From across Papua New Guinea
The Hela Provincial Disaster Committee [HPDC] has been directed to begin public awareness campaigns across the province on the impacts of the forecast 2026–2027 El Niño, following a national directive from the National Disaster Centre. The awareness campaign is part of a wider preparedness plan that also includes vulnerability assessments, water source mapping, contingency planning […]
The Western Pacific University [WPU] has reached a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey, with the official launch of its AI-Enabled Digital Knowledge Hub. Western Pacific University [WPU] President, Professor Janet Bulumaris Rangou said, the hub named LearnX was launched with the distribution of SmartX Digital Learning Tablets, reaffirming their commitment to delivering innovative, […]
The National Disaster Centre [NDC] has activated its emergency response system following the National Weather Service’s official declaration of an El Niño climatic condition this month. The declaration has triggered high-level warnings for severe drought and frost impacts across several provinces. NDC director Lason Mana confirmed yesterday that the National Emergency Operations Centre has been […]
Ward 13 Sisimakam in the Ningerum rural local level government [LLG] has officially launched Western’s first community-led disaster plan to boost local emergency preparedness. The Community-Based Disaster Risk Management [CBDRM] plan, which is the first of its kind for Ningerum Rural LLG, was launched yesterday at the North Fly District Administration in Kiunga. The plan […]
The We Are One Foundation, the charitable arm of Islands Petroleum, will host its annual charity fundraiser event in Lae this weekend to support local health services in the Morobe Province. The event, which returns on Sunday, aims to raise vital funds for the infrastructure and operational needs of the Malahang and Buimo health clinics […]
People in the Pomio district of East New Britain will now benefit from improved access to emergency healthcare following the successful delivery of twins through the district’s first-ever emergency caesarean section. The operation, carried out at Palmalmal District Hospital, safely delivered a baby girl and a boy while saving the life of their mother, marking […]
Two shut down Agro industry centers in Hela will be revived after the Provincial Government signed a new management deal with veteran agriculturalist Scott Nathan. The Koroba Agro Industrial Center in Koroba Lake Kopiago and the Piwa Agro Industrial Center in Tari Pori districts were abandoned by their previous operator, Innovative Agro Industry. Under the […]
Traditional landowners of Fatima in North Waghi have handed over a 90-hectare piece of land to the Jiwaka Provincial Health Authority [JPHA] for the construction of the new level-five provincial hospital. The land was presented by Andngbang community spokesman Rex Kati to JPHA chief executive officer Thaddeus Turi and deputy board chairman Andrew Tants at […]
North Fly MP James Donald joined his tribesmen during a traditional initiation dance at the Sel Kambang Festival in Western. Donald, who is the patron of the festival, danced alongside the Waitu cultural group from Diabi and Gasuke villages in the East Awin area, located east of Kiunga along the upper Fly River. The group […]
Village health volunteers from the Urban Kerema completed a three-day training workshop yesterday aimed at fighting leprosy and boosting community health care. The Preventive Health and Community Engagement [PHACE] workshop, held at Epo, Gulf, was organised by the Leprosy Mission Papua New Guinea [TLM PNG] to improve support and care for communities affected by the […]