From across Papua New Guinea
Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa has asked Prime Minister James Marape in Parliament to confirm whether an investigation has been initiated into the Connect PNG program. The question comes after media reports that Deloitte and an Australian engineering firm were engaged to carry out the investigation. The Opposition Leader asked the Prime Minister to confirm if […]
Air Niugini’s first brand new A220, dubbed the “People’s Balus”, has now entered final assembly at the Airbus Canada factory at Mirabel, Montreal. The aircraft is planned for delivery to Port Moresby in September, coinciding with Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations. Air Niugini will be the 25th airline to operate the state of […]
Business in Kainantu town is back to normal today after the town came to a standstill yesterday. Known as the gateway to the Highlands region, the town was deserted as early as 4am on Tuesday when the Kemefa landowners from Agarabi LLG, who are the traditional owners of Kainantu town, entered the town and removed […]
Six secondary and vocational schools in the Hagen Central Electorate of Western Highlands will now benefit from the School Digital Connectivity Program. This Program is aligned with the Government’s Digital Transformation Agenda, which promotes equitable access to digital resources and supports ICT integration in education. After its recent launch in Jiwaka Province for six schools, […]
An armed kidnapping in the remote village of Adumare, Middle Fly District, has left five female students and a community health worker (CHW) still in captivity, nearly two weeks after the violent abduction. The incident occurred in the early hours of May 12, 2025, when a group of ten armed men from Komo, Hela Province, […]
Kandep MP Don Polye has questioned the government over the state of recovery efforts into the Mulitaka disaster in Enga Province. Polye told parliament , it has been a year , since the tragic landslide , that claimed hundreds of lives. He says the people of Mulitaka have expressed disappointment over the way in which […]
Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs Minister Soroi Eoe was asked on the floor of Parliament today to clarify the correct dates for the Local Level Government Elections, following the release of two separate notices by the PNG Electoral Commission containing different sets of dates. The Member for Abau, Sir Puka Temu, raised the question, […]
The Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance, SILAG, has penned a milestone agreement with the Madang Provincial Administration, creating an opportunity for public servants within the Administration to undergo public service training at the Institute. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Institute’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Barobe, and Madang’s Acting Provincial Administrator, Daniel […]
Superintendent Warrick Simatab has been appointed as the new Metropolitan Superintendent of the National Capital District (NCD) Police Command, according to a statement issued by Divisional Commander of NCD/Central, Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Turi. Simatab, a career officer who began his policing journey in 1992 as a constable, brings over three decades of experience […]
Chuave MP and Deputy Opposition Leader James Nomane has queried why his district has received only about K2 million out of the K15m for district funds. In a series of questions to Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey in Parliament yesterday, Nomane said the people of Chimbu “hardly received any functional grants since May last year – and […]