From across Papua New Guinea
A team of eye-care specialists from the Fred Hollows Foundation is currently running a two- week rural outreach program at Gusap Health Centre in the Ramu Township of the Usino/Bundi District, Madang Province. The outreach program is diagnosing patients, providing eye surgeries and refractive services; as well as dispensing ready- made spectacles. The program started […]
Prime Minister James Marape has officially launched the redevelopment of the Hiritano Highway at a ground-breaking ceremony held at Bereina Station. The project, a major part of the Connect PNG initiative, aims to boost economic activity by improving road links between Port Moresby and Kerema, opening up opportunities for agriculture, tourism, and resource development across […]
Coffee farmers of the remote Nivi Village in the Unggai Bena District of Eastern Highlands Province continue to struggle to sell Coffee. Nanikanu Coffee Co-operative Society Limited Chairman Robert Solala made thse remarks during the presentation of their certificate recently. Mr. Solala said it takes them several kilometres to walk on deteriorating road conditions from […]
The three cooperative societies in the Eastern Highlands province [EHP], registered under Coffee Industries Cooperation [CIC] have received their certificates from the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in PNG, Wale Molumi earlier this week. They include Nivi Coffee Cooperative Society of remote Nivi Village in the Upper Benna Local Level Government [LLG], Kamusi Community Development Cooperative […]
Prime Minister James Marape has urged all Papua New Guineans to use this Easter season to forgive one another, come together in unity, and prepare for the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary. In his Easter message, Mr Marape reminded the country of the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who died for all people so that […]
The PNG University of Technology’s Student Representative Senate’s office has confirmed that they are looking forward to presenting their petition to the Ombudsman Commission at 4 o’clock tomorrow [Thursday] afternoon, but are yet to get final confirmation from the Ombudsman Commission’s office. “The Presentation is set for Thursday afternoon 4pm, but I will need the […]
A young man in Madang has been arrested and charged for allegedly impersonating the Madang Provincial Administrator. Police have identified the young man to be Junior Kunda Kevin, aged 28, from Yandera Village in Usino/ Bundi District. Police said his action sought to disrupt official administrative processes. Junior Kunda Kevin was arrested last Friday afternoon. […]
Another group of farmers received a mini rice mill this week under food security program initiated by Milne Bay provincial government. This time, rice farmers from the remote Sudest Island receive the assistance. The province has a rice tonnage target and Food Security Coordinator Skipa Christopher has been hard at work aligning farmers to meet […]
The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League today received two brand new D40 Nissan Navara’s, twenty HP laptops, two high-end printers and a maintenance account for the upkeep of their consumables under its current sponsorship with WR Carpenter (PNG) Ltd. The sponsorship is into its third year and PNGRFL chief executive officer Stanley Hondina said […]
The lack of debate on the floor of Parliament yesterday during the Vote of No Confidence [VoNC] in Prime Minister James Marape, has been slammed by the Opposition. The Opposition highlighted that the Supreme Court orders for the recall of Parliament to deliberate this motion of no confidence, called for a debate. Madang MP Bryan […]