From across Papua New Guinea
Schools in the National Capital District will not be allowed to accept any transfer of teachers and students into the National Capital District school system next year. The Education Services Division in NCD resolved to making this decision as overcrowding in classrooms not only in Port Moresby but throughout the country remains a huge challenge. […]
Papua New Guinea and Australia will increase cooperation on policing and security under a major deal signed by Prime Minister James Marape and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra today. The K490 million ($200 million) agreement will see Australia helping to support PNG’s internal security, from police to courts to correctional services, as well […]
Despite the Marape-Rosso Government passing record national budgets in consecutive years, a member of parliament wants to know how many new jobs were created. Chuave MP James Nomane used a recent debate on the K27 billion 2024 budget to ask Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey to say how much cash was allocated to different sectors of the […]
A five-man Supreme Court bench has refused a special constitutional reference which sought to nullify the election of Prime Minister James Marape. The case was filed by Ialibu Pangia MP and former PM Peter O’Neill. It also sought to nullify the election of National Parliament Speaker Job Pomat. Mr O’Neill wanted the Supreme Court to […]
The PNG Anti-Corruption Movement for Change is calling on the government to stop tax holidays on offshore transactions by big mining companies. Movement president Dilu Okuk’s comments came after the government announced it would permanently lift PNG’s tax-free threshold from zero to K20,000. That means people earning less than K20,000 will pay no tax. When […]
Prime Minister James Marape says police, defence and other development areas will be discussed when he meets his Australian counterpart in Canberra this week. The trip is also expected to include the signing of a new security agreement between Mr Marape and Australian PM Anthony Albanese. The framework agreement for closer security relationship between the two […]
Papua New Guinea’s two largest cities face a critical shortage of affordable housing, experts say. A study by the National Research Institute calls for the private and public sectors to concentrate on their roles in fixing the shortage of affordable housing in urban areas, particularly in Lae and Port Moresby. The study’s author, Dr Lindsay […]
Detectives from the Port Moresby Criminal Investigative Division Homicide Unit have detained six police personnel and a civilian informant linked to the alleged murder of a teenager last Monday. NCD & Central Commander Anthony Wagambie Junior said the suspects were apprehended and brought in for questioning last Friday. The suspects are linked to the death […]
A joint squad of Australian Federal Police and Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary officers have detained six Papua New Guineans in Daru and Port Moresby on suspicion of trying to smuggle five kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia. Assistant Police Commissioner Special Operations Donald Yamasombi said the arrests happened in late November and early this month. […]
Papua New Guinea stands to benefit from a huge K344 million ($US100 million) French package dedicated to preserving nature and forests and mitigating climate impact. This funding is expected to go towards already-identified objectives including achieving 30 per cent protection of land and sea by 2030; a 25 per cent reduction in deforestation and forest […]