From across Papua New Guinea
In the face of climate change and human activity that has severely damaged coral reefs across the Pacific, communities in East Sepik are taking charge of reef restoration through locally led solutions. Thirty-four participants representing all twelve Wewak Islands in East Sepik gathered at Village Inn for the Wewak Island Reef Rehabilitation Workshop. It’s an […]
Don Bosco Technical College at Gabutu in Moresby South has received 100 new computers from local MP and Minister for Immigration, Justin Tkachenko, to boost its IT courses. The college has already installed all the computers in its newly completed IT library, which is now ready for student use. MP Tkachenko said Don Bosco took […]
Alotau hosted two significant meetings over the weekend for the Citizenship Advisory Committee [CAC] and the Immigration and Citizenship Advisory Board. Chief Migration Officer [CMO] Wellington Navasivu said both meetings were critical for Papua New Guinea and particularly important for Milne Bay Province. “The Citizenship Advisory Committee and the Immigration and Citizenship Advisory Board are […]
Police have arrested and charged a candidate contesting the Usino-Bundi by-election following an alleged attack on a rival candidate’s vehicle and threats made against its occupants. Manu Yafi Kuna, a candidate representing the newly formed People’s Transformation Party, established by Raikos MP Kessy Sawang, was taken into custody yesterday by police at Ramu Sugar. The […]
A total of 300 block holders at Kaugare in the Moresby South electorate will be receiving their land titles after the documentation process is completed. The Contract of Sales were signed today after being presented by local MP and Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko, Housing Minister Dr Kobby Bomareo, National Housing Corporation [NHC] David Tol […]
A recently signed agreement by Alotau District and local freight company Niugini Aviation will assist Alotau’s coffee farmers bring produce in the hinterlands, out to market. Alotau Open MP Ricky Morris confirms he has been informed coffee production is healthy up in Daga, Alotau District’s mountain area, but bringing it to Port in Alotau for […]
Polling for the Usino-Bundi by-election in Madang Province is progressing peacefully, with only a few isolated incidents reported, according to Acting Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Robert Baim. Baim said a Quick Response Force comprising personnel from the Northern Mobile Group, Lae Sector Response Unit [SRU], and Madang Task Force [Fox Unit] was deployed early this […]
The Office of Bougainville Electoral Commission, OBEC, says it will employ a one-day polling, to ensure it enhances transparency in the process, and that instances of double or multiple voting, or any other corrupt practices are discouraged. OBEC Commissioner, Desmond Tsianai, says the one-day polling model is not something new. Bougainville had employed this model […]
French Israeli company Gims Group International is a step closer to developing a luxury eco-resort on Woodlark Island in the Samarai-Murua District of Milne Bay Province. Local MP Isi Henry Leonard said the proposed Edenya Resort project is more than just a tourism venture but will be an economic opportunity for the district and the […]
The progress of a society, its people, and the country depend entirely on good quality education and nothing else. Sinesine Yongolmugl MP Kerenga Kua said Papua New Guinea is a developing nation, and in order to claim itself amongst the developed nations of the world then, we must educate our people by starting with our […]