From across Papua New Guinea
Another mysterious circumstance has reportedly caused nearly ten deaths, with several others hospitalized, in one of the most remote villages in Eastern Highlands Province. Initial reports appeared on Facebook, with graphic images showing severely ill people, allegedly dying due to lack of healthcare and negligence by health workers. The incident occurred in Dungi village, located […]
The nation’s capital has kick-started its 50th Independence celebrations, with a bang – starting with the Grand Float Parade on Friday, featuring performances from the British Army’s Pipe & Drum Majors, a Māori Kapa Haka group, and vibrant cultural dances. Prime Minister James Marape officiated the program at the NCD City Hall, launching a motorcade of twenty-two […]
Delivering basic government services to remote places in Papua New Guinea is considered a daunting task for some Members of Parliament, especially those whose districts have no road accessibility. One such district is Madang’s Middle Ramu. It is one of three geographically difficult districts in Madang Province which successive MPs and governments have failed to […]
A heated argument broke out on Thursday morning between the Deputy Chairman of the Madang Provincial Health Authority [MaPHA], Young Wadau, and the Acting CEO, Dr Sammy Thomas, during a meeting with hospital staff. The argument happened when Dr Thomas arrived at the hospital and found Mr Wadau already speaking to the staff. Dr Thomas […]
Local member for Kerowagi, Francis Kikin Siune has assured the people that he will continue to deliver the much needed services. In a peace reconciliation ceremony of Gena tribe yesterday, Mr. Suine said despite limited resources, Kerowagi district has made a significant stride in service delivery in key sectors including health, education and infrastructure. He […]
The Community Policing concept in Madang Urban is a success story with almost all ten Wards having their own setups. Some of them have been operating for over a year now with support from the Madang Provincial Government and the Madang District Development Authority [MDDA]. Each Ward has Community Policing Units [CPU] setups in their […]
The Madang District Court has convicted six drug suspects this week for being in possession of dangerous drugs, namely marijuana. Two of the six were given a prison term of 25 years each, whilst four were sentenced to five years each under the new Controlled Substance Act 2021. Their prison terms are based on the […]
Thirty [30] graduate nurses engaged under the West New Britain Provincial Health Authority’s Nurse Graduate Program have been fully certified as nurses. These nurses are pioneers of the PHA’s Graduate Nurse Program and were taken on board last year after they graduated from the West New Britain School of Nursing with probationary licenses to practice. […]
A proactive policing response system is in place for the first time, for Jiwaka province to provide quick response to addressing law and order problems. The was made known by Chief Inspector Laimo Asi, the Jiwaka Provincial Police Commander on Friday this week after launching the Jiwaka Quick Response Unit [QRU] and presentation of two […]
Hekari United women’s football club will face off with Auckland United this Sunday [PNG time] in the grand final of the third edition of the OFC Women’s Champions League in Tahiti. Both sides were frontrunners to make the finals, and both lived up to the predictions. This will also be a repeat of last year’s […]