From across Papua New Guinea
Seven thousand nurses in Papua New Guinea will benefit from the Nurses Savings and Loans Society which was launched on Wednesday in Port Moresby. Established well before the country’s Independence, the Papua New Guinea Nurses Association has seen the struggles of nurses despite their commitment in ensuring basic health services are maintained. PNGNA general secretary […]
Prime Minister James Marape assured the country his government will not “run away” from the motion of no confidence notice resubmitted to the office of the Parliament Speaker yesterday. The prime minister threw a challenge to the Opposition Members of Parliament to “produce your number on the floor of parliament.” Mr Marape’s comments in today’s […]
PNG Ports Corporation Limited (PNG Ports) and PNG Customs Service will be working together to curb down on questionable goods being shipped into the country through the Lae Port. A lease was signed by the Chief Commissioner of Customs, David Towe and Officer In Charge of PNG Ports, Ian Hayden-Smart, the two state institutions will […]
Preparations for the Men’s T-20 World Cup are ramping up for PNG Barramundis with the men’s national cricket team set to tour India, Oman and Malaysia. Cricket PNG chief executive officer Richard Done today announced a 16-man squad that will be led by skipper Assadollah Vala for this circuit scheduled from February 16 – March […]
As part of its esteemed move to introducing online learning, the Hytarc Tvet College today handed new laptops to students in the Port Moresby campus. The first batch comprised of 30 students, who paid an upfront payment of 60 per cent received the laptops, enabling them to access the newly introduced online learning platforms. College […]
THE Managing Director of Radisson Blu Hotels Group, Australiasia Mr. Lachlan Hoswell has arrived in Papua New Guinea to meet with Paga Hill Development Company and government of PNG for the construction of Radisson Blu Hotel on Paga Hill Special Economic Zone (SEZ) This is the first ever visit for Radisson MD Hoswell to PNG […]
The Leader of Government Business Rainbo Paita moved a motion of confidence in Prime Minister James Marape in Parliament a while ago, triggering an uproar and the Opposition storming out of the chamber and not voting. The motion saw an overwhelming 84 to nil having confidence in the Prime Minister. Former Chief Justice Sir Arnold […]
It was a black out moment to start proceedings of day three parliament sitting for this week. Already a norm, the peoples house resumed an hour late than the 10am start. As the bells echoed throughout the corridors calling members of parliament into the chamber, only members of the Opposition were visible in the darkness […]
The lack of a trust fund set up to manage monies allocated under the Government’s flagship billion kina Connect PNG Program, is alleged to be a breach of laws and illegal. Connect PNG – a 20-year program aimed at linking the rural to urban centers of the country, has however been described as illegal due to its non-compliance with […]
The Special Parliamentary Committee deliberating on the VONC met today after lunch to discuss the motion to bring a no confidence vote to the floor of parliament against Prime Minister James Marape. NBC confirmed the sitting of the committee today after the motion was filed on Tuesday following the end of the 18 months grace […]