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The SP PNG Hunters has extended its partnership with Hastings Deering as the team heads into round 4 of the Queensland Rugby League’s Hostplus Cup. Since 2022, Hastings Deering has backed the PNG Hunters with both organisations working closely together in a partnership that extends both on and off the field. In a year where the iconic Cat […]
More than 13, 000 members of the PNG Teachers Association will have to wait another two weeks to elect the associations’ office bearers. The issue of writs for the national executive elections was dotted down for Friday. Acting PNGTA National General Secretary Kingston Alu said the deferment for issue of writs to 11th April has […]
The stretch of road from Gerehu, Rainbow, and Administrative College was a sea of men, women and children who woke up as early as 4am to partake in the traditional stations of the cross this morning in Port Moresby. Numbering hundreds, the Catholic faithfuls and Christians started the procession of the cross at St Charles […]
Basic supplies of food, medication and fresh water is now desperately needed by flood and earthquake affected people in East Sepik. Affected villages especially along the Sepik River currently have no safe water drinking sources and food supply, making them vulnerable to water borne diseases and malnutrition. Despite many talks over recent days, the people […]
The Autonomous Bougainville Government says the national government continues to breach the agreements that are in place dealing with the ratification on the Bougainville independence agenda. The Wabag Roadmap agreed in Enga Province in 2021 between the ABG and the national government, says a final political settlement for the Bougainville issue must be determined not […]
The survivors of a boating mishap between the waters of New Ireland and Bougainville in late January will be interviewed by the National Capital District Police Homicide team. The six survivors were part of a group of eight passengers who travelled on a 23-foot banana boat from Anir near Lihir in New Ireland enroute to […]
The member for Gumine Lucas Dawa Dekena and Bogia MP Robert Naguri were today sworn in as Ministers for Education and Energy respectively at Government House in Port Moresby. Prime Minister James Marape congratulated the two new Ministers who will now fill the vacancies left behind by Education Minister, late Jimmy Uguro and former Energy Minister […]
The push to have Sentral Niu Ailan Local Level Government in the Namatanai district to become an electorate in 2027 is about 90 percent finalised. Namatanai MP Walter Schnaubelt who is directly involved in the creation of the new electorate revealed this recently during an awareness rally at Konos sub-district council chamber. Sentral Niu Ailan […]
Secretary, Taies Sansan has clarified that due process was followed in the appointment of the Acting Managing Director for Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA), Debra Sungi in light of recent social media outbursts. Ms Sansan said as required by the CCDA Act, an appointments committee deliberated on the candidates before it, for the managing […]
The SP PNG Hunters have claimed their second win of the 2024 QRL Hostplus Cup season, putting away the Sunshine Coast Falcons 22-10 with an emphatic defensive display on Saturday. The Hunters delivered four well-constructed tries with an impressive defensive effort that had the crowd on their feet in round 3. Despite spending long periods […]