From across Papua New Guinea
The Melanesian Spearhead Group [MSG] Sports Minister’s meeting ended on a high note in Suva, Fiji, with the agreement for PNG to host the 4th Edition of the Prime Minister’s Cup Football Tournament. PNG will host the 4th Edition for men and the 1st Edition for women from 10 – 22 November in Port Moresby. […]
The Special Services Division [SSD], Southern Command of the Royal PNG Constabulary [RPNGC] have received 33 new police vehicles. This follows, the RPNGC vehicle re-fleet program, introduced in 2023, to discontinue hire cars, and utilize funds in important areas. Assistant Police Commissioner, Logistics, Christopher Smith, in an interview with NBC Online, says the presentation of […]
Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture Belden Namah said modernization has immensely impacted how people are living in communities. Minister Namah said a report by the Tourism Promotion Authority also revealed that Papua New Guinea’s traditional values , norms and belief systems are in a dying trend. He told Parliament that PNG’s next generation lack […]
Prime Minister James Marape has congratulated Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey on the release of the 2024 Final Budget Outcome [FBO] in Parliament, commending the consistency and transparency of budget reporting under his leadership. Mr Marape described the FBO as a critical reflection of real government performance detailing actual revenues collected and expenditures made and encouraged all […]
The PNGDF’s Air Transport Wing (ATW) recently achieved a significant milestone when newly-minted C Category Pilot, Captain Cameron Hosea led the first all-PNGDF-crewed operational tasking since 2017, flying Chief of Defence Force Rear Admiral Philip Polewara, DMS, CBE and other PNGDF senior leaders as well as supplies from Daru to Weam and to Kiunga in […]
Milne Bay Province, long considered one of Papua New Guinea’s cricket breeding grounds, is once again taking a proactive role in growing the sport through grassroots development programs and pathways to national representation. Cricket, first introduced to the province by the London Missionary Society in the early 1900s, remains deeply embedded in Milne Bay’s cultural […]
The United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA] have facilitated a two-day training workshop at Hahela in Buka with various media houses in Bougainville. This training is under Peacebuilding Project. Led by Communication Specialist Suleiman Okoth and Consultant Rachel Donovan, the training aims to help media professionals to improve their skills in reporting to support and enhance […]
A senior police officer with over 30 years of service in the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary has sounded the alarm on the urgent need for mental health support for officers exposed to the country’s most brutal crimes. The officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the long-lasting psychological impact of policing in areas […]
A 39- year- old woman from Markham District in the Morobe Province is amongst six people convicted and sentenced to 25 years each in prison by the Madang District Court for drug-related offences yesterday [Thursday]. The woman, Loah Kada; from Sareowan Village in Markham, was with three male accompliches when they were apprehended by police […]
The five clans in the Yasina Community Conservation Area in Ward seven of the Upper Bena Local Level Government or LLG of the Unggai Bena District in Eastern Highlands Province have signed a conservation deed this week This now legally enforces their rights to protect their land and preserve its biodiversity for current and future […]