From across Papua New Guinea
The acting Chief Secretary, Ivan Pomaleu, has praised the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary [RPNGC] for joining a special team to audit the Connect PNG Infrastructure Program. The RPNGC is the first agency to respond after Pomaleu called for help during the signing of agreements with international companies in February. The audit is important to […]
The education advisors of respective provinces play a pivotal role in shaping the future of this country through their role in producing quality students. In a Governor’s consultation meeting this morning Prime Minister James Marape urged them to do their job effectively. He told them that their role will determine where PNG will be in […]
The National Court’s trial into the criminal charges against former deputy secretary of the Department of Finance Jacob Yafai regarding Illegal payments totaling over K41 million to Paul Paraka Lawyers has started today. Jacob Yafai is charged with five counts of dishonestly applying funds under Section 7 Subsection 1c of the Criminal Code Act. Yafai […]
Five suspects involved in the brutal murder of Margret Gabriel at Baruni are being held at Boroko cell and are helping with the police investigation. Assistant Commissioner Benjamin Turi said the first three suspects arrested earlier have been released after cooperating with the police to identify the main suspects. ACP Turi explained that NCD and […]
The police officer on duty when the suspect who killed his wife in Bereina escaped from custody may face charges for criminal negligence. Assistant Commissioner Benjamin Turi said he has asked the Provincial Police Commander for Central to investigate how the suspect escaped and identify any officers who might have ignored the situation. ACP Turi […]
West Sepik Governor Tony Wouwou has denounced ethnicity, and regionalism claims by various individuals and groups regarding the recent action taken by the West Sepik Provincial Government to send back workers traveling in to work for the Bewani Oil Palm Plantations. Governor Wouwou says the Provincial Government was not consulted or notified in advance nor […]
The future of Papua New Guinea Rugby Union has been further darkened with Oceania Rugby extending the suspension of PNGRU for a further six months, with a final request issued to president Paul Siwi for outstanding documentation related to the organisation’s activities. The final notice follows an almost year-long engagement between Oceania Rugby and PNGRU […]
Gilton Alimaka, the Senior Aquatic Ecologist at Ok Tedi Mining Limited [OTML], recently took part in an intensive 24-day Ecosystem Assessment Training in Perth, Australia. The course, led by Sustainable Leaders in Resources [SLR] Consulting, focused on important skills for assessing water health, such as identifying aquatic species and using scientific methods to study ecosystems. […]
Around 74 workers who arrived in Vanimo today on a Lutheran Shipping vessel to work at Bewani Oil Palm were told to return to their home provinces due to a lack of proper recruitment arrangements between Bewani Oil Palm and the landowner groups. Deputy Chairman of the Bewani Oil Palm Development Limited Felix Pio says […]
Cardiac or heart specialists in the country have warned of a “time bomb” with the increasing number of primary heart cases seen at the Port Moresby General Hospital heart center in a day. It’s been revealed in the past, about 2-3 primary cases of heart attack present at the cardiac unit in the space of […]