From across Papua New Guinea
Police have arrested and charged a candidate contesting the Usino-Bundi by-election following an alleged attack on a rival candidate’s vehicle and threats made against its occupants. Manu Yafi Kuna, a candidate representing the newly formed People’s Transformation Party, established by Raikos MP Kessy Sawang, was taken into custody yesterday by police at Ramu Sugar. The […]
A total of 300 block holders at Kaugare in the Moresby South electorate will be receiving their land titles after the documentation process is completed. The Contract of Sales were signed today after being presented by local MP and Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko, Housing Minister Dr Kobby Bomareo, National Housing Corporation [NHC] David Tol […]
A recently signed agreement by Alotau District and local freight company Niugini Aviation will assist Alotau’s coffee farmers bring produce in the hinterlands, out to market. Alotau Open MP Ricky Morris confirms he has been informed coffee production is healthy up in Daga, Alotau District’s mountain area, but bringing it to Port in Alotau for […]
Polling for the Usino-Bundi by-election in Madang Province is progressing peacefully, with only a few isolated incidents reported, according to Acting Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Robert Baim. Baim said a Quick Response Force comprising personnel from the Northern Mobile Group, Lae Sector Response Unit [SRU], and Madang Task Force [Fox Unit] was deployed early this […]
The Office of Bougainville Electoral Commission, OBEC, says it will employ a one-day polling, to ensure it enhances transparency in the process, and that instances of double or multiple voting, or any other corrupt practices are discouraged. OBEC Commissioner, Desmond Tsianai, says the one-day polling model is not something new. Bougainville had employed this model […]
French Israeli company Gims Group International is a step closer to developing a luxury eco-resort on Woodlark Island in the Samarai-Murua District of Milne Bay Province. Local MP Isi Henry Leonard said the proposed Edenya Resort project is more than just a tourism venture but will be an economic opportunity for the district and the […]
The progress of a society, its people, and the country depend entirely on good quality education and nothing else. Sinesine Yongolmugl MP Kerenga Kua said Papua New Guinea is a developing nation, and in order to claim itself amongst the developed nations of the world then, we must educate our people by starting with our […]
Electoral officials in Morobe Province will continue the extraction of ballot boxes from Kabwum district today, for the district’s Supreme Court-ordered by-election. Today’s extraction efforts will focus on retrieving boxes from Yus Local Level Government [LLG], the last of Kabwum’s four LLGs. A total of twenty [20] ballot boxes were successfully airlifted into Lae yesterday […]
Prime Minister James Marape has reassured Japanese investors that Papua New Guinea [PNG] remains a stable, resource-rich, and reliable destination for long-term business investments. Speaking at the PNG Mining Seminar in Tokyo, Prime Minister Marape highlighted PNG’s strong track record in mineral exports, especially through the OK Tedi Mine, and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to […]
Prime Minister James Marape has today reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to fighting corruption through the Independent Commission Against Corruption [ICAC]. This follows public commentary circulating in the media that may cause confusion regarding recent developments in the Commission’s leadership. The Prime Minister has made it clear that the Government has not suspended the work of […]