From across Papua New Guinea
A major step towards improving service delivery in Kerowaghi District is now underway following a new partnership between the Kerowaghi District Development Authority and the Department of Community Development and Religion. The partnership will see the construction of a new office complex aimed at bringing together key government divisions, corporate agencies and community services under […]
Former national representative Nelson Saroa has urged Papua New Guinea’s sporting fraternity that without a concrete foundation at the community level, the nation’s professional aspirations including the PNG Chiefs’ NRL entry, will lack the testimony of true homegrown success Speaking from the sidelines of the Gabone 9s in Rigo, Saroa, a former AFL rep and […]
Former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says everything falls and rises on the type of leadership in a country. In a recent media conference, Mr O’Neill said, the recent investment by the PNG Defense Force into the National Banking Corporation is one example. Mr O’Neill says the PNG Defence Force needs better uniforms, guns, and improvements […]
Prime Minister James Marape said the special investigation into the PNG Defense Force is not to point fingers but to fix the mess created in its recruitment process. While mentioning this in a press conference last week, Mr Marape said, recruitment has been very low in the past 10 years, and the investigation is to […]
The era of tolerated non-compliance within the information and communications technology [ICT] sector is over, says newly appointed National Information and Communications Technology Authority [NICTA] chief executive officer Polume Lume. Lume made the bold declaration today during his official swearing-in ceremony in Port Moresby, where he assumed the top role for a four-year term alongside […]
The Salvation Army, celebrated a historic season in its more than half-a-century educational journey in the National Capital District, with the ground-breaking ceremony for a proposed three-storey Grades 11 and 12 classroom plus a church building, at the renamed Salvation Army Academy Boroko campus, on Friday 08th May 2026. This project stems from the church […]
The National Information and Communications Technology Authority [NICTA] entered a new chapter of institutional oversight today with the official swearing-in of three high-level board members. The appointments comes at a critical time for the regulator as it seeks to restore public trust and modernize Papua New Guinea’s digital landscape. The three new members bring a […]
Leaders of the Autonomous Bougainville Government and the National Government have reached an agreement to settle a long-standing funding issue affecting Bougainville. The agreement was reached after two days of meetings in Port Moresby recently, between Bougainville Vice President Ezekiel Masatt, ABG Treasury and Finance Minister Albert Punghau, ABG Technical Services Minister Patrick Nisira, and […]
Prime Minister James Marape today welcomed President José Ramos-Horta to Papua New Guinea for bilateral talks and the inaugural Melanesian Oceans Summit 2026 in Port Moresby. President Ramos-Horta is visiting PNG from May 10 to 13 at the invitation of Prime Minister Marape. The visit is aimed at strengthening relations between Timor-Leste and Papua New […]
The Kerowaghi Rugby Football League [RFL] commenced its 2026 season on Friday with significant financial backing, as local and provincial leaders pledged K700,000 to develop the district’s sporting landscape. Under the banner “Leave No Kerowagian Behind,” the launch drew a high-profile delegation of politicians and rugby league royalty, as a unified effort to utilize the […]