From across Papua New Guinea
Before the parliament sits in November, the government will spend the next three weeks looking into State of Emergency [SOE] instruments to address law and order issues, especially in Enga Province and other parts of the country. Prime Minister James Marape said the government has directed the Police Commissioner, David Manning, and Police Minister Peter […]
The KCK Rigo Rice Cup will become the largest off-season competition in the country when it hosts the first edition next month. The tournament is aimed at exposing young and emerging talents in the hub of the nation’s capital as teams battle for a shot at K300,000 prize money. The grassroots comp sponsored by Rigo […]
The Justification Committee [JC] has officially begun evaluating sports and athlete participation for Team Papua New Guinea [PNG] in preparation for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, scheduled to take place in Palau from 30th June to 9th July 2025. The committee’s review aims to ensure that all eligibility and performance requirements are met, setting the […]
Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have agreed to build on their current bilateral relationship. At the margins of the recently completed Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, the prime ministers of the two Melanesian Spearhead Group member states, signed a framework agreement to pursue, develop and implement economic and technical cooperation activities. Prime Minister […]
Opening up rural airstrips in the country is a key priority of the Marape-Rosso government. Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Walter Schnaubelt says this will be through the Civil Aviation Development Investment Programme or CADIP Phase 3. Civil Aviation Development Investment Programme or CADIP aims to ensure safe and secure aviation infrastructure across PNG’s 22 […]
Prime Minister James Marape is confident his government will return the country to a surplus budget before the next National General elections. “We promise the nation by 2027, we will come back to a surplus, we on a fiscal consolidation, that means we are slicing our deficit, less borrowing [and] putting more to repaying our […]
The Moni Plus Capital Rugby Union launched its Junior Academy this week, aimed to foster pathways for emerging rugby talents in nation’s capital. The development program which will be under the leadership of former Australian Sevens representative player, Aidan Toua. The program is dedicated to providing young rugby players with the opportunity to learn basic […]
Santos announced their continued naming rights sponsorship of Papua New Guinea’s national women’s rugby league team, the Orchids. The 3-year sponsorship investment by Santos started this year and will also cover the junior and school rugby league development programs, technical, coaching, and support staff, travel and accommodation, and international fixtures for the Orchids such as […]
Papua New Guinea cricket sensation Dika Lohia is committed to giving her best in the U19 (Siales) and Elite (Lewas) national cricket teams as she continues to build on her sporting career. The 18-year-old from Pari village in Central Province was the recipient of the 2024 Kaia Arua Medal following Cricket PNG’s Award event recently […]
Prime Minister James Marape has invited King Charles III to be the guest of honor for Papua New Guinea’s 50th independence commemoration next year. It will be a historical moment if the Head of the Commonwealth Nations lands on 16th September 2025 because King Charles III was Prince of Wales when he witnessed the flag […]