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Madang police are prepared for the province's two- day 51st Independence celebrations from 15th to 16th September.

An infant and an eleven-year-old boy were amongst survivors of a boating incident between Raikos and Madang on Friday, police confirmed.

Three major health facilities in Madang Province are now proud recipients of new and improved healthcare facilities under the Building Community- Level Climate Resilience (BCCR) project.

The Central Music, Arts and Culture Festival has officially commenced in Bereina, Kairuku district, bringing together musicians, artists, cultural groups and communities from across Central Province.

Seven schools from across Northern Province came together this week for the 3rd annual Provincial Schools Cultural Show, held at Kokoda Junior High School to promote language, culture, and peace among students.

‎The difficulty in disseminating important health information to rural health facilities in Milne Bay has greatly affected the progress of health services in the Milne Provincial Health Authority (MBPHA).
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‎The launch of its new website and intranet system is expected to greatly improve its information sharing between the Provincial health authority, its health facilities in the rural areas and the general public.
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‎The Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority (MBPHA), on Wednesday, launched its website and intranet system as a way to improve communication and information sharing across all its health facilities in the province.
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‎The Acting Chief Executive officer, Dr Dale Frank, at the launching said the website and intranet system is very important, especially with information dissemination.
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‎"Many a times people ring us asking for information regarding health services, maybe introduction of new fees to certain services, we can't answer everyone who need that information.

Families in Ragiampun village in Umi LLG, Markham District, Morobe province, are walking up to 15 minutes to the Yati River for water after their main community pump stopped working.

As the country prepares to celebrate the 51^st Independence, it is another milestone achievement for the country as the Prime Minister opens another state-of-the-art 6^th storey Central Administration and Humilaveka Student Forum building at the University of Goroka.

The National Information and Communication Technology Authority, NICTA, and the Office of Censorship are working around the clock to block illicit online content in Papua New Guinea, with more than 200,000 sites now on the national block list.

Speaking to NBC News, NICTA Chief Executive Officer, Lume Polume said the regulator continues to receive reports of unsuitable websites from the Office of Censorship. Once received, the lists are forwarded to all internet service providers, including Starlink, to be blocked from their networks.

Polume said the process is ongoing. Major sites have been shut down, but new ones continue to appear due to high demand.

The Commander of the National Capital District and Central Province, Benjamin Turi, has confirmed that tickets to the National Football Stadium for Sunday's Digicel Cup Grand Final between the PRK Mendi Muruks and ENB Agmark Gurias on September 13 have sold out.