From across Papua New Guinea
Days away from the Census Reference Night this Sunday, June 16 and Milne Bay Province has revealed it’s highly likely they could start the enumeration exercise a few days late. Despite the slow release of funds from the National Statistical Office [NSO], their third tier LLG training of enumerators gets underway this Friday [tomorrow] for […]
The 2024 Population Census has set up a Census Operations Centre [COC] for NSO headquarters to use purposely for communication, monitoring and coordinating the Census operations throughout the country. The COC through establishing a Census Call Center aims to coordinate information and queries coming in from the field and the public throughout the country during […]
The Supreme Court has invited the Speaker of Parliament Job Pomat and Attorney General Pila Niningi to join the court proceeding initiated by the Opposition leader. The proceeding is in relation to the motion on Vote of No Confidence which was moved in the last Parliament session. Presiding Judge Derek Hartshorn has made directions today […]
The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has raised an amount of K75,500 for Team PNG during its recent Prime Minister’s Corporate Golf Challenge in Lae. The Prime Minister’s Corporate Golf Challenge is an annual fundraiser, hosted by the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee for Team PNG preparations for major international games. The Golf Challenge […]
The Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea has appointed Christopher Topa as the new Executive Officer, replacing Miskus Lapan. The PNGBF executive committee formally approved Mr. Topa’s recruitment, marking an exciting new chapter for basketball in the country. BFPNG president Emma Waiwai expressed her confidence in the new appointment, stating that Topa, has the potential […]
The Opposition has filed a Section 18 Supreme Court Reference to review the process involved in disputing the recent unsuccessful vote of no confidence motion in Parliament. The case was filed on Monday by Young and Williams Lawyers representing the Opposition. They are seeking further orders to have parliament recalled immediately to deal with the […]
Members of the National Cultural Commission [NCC] executive management and board are using the stage of the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawaii to establish close-working relationship, globally. On the sidelines of the festival, an agreement was signed by NCC and the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies [IFCCA], followed by […]
West New Britain Provincial Member, Sasindran Muthuvel is calling for a medical team from the National Department of Health to be immediately dispatched to the province to investigate tuberculosis [TB] cases. He is urging Health Minister, Dr Lino Tom to facilitate the request. In a media statement Mr. Muthuvel said, the Provincial Government is working […]
West New Britain Province has planned to utilize the public service machinery to carry out the census population count. The province is taking a whole of government approach towards implementing the National Population and Housing Census, which commences next week. Provincial Member, Sasindran Muthuvel and Provincial Administrator, Leo Mapmani jointly issued directives to all public […]
PNG Hunters hooker Judah Rimbu remains buoyant that the club can earn a finals berth despite a rollercoaster ride. The Port Moresby-based franchise who fell out of the top-8, pick-up a much needed 28-22 victory over Western Clydesdales on Sunday. Currently occupying the ninth spot on the Hostplus Cup ladder, the Hunters number nine is […]