From across Papua New Guinea
Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Belden Namah has pledged half a million kina to Flexible Open and Distance Education [FODE] in Vanimo, announcing new classrooms and transport support while sharply criticizing the country’s education system. Namah, who is also the local MP and a patron of Vanimo Secondary School, told students at a graduation ceremony […]
Election officials in Madang Province say training for local-level government [LLG] election workers will continue, despite the deferral of polling. Assistant Election Manager Panchito Amepou confirmed that training materials have already been dispatched to districts. He said sessions are underway in Raikos District, where he is supervising, while other officers are conducting training in the […]
The incoming 5th Autonomous Bougainville Government will have its membership more confined to the Bougainville People’s Alliance Party, with the return of Ishmael Toroama as president-elect for a second term. President Toroama says this is to ensure non-party membership does not disadvantage the ABG by leaking strategies and confidential government information of its negotiations on […]
Ishmael Toroama has been returned as President of Bougainville, winning a decisive second term with a clear mandate to continue leading the region towards independence. Toroama was declared at around 4pm this afternoon at the Hutjena United Church counting centre in Buka by Regional Returning Officer Marcellin Butu, after polling 90,448 first-preference votes, well past […]
The Simbu Provincial Health Authority [SiPHA] has taken a significant step towards enhancing healthcare delivery in the province through the addition of four new vehicles. The official delivery ceremony, held yesterday to is a vital commitment in SiPHA’s efforts to upgrade its transportation infrastructure. SiPHA chief executive officer Dr. Kassi Ken emphasized the importance of […]
Acting Prime Minister John Rosso has confirmed that the National Examination dates for Grades 8, 10 and 12 will proceed as scheduled, while polling for the Local Level Government (LLG) elections has been deferred to October 25. Rosso said the decision followed three days of high-level meetings with electoral stakeholders to address concerns that the […]
After years of being cut off from basic government services, the Mendimanda community on the fringes of Mendi Town is now poised to become a central hub for public infrastructure and development in the Southern Highlands Province [SHP]. Local landowners have expressed deep appreciation to the SHP Government for its decisive move to invest in […]
Former Mahuru village councillor, Veata Patana, has been acquitted by the National Court on all charges of misappropriation and fraud relating to the use of Motu Koita Assembly funds. Justice Berrigan delivered the decision on September 5, 2025, ruling that there was no evidence of fraudulent intent by Patana, who had been facing four charges […]
The Ialibu District Hospital in Southern Highlands, this week opened its new operating theater, marking a significant milestone in the hospital’s development into a fully fledged level four district hospital. This is in line with the Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority’s [SHPHA] commitment to inclusive, equitable health care and in par with the National Health […]
The Madang Provincial Hospital received a significant amount of food rations yesterday from the Madang Provincial Events Committee to help feed its in-house patients. The donated items were surplus from goods provided by business houses in the province for Madang’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations. They were initially meant to feed participating singsing groups, however; the […]