From across Papua New Guinea
PNG International and West Tigers Centre Justin Olam is named in the Round 3 match against Cronulla Sharks this Saturday 6:35pm at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney. Justin Olam’s first appearance in the club will officially make him become Wests Tigers Player #281. Olam comes into the centres replacing Starford To’a who has undergone ankle surgery […]
Rice is a stable diet for Papua New Guineans, and the price tag of K900 million annual import, speaks volumes. For decades, many rural Papua New Guineans have successfully grown rice for self-consumption, but the stable diet which is served on many dinner plates has not seen the national governments commitment to commercialize the rice […]
PNG Power Limited has clarified that the power generation capacity currently available in the Port Moresby grid is more than enough to supply the capital city. The acting CEO Nehemiah Naris says power generation is not the issue – rather, the transmission and distribution aspect of it: “We have our own internal generation, that’s the […]
Papua New Guinea international Zac Laybutt has retained his center position in Cowboys unchanged lineup for NRL round 2 against Newcastle Knights after an impressive game last week. Laybutt scored a double in Cowboys 43-18 thumping over Dolphins and looks promising to seal the no.4 spot after a striking season launch last week. The PNG […]
The Body of the Late Education Minister and Member for Usino/ Bundi, Jimmy Uguro, has finally arrived in Madang. Prime Minister, James Marape, other government ministers accompanied the Late Uguro’s body and his family to Madang on a chartered Q400 aircraft. They were received at the airport by Madang Provincial Member Governor, Ramsey Pariwa, Member […]
The Department of Works and Highways [DoWH] has allocated K60m for nationwide road maintenance and recovery for impacted roads and bridges caused by natural hazards. Minister Solan Mirisim said they are fully aware of the current natural disaster induced landslips, washouts and flash floods occurring throughout the country due to the continuous wet weather condition […]
The new K50 million [AUD 20 million] PNG Climate FIRST [Finance Initiative for Resilience and a Sustainable Transition] project was officially launched on Monday by the PNG and Australian governments in Port Moresby. National Capital District Governor Parkop, the Australian High Commissioner to PNG John Feakes, and Director General of the Global Green Growth Institute […]
The long walk by the Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion [CEFI] to get more Papua New Guineans open back accounts with one of the many registered financial institutions in the country is gaining results. CEFI Executive Director Saliya Ranasinghe revealed that “as of 31st December 2023, there are four-million bank accounts in the country, […]
Residents of the Gerehu Suburb in the nation’s capital have expressed outrage and frustration after daily blackouts which have become more frequent in recent weeks. While its varied between its different stages, outages have been up to over 30 hours for some stages and others 48 to 72 hours, and some just on and off. […]
Islands Petroleum Limited has stepped in to address the fuel crisis in PNG by commissioning a new 5-million litre tank in Lae. This move aims to increase storage capacity and better manage fuel supply across the country following the recent nationwide shortage of fuel supply. Islands Petroleum in its best effort is working to meet […]