From across Papua New Guinea
SP PNG Hunters produced a compelling victory by stunning Hostplus Cup ladder leaders Northern Pride with a 30-12 win. The visitors were kept scoreless in the second stanza as Hunters piled on two more tries after taking a narrow 18-12 lead at halftime. Hunters coach Paul Aiton highlighted that the team has been putting strong […]
Hekari United scored twice in the second half to secure a vital victory over Solomon Warriors in their opening match at the OFC Men’s Champions League in Tahiti. Frank Ne’e’s side had the better of the opening 45 minutes and will feel they should have done better with the chances they created. Captain Gagame Feni […]
The National and Autonomous Bougainville Governments have resolved to engage an independent working moderator from the Pacific region. Prime Minister James Marape and A-B-G President, Ishmael Toroama as co-chairs of the Joint Supervisory Body agreed to this in the last JSB meeting at APEC House in Port Moresby. The moderator will be engaged to resolve […]
Prime Minister James Marape says a new Gurney Airport Terminal and associated works targeting international flights should restart Milne Bay’s aspirations as a leading tourist destination for PNG. Aside from a ground-breaking ceremony for this purpose, he also launched NAC’s phase 2 of the Civil Aviation Development Investment Project/ CADIP. Mr Marape says if there’s any province […]
Fuel rationing recommenced by Puma Energy earlier this week is now affecting Air Niugini flights as well. Air Niugini released a statement this afternoon saying that the impact is now being felt in other centers of the country. The national flag carrier outlined that aviation fuel rationing is affecting other airports such as Lae and […]
Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho both have been convicted by the Suva High Court. Acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo of the Suva High Court sentenced the former Prime Minister to a one-year jail term while the former Police Commissioner will serve two years. Mr. Bainimarama was convicted of one […]
PNG Chamber of Resources and Industry [PNG CORE] President Anthony Smare has outlined the 26 pieces of legislation that were overridden by the Gold Corporation Bill, 2022. PNG CORE revealed that in 2021 they wrote to the government regarding the consultation on the negative impacts of the proposed GCB with industry, and the parliamentary committee […]
A historical bilateral meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Masurdi took place at the PNG – Indonesia land border. “Minister Tkatchenko will write history today [Wednesday]. This is the first time that a bilateral meeting between Foreign Ministers of Indonesia and PNG is taking place in Jayapura,” Mrs Masurdi […]
Papua New Guineans have been cautioned about the proposed National Gold Corporation Bill 2022, with the PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy describing it as “catastrophic “. The record, 506-page bill which has sparked outrage and concerns among the public if passed will see the creation of a National Gold Corporation, national Gold Bank and […]
A PNG government entourage is in India to observe the country’s national election that started on 19 April and will end in June. Led by Ministry of Administrative Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Constitutional Matters Richard Masere and PNG Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai, the delegation observed the biometric system used in India […]