PNG LNG invests in improvements to health Care in Hela Province
ExxonMobil PNG, operator of the PNG LNG Project, is investing K2.3 million to rebuild and equip three local health centres in PNG LNG project areas in Hela Province as part of its on-going support to...
View ArticleK9bn worth of commitments for PNG after APEC: Report
A recent report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers has estimated K9 billion worth of commitments made to Papua New Guinea following the hosting of APEC 2018.PricewaterhouseCoopers, a multinational...
View ArticleChairman Establishes Secretariat
Ms. Kessy Sawang – Secretariat Manam Resettlement AuthorityThe Chairman of Manam Resettlement Authority Ken Fairweather is focused on establishing the Manam Resettlement Authority as a fully-fledged...
View ArticlePNG Power updates on electricity restoration in Port Moresby
A car caught in the flood in Port Moresby. PNG Today PhotoPort Moresby had the worst downpour today. The city's drainage systems were outburst and caused over flooding. All city roads were over...
View ArticleVanuatu DARD carries out research on sweet potatoes
Vanuatu Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is conducting research on different varieties of sweet potato at the Tagabe farm in Port Vila.Sweet potato is a crop that has a short life...
View ArticleInsurance firm backs PNG LNG Kumuls
PNG Health Assurance Company Limited today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) as a major sponsor of the PNG LNG Kumuls for the next five...
View ArticleBougainville's Baubake Constituency Weapons free, and Referendum ready
The most violent region in Bougainville, the Buin district which has four constituencies, BAUBAKE, LULE, KONNOU and MAKIS had its first constituency BAUBAKE constituency declared as weapons free and...
View ArticleNationwide Heavy rain, flood warning issued
Flooding in Port Moresby : Photo by Mathew Tapus The Port Moresby warning centre has issued a heavy rain and flood warning for Southern, Momase, Highlands and New Guinea Islands regions.Heavy rain,...
View ArticlePNG Govt forcing up prices in 2019 with 70 new tax increases
Statement by Hon Ling-Stucky“As we try and welcome in the New Year in 2019, families will be asked to pay lots more for basic food and commodities because of new taxes imposed by the O’Neill/Abel...
View ArticlePNG Deputy PM Abel response to Opposition's claims on tax increase
PNG Deputy Prime Minister Charles AbelPapua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Charles Abel has responded to Opposition's shadow minister Ling-Stuckey's comments on increase on...
View ArticleAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to visit Fiji later this month
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will visit Fiji from January 17 to January 20, according to the Fiji Sun newspaper.This was confirmed to the newspaper by his Fijian counterpart, Voreqe...
View ArticleAsian Development Bank President to visit Samoa
The President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the chair of the Bank’s Board of Directors Takehiko Nakao will arrive in Apia today for his first ever visit to Samoa.He will meet with senior...
View ArticleAPEC K9 billion investment in PNG highly unlikely: Barker
It is unlikely Papua New Guinea will see an exact investment worth K9 billion (US$2.760 billion) coming in its entirety as a result of hosting APEC and the leader’s summit in November last...
View ArticleChuuk Crash victim files lawsuit against Air Niugini
The law firm of Berman O’Connor & Mann filed in the Federated States of Micronesia has filed a civil action against Air Niugini and “Does Entities 1-10” at the FSM Supreme Court in Chuuk on behalf...
View ArticleFiji elected to Vice President of the UN Human Rights Council
The Asia Pacific Group of States has endorsed Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan, as the Vice President of the Council from 01 January 2019,...
View ArticleTiny Pacific Islands become battleground in superpower spat
By Jan van der Made, Radio France InternationalThe grounding of a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel in the Marshall Islands is being treated as a "crime scene", according to officials in the Pacific Ocean...
View ArticleSP Brewery responds to blanket ban on Alcohol in Madang
MANAGING DIRECTOR MR. STAN JOYCE CSM, ON BEHALF OF SP BREWERY, EXPRESSED THE COMPANY’S DISAPPOINTMENT OVER THE MADANG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS DECISION TO IMPOSE A BLANKET BAN ON TAKE AWAY SALES OF...
View ArticleMark Herry is Bougainvilles Import Export General Corporation Manager
The ABG funded BOUGAINVILLE IMPORT EXPORT GENERAL CORPORATION has a new Manager.Since the withdrawal of Chinese Manager, JASON FONG and his team at the end of December 2018, the Minister for Economic...
View ArticleLack of funding slows Bougainville Referendum preparation
Preparatory work for the Bougainville Referendum scheduled for June 15th this year is been hampered by lack of funding by the National Government says the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner and a...
View ArticlePolice brutality tops lists of litigation cases against PNG Govt
Police brutality in PNG tops the list of offences which stands at K131 million (US$40.17 million) in litigation matters against the State dating as far back as 1992.Second on the list against police is...
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