From across Papua New Guinea
The Electoral Commissioner says Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission is aware of the mammoth task of conducting a Local Level Government election using two voting methods. Simon Sinai says while considering that, the PNGEC is hosting a weeklong workshop to come up with an election plan to ensure its manageable Relevant stakeholders like the Royal […]
The Department of Education will make a decision on further engagement of teachers in the national census if an official notice is out on an extension, secretary Dr Uke Kombra says. Dr Kombra said there are at least over 17,000 teachers engaged as volunteers to collect data amidst other census related activities nationwide. The school […]
The National Population and Housing Census in Milne Bay should have started over the weekend, but it has been further delayed. In Alotau on Monday morning, its census field gear for enumerators finally arrived and all its LLG Census Coordinators are being summoned into Alotau to help with sorting and collecting of these gears along […]
Kumuls legend and former captain David Mead has rallied his support for PNG in its aspirations to have a team in the NRL. Mead says having a team in the top-flight competition would nurture positive transformation in the social and economic landscape of the country. “The cultural and social changes that the game can bring…we […]
It’s the final week of the National Census and while the electorates of the nation’s capital are making slow but steady progress, they continue to face challenges like the refusal by some residents to register their households. NBC News was on hand and witnessed a household in Moresby South’s Korobosea Ward 3a refusing to register […]
After a week of conducting a nationwide census, there are still some provinces that have not yet started. Hela province is one of the few provinces that have yet to begin training their enumerators. Hela province received their kits and other necessary equipment last week. Starting today, the trainers from the Local Level Governments (LLG) […]
Justin Olam feels rugby league powerbrokers have not consulted him about the Papua New Guinea expansion bid for fear he will warn against fast-tracking the team’s entry into the NRL. The premiership-winning PNG international says he is in favour of establishing a first-grade team in his homeland, but only after “a couple of years” investing […]
Papua New Guinea failed to secure a semifinal spot despite finishing their OFC Men’s Nations Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 victory over Samoa at HFC Bank Stadium, Suva. Nothing less than three points would suffice for Warren Moon’s side, with the result in the later clash between Fiji and Tahiti ending their finals hopes. […]
Twenty-Years wait for a better road looks certain in the horizon for the 16, 000 people of Tsenga. Four council wards make up, Tsenga in the Middle Jimi LLG of Jimi District of Jiwaka Province, . The road will connect through Mala in the Dei District of Western Highlands. Jimi MP Wake Goi presented an […]
One of the oldest companies operating in-country has partnered with German’s Embassy in Australia to fund the refurbishment of two double classrooms in rural, Central Province. Vula’a Elementary School is situated in Hula, Rigo District was beneficiary of the project worth K215,000 which covers installation of essential classroom kits, was official opened on Friday. The […]