From across Papua New Guinea
The entrance to Governement House is filled with smiling faces of school students. School students from Barakau Primary School in Central Province and St. Micheals Primary Hanuabada have lined up fully attired in their uniforms with their PNG Flags awaiting the arrival of the Holy Father, Pope Francis at the Government House. The students arrived […]
The red carpet has been rolled out and the stage is set at the APEC International terminal tarmac to receive the Holy Father, Pope Francis this evening. Pope Francis is expected at 6:50 pm where he will be accorded a 21 gun salute and traditional welcome. He will be received by Deputy Prime Minister John […]
About two hundres Catholic faithfuls have already gathered outside the APEC terminal in anticipation of the Pope’s arrival from Jakarta According to the official program, the Pope, along with his entourage, will arrive in Port Moresby at 6:50 PM. As the waiting continues, the atmosphere is filled with the joyous voices of choirs from the […]
The West New Britain Provincial Executive Council has approved a two-month special police operation in the province. The special operation aims to restore order in hotspot areas mainly in Kimbe Town and parts of the province. PEC deliberated on the matter and approved the special police operation which commenced on Monday this week.Acting Provincial Police […]
PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy [PNG CORE] have re-elected Anthony Smare as independent president during their Annual General Meeting last week. The Vice President Richard Kassman was also appointed. Along with the two executives re-elected, the chamber also appointed two females including Karo Maha-Lelai, Country Manager for New Porgera Limited in PNG and Maygen […]
On Thursday this week, Santos announced the signing of a mid-term LNG supply contract with Glencore Singapore Pte Ltd [Glencore]. The contract is to supply 19 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum over a period of 3 years plus one quarter. The contract will start in the last […]
Papua New Guinea Rugby Union has lost its membership from Oceania Rugby after being suspended for non-compliance. The suspension by the Regional Association of World Rugby, means PNG will not compete in any regional, Oceania or International competitions until the suspension is lifted. PNGRU were issued a ‘Notice of Determination’ by the Oceania Rugby Executive […]
PNG Hunters roll to finals faces another wearing encounter as they travel down south to meet Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Hostplus Cup semifinals. Coming off a huge win last week, the Paul Aiton coached side are resolute to continue the finals quest against Falcons at Sunshine Coast Stadium. The playoff scheduled at 2:10pm on […]
The Gerehu General Hospital duty doctor who was brutally attacked early this morning by intoxicated policemen is being treated at the Port Moresby General Hospital. Dr Thomas Aiyaka was attacked with other hospital staff by two heavily intoxicated policemen. The NCD Health Authority has condemned this attack saying Doctors, Nurses and all Healthcare workers dedicate […]
Three young Papua New Guinean women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM have been awarded the prestigious British Government’s Chevening Scholarship. The trio will be off to the United Kingdom under a fully funded year long masters program at three different universities for 2024-2025. They were farewelled at a small […]