From across Papua New Guinea
Students from the University of Goroka have collectively raised concerns about their safety and welfare following the ongoing attacks by the surrounding community. The students staged a peaceful protest on Thursday last week to unanimously voice their worry on the threats posed by the locals every year. They petitioned the Eastern Highlands provincial member Simon […]
Featherstone Rovers has announced that McKenzie Yei has departed the club with immediate effect. Yei has been plagued by injury in recent times and will now be taking some time away from Rugby League to focus on his rehabilitation. Since joining the club ahead of the 2023 season, the crowd favourite made 20 appearances for […]
A family of four is dead in Tambul-Nebilyer distrcit in Western Highlands Province after their entire home was carried away into the river by a landslip. The landslip was caused by continuous rain in the province. The husband and wife in their 50’s and their two daughters aged 16 and 5 were fast asleep in […]
PNG University of Technology Chancellor, Sam Koim has encouraged Unitech graduates to be disciplined and committed and always become consummate and ethical professionals in whatever job they do. Today marked the 56th graduation of this prestigious university in PNG’s second capital city, Lae, Morobe Province. A total 734 students graduated, of these, 680 are undergraduates, […]
Chief of the Bougainville Police Service, Deputy Commissioner Francis Tokura says Security at the Buka airport was compromised on Wednesday forcing police and other authorities to redirect an Air Niugini flight into Buka to return to Port Moresby. The plane could not land after angry relatives of two men who were lost at sea arrived […]
The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has issued infringement notices to four shops in Daru for breaching the standard pricing measure set by ICCC. The ICCC team from Port Moresby during their price surveillance operation this week in Western province, visited eight shops with four caught charging goods above the recommended price. Team Leader […]
More than 40,000 members of Nambawan Savings and Loan Society will be credited 3% interest rating after the Boards announcement of a K2.8 million net profit this week. “Each member will be credited 3% in their accounts. Today [Thursday] we are announcing it, within this week our staff will work towards crediting each account,” said […]
The East Asia-Pacific cricket community is in mourning following the news of the passing of Papua New Guinea international Kaia Arua at just 33. A starring all-rounder for the Lewas, Arua first appeared in national team colours at the East Asia-Pacific Trophy back in 2010, taking on hosts Japan in Sano. Arua became a regular […]
PNG Ports Corporation Limited’s (PNG Ports) Rabaul Port is earmarked to undergo significant rehabilitation work to bolster the port’s resilience to climate and natural disasters while further progressing the State Entity’s drive towards greener port operations across its network. This follows the signing of the Declaration of Intent on the sustainable rehabilitation of ports infrastructure […]
Papua New Guinea’s stand not to be part of the Pacific Agreement On Closer Economic Relations Plus [PACER Plus] will remain. Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru said the country will maintain its position of the last 10 years to not be part of PACER Plus. He made this known to the […]