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Para team adds two more gold as Gerega sets new national record

PNG para athletes bagged two more gold medals for the national team with Steven Abraham winning the ambulant 200m and Jerome Bunge emerging on top in the seated javelin. Bunge delivered a new Oceania record of 29.93m in the F57 classification yesterday. Lakona Gerega also set the bar high with a new national record in […]

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Hull FC target Kumul hooker after securing Stewart

PNG Kumul prospect Treigh Stewart has signed a short-term deal with Hull FC for the remainder of 2024. The Papua New Guinea PM’s 13 fullback will join the club effective immediately after inking an 18-month contract which will keep him until at least the end of the 2025 Super League season.  Stewart has been attached […]

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PNG encounters second World Cup loss to Uganda

Papua New Guinea’s hopes for a finals berth in the ICC T20 World Cup are slowly fading after facing Uganda with a three-wicket loss. The group C encounter was a thriller as both sides were in search of a first win in the 2024 world cup edition in Guyana, West Indies. PNG led by skipper […]

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Close to 1000 students in West Sepik sit for Written Expression Exam

Grade 10 students from West Sepik joined other grade 10’s throughout the country to sit for the National Written Expression exam today. Around one thousand students from 15 high and secondary schools sat for the exam in the province. Felix Naguru the Provincial examination supervisor said all the 15 schools received their exam papers a […]

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Distribution of relief supplies for flood affected communities underway in South Fly District

The South Fly District Disaster Office has started the distribution of relief supplies to approximately 11,257 households impacted by the flooding in the area. Joy Iwaneke, the District Disaster Risk Management Coordinator, says the relief items being distributed mainly consist of rice, flour, oil, and noodles to the four rural LLGs within the South Fly […]

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Judiciary interpretation on parliament decision on the motion of no-confidence notice

The fourth unsuccessful attempt by the Opposition to full-fill all requirements to move a motion of no-confidence vote against Prime Minister James Marape will get the highest court interpretation.   Parliament Speaker Job Pomat, a member of the ruling Pangu Party told the house on Wednesday, the office of the speaker will seek the courts […]

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PNG culture to be on display at Fest-PAC in Hawaii

Islands scattered like dots in the vast Pacific Ocean, the people of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia heritage will showcase their tradition in the biggest cultural extravaganza for Indigenous people of this region.  Hawaii, the island state of United States is the host of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture.  National Cultural Commission Executive […]

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PNGFA announces 23-man squad for OFC Nations Cup

The Papua New Guinea Football Association [PNGFA] has named a 23-man team for the upcoming OFC Nations Cup to be held in Vanuatu and Fiji from June 15-30. The PNG Kapuls squad comprising of emerging stars and experience troupers have kept the depth of the team despite omitting some regular faces. Kapuls Head Coach Warren […]

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Parliament adjourns to 2pm

A major power outage in the National Parliament this morning forced the House to suspend to 2pm this afternoon. Speaker Job Pomat when addressing the House alternately between English and tok pisin said “today is the day Papua New Guinea is looking forward to the process which is already in Parliament. Yumi mas kam na […]