From across Papua New Guinea
National Rugby League chief executive Andrew Abdo has dismissed reports linking veteran coach Wayne Bennett to the head coaching role for the Papua New Guinea NRL franchise. Speaking to 9News after his visit to Port Moresby for the official announcement of PNG’s inaugural NRL board, Abdo clarified that no decisions have been made regarding the […]
The soft hum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York enveloped Tobi Borungai, Chairman of the Kwoma Arts Group, and Mathew Kuarchinj, Chief of Mariwai Village, as they stepped into the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Their eyes traced the intricate designs etched onto 250 painted sago palm branches—each a symbol of Kwoma identity, […]
The Hela Provincial Government and the National Youth Development Authority [NYDA] met today in Tari to plan better support for young people in the province. The meeting focused on setting up new Youth Development Councils in Komo-Hulia and Magarima districts. It also looked at restarting youth councils in Tari-Pori and Koroba-Kopiago, which were first set […]
PNG Ports Corporation is spearheading efforts to transform Lae into the economic heart of Papua New Guinea through the development of a state-of-the-art Industrial Park. Lae Port which is the largest, busiest, and most economically strategic among PNG Ports Corporation’s 15 regulated ports, is primed for expansion due to its proximity to key shipping routes […]
The Australian High Commission has handed over the refurbished female accommodation block at Murray Barracks. This refurbished Living-in-Accommodation [LIA] for female soldiers at the Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s [PNGDF] Murray Barracks Force Support Battalion [FSB] was officiated by Assistant Secretary Pacific Infrastructure Laura Darlington for Australia in the presence of the Deputy Chief of […]
Okapa MP Saki Soloma is calling on Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr. and Police Commissioner David Manning to speed up work on building four new police barracks in the Okapa District. The facilities are part of the government’s Kina to Kina Program, which aims to strengthen law and order across the country. Speaking during a […]
Clothing store, Jack’s, has announced one of its winners in the 2025 Design PNG Competition is a juvenile detainee at Madang’s Beon Correctional Institution. The winner, Sebastian Luke; from Barum Village in the Transgogol Local Level Government area of Madang District, is one of the six winners for this year’s competition. Sebastian was introduced to […]
More than 600 kilograms of cannabis and counterfeit cigarette exhibits confiscated by the National Drug and Vice Squad were destroyed outside Port Moresby yesterday. These illegal drugs had been seized between 2022 and 2025. Director Drugs and Vice, Joel Simatab, Deputy Commissioner of Police Special Operations, Donald Yamasombi, NDVS members, Waigani Court House Sheriff, National […]
The Teaching Service Commission has reactivated its Teaching Council, 13 years after it was shelved due to unpaid allowances for its members. The council, initially established in 2012, had remained inactive for more than a decade. Its reactivation now positions the TSC to strengthen its policy enforcement efforts nationwide through the council’s members. TSC Chairman […]
At least three families have been displaced by Monday’s heavy rain and flooding in Alotau Town.Local Disaster officials have stood in temporarily to assist them, but for how long? 46-year-old Jill Valoi and her family have only what they wear, everything else was covered by a landslide on Monday morning when heavy rains sparked flooding […]