From across Papua New Guinea
The alleged beheading and public hanging of about 20 Orokaiva men at Higaturu station, in Northern Province, during the colonial era was raised in Parliament today. Member for Ijivitari David Arore says, upon Independence in 1975, there was no investigation by the Governments of PNG and Australia, questioning why: Prime Minister James Marape in response, […]
Prime Minister James Marape is expected to present a report to Parliament this week, outlining his government’s achievements since taking office in 2019. He was responding to Deputy Opposition Leader and Chuave MP James Nomane’s questions on what the Government has done to improve the livelihoods of the people, and the creation of jobs:
Low immunization coverage rates for Papua New Guinea in recent years and a spike in deaths have seen the rollout of tetanus vaccination targeting women and girls of child bearing age between 15 and – 45years old. In Alotau this morning, they officially launched this rollout for the entire Milne Bay Province this month of […]
Bougainville’s Attorney General and Justice and Independence Mission Implementation Minister, Ezekiel Masatt, is optimistic the third round of moderated talks between the National Government and the ABG, will find some middle ground on issues which remain sticking points between the two parties. The third moderated consultation will be held in Burnham New Zealand next week. […]
The government is looking forward to increasing the number of police officers to 10,000 by 2030. This is to achieve a population to police ratio that is suitable for the country, which has a population between 12 to 13 million. Deputy Prime Minister James Rosso, during the Pass out parade of 226 probationary police personnel […]
With polling days fast approaching for Local Level Government [LLG] and district by-elections, police in Morobe and surrounding provinces under the Northern Command say they are prepared to provide security but a critical lack of funding is threatening their operations. Despite the National Government’s announcement of K90 million allocated for the conduct of the LLG […]
Voters in Central Bougainville have started polling to elect a new representative in the parliamentary by-election, following the passing of their former MP. Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai confirmed that all election materials have arrived in Kieta and are currently being sorted and distributed to polling sites across the electorate. A total of 39 polling teams […]
The Government says its intention is to provide direct relief to consumers through GST Zero rating policy on essential household items including; baby diapers, tinned fish, cooking oil, biscuits, flour [wheat], chicken, instant noodles, coffee, tinned meat, rice, sanitary pads, soap [bar only] and tea. The government, through the Internal Revenue Commission [IRC] ensures that […]
Healthcare delivery in Southern Highlands Province has received a major boost following the donation of four new vehicles by the Mendi Munihu District Development Authority (DDA) to the Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority (SHPHA). The official handover took place on Friday at the Mendi Provincial Hospital, with key stakeholders present, including Mendi Munihu DDA CEO […]
A total of 226 probationary police officers will graduate today from the Bomana National Centre of Excellence, signalling the completion of six months of intensive training under the 2023 Recruit Intake Two program. Among the graduates are 25 female officers and 201 males, all of whom have successfully completed the rigorous program designed to prepare […]