela province, resulting in the change in the Governorship of Anderson Agiru to Francis Potape.In a conference with the media...
View ArticleMicah says government will not control EMTV & NBC TV
Public Enterprise and Sate Investments Minister, Ben Micah, has assured the country, that the government will NOT control the newly purchased Television Station EMTV.The PNG Government now owns two...
View ArticleVanuatu parties begin campaign, despite lack of candidates list
Several political parties in Vanuatu have already launched their election campaigns despite delays to the publication of the official candidates list.The Electoral Commission was supposed to publish...
View ArticleTongan artists participate in art exhibition: ‘PUTAHI’
Artists from Tonga will participate in the Visual Art exhibition 'PUTAHI' which opens in Hamilton, New Zealand this afternoon.The exhibition brings together artwork produced by local Maori and...
View ArticleTonga Customs collects 10 million pa'anga in December
Customs authorities in Tonga have collected about 10 million pa’anga in revenue for the month of December.The amount is said to be the highest collected for December in the past five years.The revenue...
View ArticleCourt reinstates Anderson Agiru as Governor of Hela
The National Court has reinstated Anderson Aigiru as Hela Governor.A decision was handed down this morning at the Waigani National Court in Port Moresby after a motion filed on Monday was heard...
View ArticlePM welcomes IMF's High Rating of PNG Economy
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has praised the International Monetary Fund for presenting a frank assessment of the PNG economy.A recent IMF report published in the media commended the government for...
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