From across Papua New Guinea
A dinghy ferrying passengers to Cape Vogel village of Makamaka LLG in Alotau District, overturned yesterday afternoon while crossing from Girumia point to Sibiribiri in Milne Bay Province. Details surrounding the incident are still sketchy. However, Makamaka LLG president, Lloyd Franklin, in a text message to NBC news, said a dinghy carrying ten people […]
The death toll from the recent maritime tragedy In East New Britain Province has risen to 12 after four more bodies were recovered from the Tigak Group of Islands early this morning and brought to the Kavieng Provincial Hospital morgue, Friday afternoon. The latest recoveries were made at about 6:00 a.m., today, with one body […]
For many years, the people living along the Kotna-Rulna Road in Dei District, Western Highlands Province, have been cut off from basic government services because of poor road access. Kotna Local Level Government is often referred to as the “back page” of Dei District and Western Highlands due to its remote location, bordering Jimi District […]
In Northern Province, relatives and community members gathered at Buna beach front for a small but significant dawn service to mark the 84th anniversary of the 1942 World War two battle. Ex-servicemen, school children, and Seventh Day Adventist youth led the service at the site where the bloody Buna battle was fought. An Anglican Priest […]
Speaking during a recent visit to the Kulie Yokana community in the Koroba-Lake Kopiago District, Pastor Toliman Siape of the Christian Apostolic Fellowship has thanked MAF for its ongoing operations in Hela province. The Missionary Aviation Fellowship [MAF] in Hela Province continues to bring relief and hope to the isolated population. Pastor Toliman says that […]
Western Province marked Remembrance Day on Thursday with a solemn ceremony in Daru, honoring local men who served as carriers and guides during the Kokoda Campaign in World War Two. Provincial Administrator Robert Alphonse Kaiyun delivered the keynote address, remembering the sacrifices of Western Province men who supported the allied soldiers [Australia and United States] […]
Two women from the Fly River area in the Fly Kiwai RLLG in the South Fly District of Western Province are recovering in Daru General Hospital after suffering severe skin reactions they believe were caused by contamination in the Fly River. Rose Sapsi, 20, from Gaima Village and Kehama Thomas, 27, from U’uwo Village in […]
Team PNG is ready to take its place on the international stage as the countdown ends for the opening of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Opening Ceremony will be held at the OVO Hydro Arena on Thursday evening in Scotland, which is 5:00am Papua New Guinea time on Friday. Papua New Guinea will compete […]
New Zealand have qualified for a 13th FIFA U-17 World Cup and secured progression to the final of OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2026 with a 3-0 win over Papua New Guinea at the PNG Football Stadium in Port Moresby. They move on to face Fiji in Saturday’s title-decider at the same venue, overcoming a spirited […]
The transfer of the public service payroll system from the Department of Finance to the Department of Personnel Management [DPM] has been described as a major reform driven by parliamentary oversight following years of delays and serious weaknesses identified in an independent review. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform, Gary Juffa, said […]