From across Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s two largest cities face a critical shortage of affordable housing, experts say. A study by the National Research Institute calls for the private and public sectors to concentrate on their roles in fixing the shortage of affordable housing in urban areas, particularly in Lae and Port Moresby. The study’s author, Dr Lindsay […]
Detectives from the Port Moresby Criminal Investigative Division Homicide Unit have detained six police personnel and a civilian informant linked to the alleged murder of a teenager last Monday. NCD & Central Commander Anthony Wagambie Junior said the suspects were apprehended and brought in for questioning last Friday. The suspects are linked to the death […]
A joint squad of Australian Federal Police and Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary officers have detained six Papua New Guineans in Daru and Port Moresby on suspicion of trying to smuggle five kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia. Assistant Police Commissioner Special Operations Donald Yamasombi said the arrests happened in late November and early this month. […]
Papua New Guinea stands to benefit from a huge K344 million ($US100 million) French package dedicated to preserving nature and forests and mitigating climate impact. This funding is expected to go towards already-identified objectives including achieving 30 per cent protection of land and sea by 2030; a 25 per cent reduction in deforestation and forest […]
Prime Minister James Marape is on his way to Dubai ahead of France unveiling what the PNG government has described as “an unprecedented financial package” for Papua New Guinea’s environmental initiatives. The financial package focuses on nature, forests and climate change. French President Emmanuel Macron will disclose details of the package at a side event […]
Papua New Guinea’s domination in women’s football in the Pacific region continues after a sixth consecutive gold medal at the Pacific Games in Honiara. The PNG team beat Fiji at the National Stadium in Honiara on Friday night after securing an early lead with a goal from Phylis Pala. Fiji struggled to find the back […]
Papua New Guinea’s athletes continued their golden run on the track at the Sol2023 Pacific Games with a dominant clean sweep of the medals in the men’s 400m hurdles. Going into the final with the quickest qualifying times, Daniel Baul, William Peka and Sialis Passingan blitzed the field of eight runners in style at Honiara’s […]
Fifteen Australian Army personnel have conducted a parachute demonstration over Nadzab Tomodachi Airport to mark the 80th anniversary of the landing at Nadzab, an Allied operation during World War Two. Two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster aircraft are currently flying in PNG skies as part of Exercise Global Dexterity 23-2. The military exercise will involve up […]
The discharge of Fukushima nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean by Japan was this week raised in Parliament as concerning. Opposition leader Joseph Lelang said a report by the Government of Japan that the radioactive waste was within an acceptable standard was contradicted by a report from an expert panel commissioned by the Pacific Island […]
The people of Solomon Islands have had the added benefit of accessing high-quality medical assistance on their doorstep as a result of hosting the 17th Pacific Games. The 1,000 bed US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy has been berthed at the Honiara main wharf for the two-week duration of the Games. The media were given […]