From across Papua New Guinea
Claims that the constitution does not provide the provision to allow Bougainvilles breakaway from Papua New Guinea was rebutted on the floor of parliament today. East Sepik Governor Allan Bird during the debate on Bougainville’s referendum vote said if leaders can make other changes to suit their interest, it can be easily done for Bougainville’s […]
A French military aircraft has brought in more aid supplies this morning for Multika landslide victims. The relief aid supplies contain basic food, water and shelter materials which can cater for around 500 families. The humanitarian aid was flown in from the French Polynesia territory of Tahiti to Port Moresby at midday today and was […]
Counting for Sohe Open in Northen province is yet to start. PNG Electoral Commission says few more ballot boxes from remote Local Level Governments are yet to arrive. The Electoral Commission hopes counting for Sohe by-election will begin today (Tuesday). Meantime, all primary counts for Maprik by-election is complete. After the primary country of Maprik […]
A team of mental health experts from the Laloki Psychiatric Hospital will travel to Enga Province this week to provide mental health support to the hundreds of people affected by the disastrous Mulitaka landslide that happened late last month. Director of DSCMHS Dr. Uma Ambi says the team will be joined by other mental health […]
Prime Minister and leader of Pangu Pati, James Marape has announced that the Pangu council convened earlier today [Sunday] to address the issue of the 12 members of the party parliamentary wing who defected to the Opposition nearly a week ago. The party leadership, including Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso, ministers Joe Sungi, Soro Eoi, […]
“We don’t have a place to stay, and we barely eat and drink. We have nothing left.” Twenty-year-old Frida Yeahkal, a community member whose face was covered in mud said, “All we are asking for is for a safe place to settle in. The stones from the mountain keep falling. We are afraid more could […]
The 32nd SP Sports Awards concluded last night with the winners announced. The event also saw a tribute ceremony to the outgoing PNG Olympic Committee President Sir John Dawanincura who is ill and did not attend the awards ceremony night. The winners of the main category of the awards night yesterday were as follows: Male […]
The 32nd edition of the SP Sports Awards will be on tonight [Saturday 01st June] at the Crowne Hotel in Port Moresby. The special guest speaker for the awards night is Australian legendary female swimmer Liesel Jones. Jones arrived in the country on Friday and was involved in some community engagement activities yesterday and today. […]
Seven days after the deadly landslide in Enga Province which claimed hundreds of lives and misplaced thousands, Prime Minister James Marape landed in Maip-Mulitaka LLG in Porgera-Paiela District. One of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the country happened on 24th May at Kaokalam Village. On Friday, the prime minister was accompanied by Enga Governor Sir […]
More than 5 hundred people in two villages of Mai and Koki in Ward 11, Nuku District are in dire need of relief assistance. A landslide in the area in May destroyed their food gardens, houses, water wells, and other properties. The Sepik-Trans Highway was also damaged, affecting the movement of Nuku and Lumi people […]