From across Papua New Guinea
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Defence, Elias Kapavore MP, met on Sunday 16th August, in Port Moresby for their first ministerial meeting. During their discussions, Deputy Prime Minister Marles reaffirmed the close and enduring partnership between Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Pukpuk Treaty […]
Neralyn Lalo from Yalu village in Lae is the only Ahi woman selected under the Lae Labour Mobility Program. Lalo has taken part in the program since 2004. She says the opportunity will help her gain new skills, work experience and support a better future for her family. “It gives me a chance to grow, […]
Residents and businesses across Port Moresby will face scheduled water shutdowns and phased rationing starting Friday evening, August 14, to Sunday, August 16, 2026. The temporary disruption will allow Water PNG to execute emergency repairs on a leaking section of a 65-year-old pipeline supplying water from the Rouna system. The aging pipeline, originally laid in […]
Children in East Sepik are set to benefit from improved access to specialist cardiac care, with the Operation Open Heart Foundation planning to establish a cardiac screening clinic at the provincial hospital. The proposed clinic follows a two-day cardiac screening program at East Sepik provincial hospital on August 10 and 11, where 16 children were […]
Disaster response teams in Lae have tested their skills in a joint Papua New Guinea-US exercise focused on saving lives during emergencies. The four-day exercise brought together PNG agencies and the Wisconsin National Guard to train in search and rescue, medical response and site security. Teams demonstrated how casualties could be removed from disaster areas, […]
A new K70 million Level Four district hospital is set to be constructed at Walium in the Usino local level government [LLG] area, bringing major relief to thousands of rural villagers in Madang. The health facility was announced by Usino-Bundi MP Vincent Kumura during a official visit to the district headquarters at Walium last week. […]
Relief has finally come for subsistence farmers in parts of Simbu province after rainfall ended a 14-week dry season. Downpour was recorded in Chuave, Gumine, parts of Sinesine-Yongomugl, Kundiawa-Gembogl and Kerowagi districts. NBC News understands it rained for several hours on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Farmers in the affected areas said their […]
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology is expanding its engineering programmes. But the university says its infrastructure must grow with it. Vice-Chancellor Professor Ora Renagi raised the concern during the launch of the new School of Petroleum Engineering in Lae. The school will take its first Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering with Honours students in […]
Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited is planning a national nickel hub in Madang province as part of a wider strategy to process more of Papua New Guinea’s minerals domestically, instead of exporting partially processed products. Kumul Mineral Holdings Managing Director, Sarimu Kanu outlined the proposal during a question-and-answer session with Business Advantage International Publishing Director Andrew […]
The Hela provincial government has expanded its emergency drought response by purchasing four additional 10,000-liter water trucks, scheduled for delivery next month. This addition doubles the province’s fleet to eight water tankers as the province copes with the intensifying El Niño drought. Hela governor Philip Undialu said the initial four trucks purchased have been operating […]