From across Papua New Guinea
Students attending a private run school in Mt Hagen have contributed basic necessities to the provincial appeal towards the victims of the Mulitaka Disaster Landslip in Enga Province. The Highlands Christian Grammar school on Friday presented bags of clothes and food to the Western Highlands Provincial Disaster Committee. The school said basing upon their principle […]
Prime Minister James Marape toured the flood-affected areas in Western Province on Friday, to see first-hand the devastation caused by flooding. During his visit, he stopped at Obo Station in the Middle Fly District, then traveled by air to Suki Station in the South Fly District and Awaba Station in the Delta Fly District was […]
An old colonial building at the Mt Hagen Police Station in the Western Highlands provincial capital was demolished on Friday. The contractor, Peek Builders Ltd moved in with their heavy machines to complete the demolition work, to start the work on constructing a new office complex which will continue to house these divisions; logistics, transport, sector […]
Prime Minister James Marape has officially requested the Auditor-General’s Office to conduct an urgent audit into the spending of three government departments. He announced this request in response to recent significant disbursements of funds by the departments of Finance, National Planning, and Works and Highways. “I have written to the Auditor-General to preside over […]
On the sidelines of the Australia-PNG Annual Ministerial Forum held in Port Moresby, Minister for Information and Communication Technology Timothy Masiu had a bilateral meeting with Australia’s Minister for Cyber Security, Clare O’Neil. During the meeting, Minister O’Neil introduced the new RAPID Program, a significant initiative by Australia designed to provide support to Papua New […]
Kinivanagi Karo will be Chef de Mission for Team PNG at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. PNG Olympic Committee [PNGOC] had appointed its male vice president to take charge of the country’s participation in 11 of the 14 sanctioned sports to be played from 29th June to 9th July, next year. Karo was […]
The University of Technology is now in the process of accrediting the five programs that are taught under the Faculty of Engineering at its Lae Campus in Morobe Province. The programs include; mechanical engineering, mining engineering, electrical and communication engineering, civil engineering, and mining and mineral processing. Dean of Faculty of Engineering Dr. Shoeb Syed […]
SP PNG Hunters has announced a sponsorship partnership with K92 Mining for the 2024 and 2025 Hostplus Cup Season, with the company coming on board as the back of playing shorts sponsor. “We are incredibly excited to announce our partnership with K92 Mining,” said Hunters CEO Scott Barker. “As we embark on the business end […]
The National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC] and the PNG University of Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] in Port Moresby, today. The MoU sets a clear pathway for communication engineering students to get practical on-job training with NBC, and also creates space for NBC staff to take up studies at the university. NBC Managing Director […]
A census coordinator is feeling let down by Waigani. Safia Local Level Government census coordinator in Northern Province, John David Botude said 2024 national population census is “a national function and the government has let us down [because] things are not happening on time, we need time to do this work properly,” and he is […]