PNG Star at the Cutting Edge of Women’s Football
Add captionRuby Leete is a well known name in women’s football in the north of Queensland. The Papua New Guinea born star grew up in Port Moresby and moved to Australia in 1996. Once settled in her new...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea says sorry for violence against women
Milne Bay House Cry. Image credit: Natasha via FacebookPAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has apologised for the violence faced by women in his country and pledged a crackdown on...
View ArticlePNG's Notorious criminal and rapist Kapis Escapes
William Kapis ..Image credit: EMTVEither planned or a terrible co incidence, one of Papua New Guineas notorious criminals William Kapis, escaped from Bomana Jail outside Port Moresby yesterday, just...
View Article150,000 live cattle as foreign aid to Papua New Guinea
SMART MOO-VE: A plan has been hatched to send up to 150,000 live cattle to Papua New Guinea. Picture: Tim Marsden Source:The Courier-MailPREMIER Campbell Newman is in talks to ship up to 150,000 live...
View ArticlePNG Families Assist Two Kindergarten Schools in Guadalcanal
Source: Solomon Times OnlineThe Papua New Guinea (PNG) community working and residing at Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) today (Thursday) donated some items to the Nguvia Kindergarten and...
View ArticleCarr cancels 457 visa of PNG's 'most wanted' man
Australian Foreign Minister. Bob Carr : Photo credit: The Ridge NewsAustralia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has used his special powers to cancel the 457 visa issued by the Gillard government to an...
View ArticleKAPIS RELEASES HOSTAGE
Prison Escapee on the run. Image credit: EMTVCorrectional services officers on the ground at Laloki Central Province confirmed the hostage was released on Wednesday and now in police custody.NCD...
View ArticleSolomon Islands Welcomes PNG’s Multi-million Kina Assistance
Prime Minister Lilo praised the PNG government for making such a decision which he described as reflecting PNG's recognition of the development needs and aspirations of Solomon Islands. Source: Photo...
View ArticleLittle Lam talk may lure Mead
TITANS flyer David Mead faces a battle between the heart and the head as he contemplates turning his back on his dream of playing Origin football to again don the Kumuls strip at a World Cup.Titans...
View ArticleRaiders stumped by 2013 away record
AAP ©Canberra props Brett White and Dane Tilse say they have no idea why the Raiders can't convert their hot NRL home game winning streak into success on the road.The side has won eight games at...
View ArticleNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un sends envoy to China
Mr Choe, front right, is the most senior North Korean official to visit China since August 2012. BBC NEWSNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media has announced,...
View ArticleOsaka Gas Buys PNG Gas Fields
Image credit: OilSearchSYDNEY - Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. has agreed to pay up to US$204 million to acquire stakes in natural gas assets in Papua New Guinea owned by Horizon Oil Ltd., in the latest bet by an...
View ArticlePNG Opposition Leader Belden Namah has been referred to the Parliamentary...
PNG Opposition Leader. NamahOpposition leader, Beldan Namah has been referred to the Parliamentary Privileges Committee.Parliament Speaker, Theo Zurenouc referred the leader following request by Prime...
View ArticleQueensland Maroons Squad named for Game 1
Maroons newcomer Chris McQueen. Photo: Getty ImagesQueensland coach Mal Meninga momentarily had him confused with the man on the motorbike from The Great Escape but believes new recruit Chris McQueen...
View ArticleDeath penalty by suffocation passes Papua New Guinea parliament
PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill and Prime Minister Julia Gillard disagreed over the death penalty plan earlier this month. Source: news.com.auAUSTRALIA'S closest neighbour Papua New Guinea has moved...
View ArticlePNG born Wallabies star Genia pens Digicel endorsement
Genia .Image creidit. zimbo.comPapua New Guinea-born Australian rugby union international Will Genia has agreed a personal endorsement deal with Caribbean mobile phone network Digicel. The deal will...
View ArticleWHITEHAVEN'S RODNEY PORA RETURNS TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Whitehaven prop Rodney Pora has returned home to Papua New Guinea to be with his young son, who is seriously ill in hospital.Rodney PoraThe experienced international had been due to feature for Haven...
View ArticleSchool fight in Lae
Standoff ... Lae Secondary School students facing Bugandi students (right) as armed policemen, some in plain clothes, stand in the middle of the two groups of students. – Nationalpic by Gabriel...
View ArticlePNG Prime Minister Peter O'neil takes Opposition Leader Belden Namah to court
PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill is pressing ahead with defamation proceedings against Opposition Leader Belden Namah. Belden Namah. Source: AAPMr O'Neill on Wednesday filed a writ of...
View ArticleCouple wed in France's first gay marriage
Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau have become the first gay couple to marry in France, days after a bill allowing same-sex marriage was signed into law.The high-profile ceremony in the southern city of...
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