From across Papua New Guinea
The New Zealand government has committed US670,000 dollars (about K2.4 million) to the Climate Change Development Authority to help address climate change risks in Papua New Guinea. Climate Change minister Simon Watts, who is part of the New Zealand government’s delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters to Port Moresby this week, made this […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko and New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters agreed that the way forward to progress cooperative arrangements was to ensure more structured annual meetings at the ministerial level. The consensus was reached following the bilateral meetings in Port Moresby on Monday. At a joint press conference, […]
More seats are available for domestic flights with the arrival of the third Air Niugini Boeing 737 aircraft into Port Moresby. Acting chief executive officer, Gary Seddon said the Air Niugini fleet of Boeing 737 aircrafts will support the domestic and international operations. At the same time, progress is being made toward introducing the new […]
Former Olympic gold medalist and swimming legend Liesel Jones will officiate as the SP Sports Awards guest speaker for this year’s edition. This was revealed by SP Brewery Corporate Affairs Manager John Nilkare during the announcement of the awards finalists last week. Jones is expected to arrive in Port Moresby prior to the event on […]
Papua New Guinea Barramundis are on their way to the biggest stage of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty-20 (T20) event after intense preparation and final squad announcement. Led by skipper Assad Vala, the team left Port Moresby this morning as they embark on the world cup journey over the next two months This is […]
Mendi Muruks have held strong to the no.1 spot in the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Competition (PNGNRLC) after five rounds. Muruks recorded their fifth consecutive win in the country’s elite competition following a gutsy 26-18 victory over Central Dabaris yesterday. The pride of Southern Highlands has strengthened its position in top-6 and have […]
A public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Constitution was held at the Parliament State Function. The amendment in question concerned the preamble to the Constitution. Several senior statesmen and co-authors of the Papua New Guinea Constitution were in attendance, including Dr. John Momis, Sir John Kaputin, and former Chief Justice Sir Arnold Amet, […]
The government of New Zealand is dedicated to enhancing collaboration with Papua New Guinea in several areas, including defense, trade, investment, health, education, and infrastructure. This commitment was reaffirmed during a bilateral meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko and his counterpart Winston Peters. In a joint news conference, Minister Tkatchenko stated that New […]
The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru, has announced that four agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to be signed before the end of this year. This announcement comes after a bilateral meeting held between Minister Maru and UAE Minister for Foreign Trade His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al […]
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Winston Peters, arrived in Port Moresby around 7pm tonight on a New Zealand defense force aircraft Boeing 757. He was welcomed by his PNG counterpart Justin Tkatchenko and Government Chief Secretary Ivan Pomaleu at the APEC terminal. Mr Peters was accompanied by a […]