From across Papua New Guinea
Foreign police officers engaged by the Royal PNG Constabulary through the RPNGC’s Executive Director program are selected by the RPNGC following a rigorous vetting process. A police spokesperson said this whilst responding to queries raised by the general public in Madang Province following a sudden change of the province’s police chief, which saw a Fijian […]
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has been described as the way forward for human resource development in Northern province. Higaturu TVET Institute, one of six TVET schools in the province, is leading the charge after introducing short course programs for school leavers and the working-class population. Higaturu TVET Area Manager Ms. Glenda Tuhesi […]
The upgrading of a feeder road in the Talasea Local Level Government area of West New Britain Province is now assisting locals to easily transport their cash crops to markets in Kimbe Town. The Talasea District Development Authority Board provided funding totaling K580,000 to upgrade the 2.6 kilometre Dami One Feeder Road located in the […]
Madang technical college is helping Pai Vocational Centre in Tari, Hela Province, create an educational and training pathway for its students through a new concept that it has developed. The concept is called down-linking, and its primary aim is to encourage and give hope to Tari students to continue their higher certificate and diploma studies […]
A family of three was burnt to death after more than 15 alleged criminals attacked their home in Yapowa Village, Milne Bay Province, in the early hours of Monday morning. The victims, a father, mother and their 25-year-old son, were at their home in Maramatana Local Level Government, Alotau District, when the attackers allegedly stormed […]
Late football coach, Bob Maiya Morris; has been remembered for his outstanding contributions to soccer in Madang and across Papua New Guinea, with Madang Soccer Association President, Siegfried Beschel; describing his passing as a great loss to PNG football. Speaking during a farewell tribute at Laiwaden Oval in Madang, Beschel said Morris had contributed immensely […]
The Eastern Highlands Public Motor Vehicle (PMV) and Taxi Owners Association is urging operators to register with the newly endorsed association and comply with transport laws. Association Chairman Neskefe Aigawa told NBC News that the move follows a rise in unregistered operators, increasing fuel prices and concerns over passenger fares that do not comply with […]
Radio coverage in Western Province is set to reach more communities, with NBC Western’s restored broadcast service extending to Morehead, Kondobol, Balimo and Tapila. NBC Western’s local radio service had been off air since June 2019 after its transmitter was mounted on a Telikom tower that was later decommissioned. The service has now been restored […]
The public in East New Britain has been urged to report all El Niño-related incidents to their respective District Administrators. The District Administrators are heading emergency centres established in the province’s four districts and are responsible for relaying reports to the Provincial Emergency Operating Centre [PEOC] in Kokopo. Provincial Administrator and Provincial Disaster Committee Chairman […]
Mendi-Munihu District Development Authority (MMDDA) continues to expand power grid connectivity to remote communities across the district. Local MP and MMDDA Chairman, Raphael Tonpi announced that people in Heyep, Posulim, and Oleya communities will soon be integrated into the main power grid. This follows the successful electrification of the Wambip, Tulum, and Wei villages in […]