From across Papua New Guinea
Remote island communities and disaster officers in Milne Bay are set for faster emergency relief and real-time reporting following the delivery of new Starlink satellite communication equipment. The National Disaster Centre [NDC] provided a standard unit and a portable unit to the province on Wednesday to ensure critical communications remain online during the ongoing El […]
Prime Minister James Marape has opened one of Western’s most isolated outposts, launching major infrastructure developments in Nomad, Middle Fly. Nomad Station came alive yesterday with traditional dancing and live entertainment as Marape launched the Kiunga-Nomad Road construction, breaking decades of geographical isolation by connecting the remote district directly to Kiunga’s commercial hub. PM Marape […]
The Madang provincial hospital will begin an indefinite scaling down of its services today due to a critical shortage of essential medical drugs and other consumables. Chief executive officer of the Madang Provincial Health Authority, Dr Martin Daimen, announced through a circular yesterday that the management has taken this drastic measure due to the ongoing […]
Goroka-based contractor Mebiluba Service and Maintenance has commenced refurbishment and rebranding work on PNG DataCo’s Kumul Submarine Cable Network landing facility in Alotau, Milne Bay. The six-man team from Eastern Highlands has been engaged to rebrand DataCo facilities across Papua New Guinea to establish a standardized national corporate image. Director of Mebiluba Service and Maintenance […]
The Madang Provincial Executive Council [PEC] has approved K1 million in emergency funding to address the severe coastal erosion threatening the Matugar section along the Madang-Bogia Highway. The critical stretch of road has suffered progressive degradation due to rising sea levels and relentless wave action, leaving half the carriageway washed away and posing serious risks […]
A container of medical supplies donated by organisations and volunteers in Queensland, Australia, has been handed over to Lutheran Health Services in Lae. The supplies arrived in Papua New Guinea aboard an Australian Navy vessel and will be distributed to Lutheran hospitals and health facilities in Morobe, Madang and the Highlands. The donation comes as […]
Papua New Guinean and United States personnel are training in basic emergency medical care as part of a joint disaster response exercise in Lae. The medical training is being held at PNGDF Igam Barracks and focuses on what teams can do in the first few minutes after a person is injured. Participants are learning how […]
Papua New Guinea must change the way it trains its young people to meet the demands of a modern economy, Prime Minister James Marape says. Marape made the remarks yesterday during the official launching of the new School of Petroleum Engineering at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology in Lae. He also presented K10 […]
Financial constraints remain a critical hurdle for Vanimo’s Queen of Paradise Orchestra as the young musicians prepare for their maiden international performance in Jayapura, Indonesia, scheduled for the coming weeks. Orchestra program head Fr Martin Prado recently returned from the Indonesian provincial capital after securing concert venues and finalizing preliminary logistics. However, securing full financial […]
Permanent sea safety checkpoints will be established following last month’s fatal boating mishap near the Pigeon Islands, according to Duke of York Island local level government [LLG] president Jack Kongkong. The initiative follows the July 18 incident in East New Britain, which prompted local authorities to tighten sea transport regulations between the islands and the […]