From across Papua New Guinea
Two Chinese men and a woman including a male PNG local were held hostage this morning in Mt Hagen. Police are yet to find out the motive behind the capture of these four people. but believe it was a planned hostage. The three and their local help were taken to the border of Jiwaka and […]
A majority number of judges at the Supreme Court have upheld the objection to competency of the Supreme Court reference filed by the Opposition This application by the opposition wants the high court to intervene and among the orders have Parliament recalled to entertain a vote of no confidence. The applicant filed an application in […]
PNG is a very challenging country in terms of geographical terrain, weather conditions, and many people are disconnected by road access. The government’s 20 years legislated flagship program ‘Connect PNG’ aims to connect PNG through Roads and bridges so it creates a convenient platform for people to access basic services and equally participate in socio-economic […]
The Censorship Ambassador School Program [CASP] is a Behavior Change Intervention Program that was launched on July 30th. It was initiated in 2021 by the Office of Censorship through its Awareness & Publicity Branch under the Strategic Policy & Coordination Division. The program emerged from a series of general school awareness programs conducted by the office since […]
Dr Clement Papa is the first local Western Highlander to become the Archbishop of Mt Hagen Archdiocese after 90 years since the introduction of the Gospel by the late Fr William Rose from Alexishafen in Madang. All predecessor Archbishops starting with George Bernarding, Michael Mier and now Douglas Young were all expatriates. Dr. Papa is […]
The operator of Stop and Shop Supermarkets was gifted with K16 Million financial assistance from the National Government in Port Moresby, on Sunday. Another cheque of K98, 000 was presented to a local software company, JYVX Limited for wages support. Losing Millions of Kina worth of properties and goods after the 10th of January looting, […]
The newly formed World Kuyokushin Kaikan PNG (WKK PNG) Association did an excellent job at the Queensland State Knockdown Full Contact Kyokushin Karate Championship held on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Four fighters who represented WKK PNG in the tournament are Tristan Romalus from Matupit & Rapitok No.3 Villages, in the Rabaul & Gazelle Districts – […]
In what has been dubbed the match of the season so far in the Port Moresby Cricket Association, Raukele defeated United team at Amini Park last weekend to secure the no.1 spot on the ladder. Raukele, having won the toss, elected to bat first. Their innings began on a shaky note, losing Siniva Siniva for […]
A total of 34,360 students from 231 Grade 12 schools including the six National Schools of Excellence, private and permitted schools have nominated to sit the Gr.12 Written Expression exam on Monday August 5th. Department of Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra said he is confident that the students and teachers have prepared well for this […]
Sophie Talele is set on returning home to East New Britain Province after she successfully completed her National FODE exam this week, which concluded today. Sophie enrolled at the Hela Ibau Flexible Open Distance Education [FODE] program after making a crucial decision to improve her grades following rejections for inspection due to her low marks […]