From across Papua New Guinea
A judge at the Waigani National and Supreme Court says prevalence of violence against women in the country and killing of women by their current or former husbands or partners has long been recognised as prevalent. Justice Teresa Berrigan said the National and Supreme Courts have repeatedly denounced these offences. She made these comments last […]
A local shop in Madang town was closed early this week by the Madang Urban Local Level Government for failing to comply with the Trading License Act, the Food Sanitation Act and the Food Sanitation Regulation. This comes as a joint task force comprising officers from the National department of Health, Customs, Investment Promotion Authority, […]
Results for this year’s national examinations for Grades ten, twelve and Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM program were officially announced by the Department of Education on Friday. Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra says the Department used the Mean Rating Index to identify the top performing schools in the country. When announcing the results at […]
An inter- government agencies operation in the Madang province into the illegal sale of medical drugs has uncovered a syndicate that is involved in the dispensing of medicine to vendors. The operation was conducted over two weeks and covered Bogia, Usino-Bundi and Madang Districts. Agencies involved in the operation included the National Department of Health, […]
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 […]