From across Papua New Guinea
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has concluded his visit to PNG and departed this morning. Mr. Peters was on a two-day visit to Port Moresby as part of his scheduled tour of the Pacific Island Countries. He was sent off by his PNG counterpart and officials at 9.30 am. Mr Peters and his […]
Schools in New Ireland Province have closed due to nonpayment of Government Tuition Fee Free Subsidy for term two. A total of 11 secondary schools and five TVET boarding schools are badly affected by the shortage of food rations. Despite the Government’s Tuition fee subsidy ready for term two, that has not reached schools, thus classes are suspended, until […]
Port Moresby Vipers held off a work-shy Kimbe Cutters outfit, 28-6 this afternoon at Santos National Football Stadium. The fast-starting Vipers managed strong composure in defense, restricting Cutters from scoring in second half. Despite the West New Britain provincial government sponsored side adding points first in the postponed Digicel ExxonMobil Cup Round 5 match through […]
Three business houses received nearly K1.5 million in national government financial assistance to rebuild and restock their businesses affected during the January 10lawlessness in the nation’s capital. The recent cheque presentation officiated by Government Chief Secretary, Ivan Pomaleu made the third batch of funding assistance committed by the national government. The three business houses that […]
The Papua New Volleyball Federation is urging passionate fans and followers of PNG Amoa to back the team earn an award in the prestigious SP Sports Awards. The PNG Amoa men’s volleyball team along with PNG Lakatois [Football] and the Barramundis [Cricket was announced as the three finalists, vying for the ‘Team of the Year’ […]
The Catholic Bishops Conference today launched the logo and official website, papalvisitpng.com for Pope Francis’s visit to PNG this September. The website launched will allow for attendees of the 19 archdioceses in the country including the Solomon Islands to register and confirm their attendance. Registration is now open with the launch of the website narrative. Chairperson […]
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 […]