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Drought impacts differ between provincesNBC News
The National Weather Service has advised that drought impacts differ between provinces and communities. In its October update, the organization cautioned even when “rainfall begins to improve, water shortages and agricultural impacts may persist.” It’s further advised rainfall conditions are “expected to vary across the country from now to January 2027. Director Jimmy Gomoga earlier […]
From across Papua New Guinea
Police in Enga will now take the lead in the Gun Amnesty program, with weeks remaining before the end of the National Firearms Amnesty and Buy-back program, on Christmas day, 25th December. The Provincial Police Commander of Enga Acting Superintendent Daniel Yangen made this announcement following what he described as the ineffectiveness of the gun […]
Acting Commander of Waigani fire station, Joseph Ungil confirmed that the challenges faced today to contain the fire at the Gorden secondary administration building was the unavailability of water source inside the school premises. Ungil said the fire truck had to go back to Boroko fire station and refill four times before they contained the […]
Police in Madang are investigating the gruesome killing of a university student in the Raikos District last Saturday. “Madang CID are investigating the wilful murder of a 29-year-old Divine Word University student on Saturday night, 7th October at Aiyau Village, Astrolabe Bay, Raikos District, Madang,” PPC Uraia said. Chief Superintendent Uraia said the deceased was […]
The National Narcotics Bureau is taking drug awareness to communities in Morobe as it works to educate people about the dangers of drug use. The Bureau is also planning to set up a provincial office in Morobe to improve its work with local communities and government agencies. Director General Kiria Kotange says a two-week training […]
Callan Inclusive Education Resource Centre in Kavieng has taken a different approach to its 2026 academic year-end closure, delivering its school closing program directly to students and their families through a door-to-door initiative. The first-of-its-kind initiative comes amid the prolonged El Niño drought, which has severely affected water supplies and placed additional pressure on families […]
The Morobe Provincial Government is planning to improve the Tutumeng chamber in Lae, with a focus on modern meeting facilities, better seating and improved support for media coverage. Governor Rainbo Paita says the proposed improvements will address the current needs of the Morobe Provincial Assembly, including the installation of modern audio-visual equipment and a Hansard […]
Papua New Guinea is moving to strengthen its censorship laws to deal with harmful content on the internet and social media. Chief Censor Jim Abani says the proposed National Censorship Policy III will shift the focus from traditional censorship of physical materials to online content as more people turn to digital platforms for information and […]
Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) Commissioner Roy Daggy has dismissed a fare schedule circulating on social media, describing it as fake and unauthorised. In an interview with NBC News, Mr Daggy warned the public against sharing the misleading document, saying it was not an official ICCC-approved fare schedule for Lae. “This is a fake […]
The Madang Provincial Government has been urged to support koniak farmers in the province, especially in terms of creating road access for them to bring their produce to the markets in town. The call was made by the Managing Director of Ocean Kava Limited, a local buyer and exporter of Koniak, Madang’s very own Kava. […]