From across Papua New Guinea
The Papua New Guinea Correctional Service [PNGCS] is currently having a 2025 Senior Managers conference in Lae. The conference started on Monday December 1st and will end on Friday the 5th. The conference aims to strengthen the PNGCS’s strategic direction and institutional capacity, through evidence-based planning and partnerships. Based on the theme ‘PNGCS RESET AT […]
Papua New Guinea is preparing to roll out one of the most comprehensive mobile identity reforms in the Pacific, with the Government announcing a new SIM Card Registration Regulation to take effect in 2026. The reform will link every active SIM card in the country to the national SevisPass Digital ID, a move the Government […]
There is a need to amend the Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited, to ensure its compliance and consistency of payment of dividends to the main government coffers. KPHL was created to hold the State’s interest in the PNG LNG and other petroleum ventures, with the Prime Minister as the sole trustee. Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Plans […]
The proposed amendment to the Internal Revenue Commission Act, for the creation of an oversight board, has sparked serious concerns with the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Plans and Estimates. Chairman Joseph Yopyyopy reminded the Government that the IRC “is not another government agency – rather it is a constitutional state organization designed to be independent […]
Kimbe in West New Britain Province is set for an exhilarating showdown as it prepares to stage the 2025 New Guinea Islands Snooker Open titles from the5th to the 7th of this month. The cue tournament sanctioned by the Papua New Guinea Billiards and Snooker Association will see pool enthusiasts from around the province, including […]
Madang police have revealed that a convicted prisoner who escaped from the Madang District Court last Tuesday passed away while receiving treatments from gunshot wounds. Police identified the young man as Mathew Kawat Wus, whom they described to be a Madang-based wanted criminal. Soon after sentencing, Wus was shot and recaptured last Friday, November 28, […]
Residents in Manus Province have been urged not to stigmatize and discriminate people from seeking testing and life-saving medication for HIV/AIDS Provincial health and government officials emphasized on this during the World Aids Day observed this week. The officials present emphasized that dismantling stigma and discrimination within local communities is the critical next step in […]
Western Highlands Governor Wai Rapa has issued an urgent public warning after a new video was shared last night on social media by the relatives of the late Josepha Nuan from Bena, Eastern Highlands Province. Josepha was one of the two female students who were killed in Mt. Hagen two weeks ago. In the video, […]
The Greater Sepik Cocoa of Excellence & Trade Expo 2026 was officially launched by East Sepik Governor Allan Bird during a fundraising dinner at Dynasty Seafood Restaurant in Port Moresby. The Expo will be held in Wewak from 21–23 April 2026. It will bring together overseas buyers and cocoa farmers from around Papua New Guinea […]
Prime Minister James Marape on Tuesday defended the K30.9 billion 2026 National Budget, saying the Opposition is using selective and misleading information to criticise the Government. Mr Marape responded to Shadow Treasurer Bryan Kramer in Parliament, saying the Opposition is not telling the full story about PNG’s debt and economic performance. The Prime Minister said […]