From across Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea international Elsie Albert, Ua Ravu and Essay Banu have extended contracts with their respective clubs in the National Rugby League Women’s [NRLW] competition. The Orchids trio were part of the women’s national side in the Pacific Championships campaign where PNG lost all three games to Australia [0-84], New Zealand [0-36] and Samoa […]
NCD Metropolitan Superintendent, Silva Sika, has launched Operation Silver Christmas and New Year to ensure safety and peace throughout the festive season in Port Moresby and Central Province. Speaking during a combined NCD/Central Police Command parade at Unagi Oval, in the Gordon Suburb, Superintendent Sika outlined plans to tackle rising crime by increasing patrols in […]
The PNG Government is keen to support businesses expand and diversify their operations in the country. International Trade and Investment Minister, Richard Maru after returning to the country from the PNG Investment Week in Australia made these statement. “This is plain common sense because we all know that PNG-based companies know the local business environment […]
Papua New Guinea’s entry into the Australian National Rugby League Competition will see sports playing a bigger hand in foreign diplomacy with Australia. Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko hailed the Australian Government, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and his cabinet for leading the bid at the highest level. That includes a commitment by the Australian Government of […]
Papua New Guinea prime minister and his Australian counterpart believes sports diplomacy will unify both nations. The largest Melanesian country, separated by the Coral Seas from the Australia continent, history dates back to PNG pre-independence. PNG is the only country in the world that claim rugby league as its national sport. And the Thursday’s […]
Ok Tedi Mining Limited is expected to generate K40 billion in social benefits, taxes, royalties and dividends to its shareholders over the next 26 years. OTML managing director, Kedi Ilimbit, revealed this during his presentation at the 2024 Investment Week Conference in Sydney, Australia. “K40 billion is a lot of money. The challenge to our […]
The National Department of Health through the COVID-19 Emergency Response Project funded by the World Bank Health Portfolio Projects has 40 containers packed with Personal Protective Equipment [PPEs] for 20 Provincial Health Authorities. The Gulf PHA, National Capital District PHA and Central PHA have already received their supplies. PPEs for distribution to the remaining PHAs […]
The Australian Army and PNG Defence Force partnered in a series of training activities in Wewak, East Sepik Province for this year’s Exercise Wantok Warrior. Australian personnel, primarily from the 3rd Brigade, conducted infantry focused combined arms assault serials using air-mobile, armoured and amphibious assets with their PNGDF counterparts. The exercise was turned up a […]
Customs detect and seize a record 15.02kg of cocaine bound for Australia with a street value of over K12.3 million or Australian $5.2 million. The PNG Customs Service has successfully foiled an attempted cocaine smuggling operation by apprehending two foreign nationals at Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby. Customs Chief Commissioner David Towe said the […]
The internal revenue supporting Bougainville’s recurrent and development budgets is only at 7 percent and must be raised to over 50 percent to adequately support the Special Region’s autonomous restructure aspirations. Prime Minister James Marape made this statement on Wednesday at the PNG Investment Week in Sydney, Australia. “Bougainville needs to be economically strong,” the […]