From across Papua New Guinea
NRL boss Peter V’landys wants Souths coach Wayne Bennett to be involved with the Papua New Guinea Chiefs’ expansion side and potentially as their inaugural coach. The Daily Telegraph reported V’landys wants Bennett involved with building the NRL’s 19th team when they come into the game for their first season in 2028. Bennett is currently contracted […]
Milne Bay has recorded 80.6 percent coverage in the first round of the Polio Supplementary Immunization Campaign carried out in August. More than 92,200 children aged from birth to 10 years were vaccinated during the initial rollout. As the second round begins this week, health authorities are aiming to improve coverage and reach their original […]
A fire at the Administration Complex of the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority, located within the Mt Hagen Hospital, narrowly avoided causing major damage yesterday afternoon. The building, which houses the PHA’s finance, human resources, fleet, and other offices, caught fire around 5 p.m. However, with the help of the public, who quickly responded by […]
In a move toward financial transparency and resource accountability, St Patrick’s Sassoya Primary School in the Yangoru Saussia District has officially launched the MYOB Lite Accounts Monitoring System, becoming one of the first rural schools in East Sepik to adopt digital accounting software. The launch ceremony, held yesterday at the school grounds, was attended by […]
Forty-nine unemployed youths from 15 council wards in North Fly District have been recruited and trained as Community Development Workers [CDWs] under the Child Nutrition and Social Protection [CNSP] Project. The week-long workshop, organized by the Department for Community Development and Religion through Project Component Two [CMU 2] in partnership with the Western Provincial Government, […]
The West Sepik Provincial Administration has farewelled ten [10] of its longest serving Public Servants over the weekend. These public servants have served for almost 40 to 50 years. The 10 retirees consisting of 9 male and female officers have been praised for the service they gave to the Country and Province, playing a part […]
The PNG NRL team name was announced today at the Santos National Football Stadium before the kick-off of the men’s Prime Minister’s XIII game this afternoon. Prime Minister James Marape was given the honor to announce the team in front of a packed stadium. After the running of the ‘Name Your Team’ online competition, the […]
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary will now have enhanced accommodation facilities for police personnel in the National Capital District. This follows the opening of two new Barracks buildings at the Gordons Police barracks on Friday last week. The male and female single quarters were built by the Australian Federal Police at a cost of […]
More than 36,000 Grade 12 students across the country will start their weeklong national exams starting Monday. Students will sit for the Advanced Mathematics Paper 1 and the General Mathematics Paper 1 on Monday, with other subject exams scheduled to follow throughout the week. The exams will run from October 13 to 17. Education Secretary […]
Parramatta and New South Wales star Mitchell Moses has been injected into the Prime Minister’s XIII team and arrives in Port Moresby today to join the rest of the team who arrived yesterday. Moses was rushed into the side by Australian Coach Kevin Walters after Brad Schneider and Nick Meany were ruled out due to […]