From across Papua New Guinea
A Grade 12 student from Maprik Secondary School was killed, and school property was vandalized in a violent confrontation at the school grounds on Saturday night. Police confirmed that the deceased, Sirol Beisim, 23, from Albinama village, Maprik District, was attacked during the incident and later died at the Maprik Health Centre According to reports, […]
As growing workplace pressure and emotional stress continue to affect healthcare workers across the province, Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority (WHPHA) staff are being urged to put their own health and wellbeing first. To mark the International Labour Organization’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the WHPHA conducted a workplace safety and wellbeing […]
The 21 graduates of East Sepik College of Nursing were strongly urged to meet high standards of professionalism and service delivery in the health sector. During the school’s 5th graduation ceremony held yesterday at Boram Dental Square in Wewak, Governor Allan Bird encouraged the graduating class not to follow the status quo but set high […]
Papua New Guinea’s number one Tok Pisin radio station, 93 Yumi FM, will mark two decades of supporting local music this Saturday with the 20th Yumi FM PNG Musik Awards at the Lamana Gold Club. The ceremony celebrates not only Yumi FM and its parent company PNGFM Limited, but also the legendary artists who have […]
A senior lecturer in pharmacy at the University of Papua New Guinea, Dr. Martha Yahimbu, will conduct postdoctoral research in pharmacology at the University of Utah for the next five months under a Fulbright Visiting Fellowship. During her Fulbright program at the University of Utah, Dr. Yahimbu will conduct advanced pharmacological research, including studying the […]
What began as a community effort with bush-material classrooms in 2013 is now taking shape as a permanent secondary school in Lai Valley LLG. The Lai Valley United Church Technical Secondary School is nearing completion of a state-of-the-art new multipurpose building, funded by the Mendi Munihu District Development Authority [MM DDA]. The steel and brick […]
Usino-Bundi MP Vincent Kumura, has delivered a blunt message to tertiary students receiving district school fee subsidies: ‘the local government is investing heavily in your minds, and you have a clear duty to bring that knowledge back home’. The District Development Authority, has officially begun rolling out its K1.5 million Tuition Assistance Program for 2026, […]
A critical alliance of provincial administrators, municipal leaders, and national tax and labor watchdogs has been formalized in Alotau to restore order to Milne Bay’s commercial sector. Supported directly by the Provincial Executive Council [PEC], the newly sworn-in Provincial Economic Facilitation Committee [EFC] brings an abrupt end to years of fragmented business oversight that allowed […]
Air Niugini has taken a significant step towards elevating its customer service standards in East Sepik Province, officially launching a modern retail sales outlet in Wewak today. The national carrier has strategically relocated its regional sales operations to Tang Mow Plaza, positioning its services inside one of the town’s primary commercial centers to ensure maximum […]
The national government is stepping in to bypass provincial bureaucratic bottlenecks that have left thousands of educators stranded without their legally mandated travel entitlements. Teaching Service Commission [TSC] Chairman Maini Ugaia announced a major administrative directive on Wednesday, confirming that teachers who were short-changed or completely missed out on their 2025 and 2026 leave fares […]