From across Papua New Guinea
Former Melbourne Storm and PNG Kumuls centre Justin Olam has thrown his full support behind the newly established National Youth Competition, calling it a vital first step as Papua New Guinea pushes towards joining the NRL in 2028. Olam, speaking passionately about the future of rugby league in Port Moresby, said developing a strong junior […]
Polling for the Usino-Bundi bye- election is expected to be completed today. Gama Local Level Government was the first to complete polling with all its six polling teams back at Walium whilst Bundi LLG had its last team extracted yesterday. For Usino LLG, the last team is currently polling at Walium today. Speaking from Walium […]
More than 50 households on Tarawai Island now enjoy clean, reliable water, thanks to a community led borewell project Tarawai Island, located in East Sepik Province off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea, is home to fewer than 500 residents. Until recently, people there relied on unsafe or limited sources of water for drinking […]
Leader of Government Business and Regional Member for Bougainville, Peter Tsiamalili Jr commended Minister for Community Development, Religion and Youth, Jason Peter for introducing and securing the passage of the Persons with Disabilities Bill in the National Parliament. He said this milestone legislation comes at a time Papua New Guinea prepares to mark its 50th […]
The K15.41 million footbridge constructed at Papa-Lealea village in Hiri West, Central Province was officially opened today. Department of Works and Highways [DoWH] Secretary, Gibson Holemba, during the opening, welcomed the new 220-meter footbridge. Mr. Holemba said: “The bridge will become Papua New Guinea’s first longest footbridge.” The footbridge connects Lealea Village 1 to Lealea […]
Fatal motor vehicle accidents along the Magi Highway in Central Province are rising at an alarming rate, with authorities attributing the spike to speeding and drink driving on newly constructed roads. Over the past six months, at least five deaths have been confirmed in separate incidents, all linked to reckless driving behavior. The most recent […]
A newborn baby boy was miraculously rescued from a pit toilet yesterday in Kavieng, New Ireland province. The infant was found near the Ligga United Church area, thanks to the quick actions of local residents and students from Mangai Agro Secondary School. The shocking discovery unfolded when community members and students heard faint cries coming […]
Two conjoined twin girls born at East Sepik Provincial Hospital on Monday tragically died just a day after their birth, despite intensive medical care. The twins, delivered alive at around 2:00 p.m. to a mother from West Yangoru, were immediately placed in the hospital’s nursery under close observation. Medical staff worked to stabilize the newborns, […]
Students from the Earth Science Division of the University of Papua New Guinea [UPNG] and the School of Mining Engineering at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology [UOT] can now access the State-Of-The-Art TNavigator software. The software was donated to the two schools by the Mineral Resources Development Company [MRDC]. It will allow the […]
A new chapter in East Sepik’s trade relations with China was opened today as Governor Allan Bird announced a historic connection between a local cocoa exporter and a Chinese importer, potentially marking the province’s first cocoa shipment to Shandong. Twenty-five years after Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare forged a sister-province agreement between East Sepik and […]