From across Papua New Guinea
Over 100 nominations have been received for the 2025 Westpac Outstanding Women Awards [WOW], a program initiated in 2004 to recognize the contribution of women participating in the business. Through this program Westpac appreciates and shows support for women who continue to break barriers, lead change, and uplifting communities through the products and services they […]
Team PNG Men’s Volleyball continued their strong start at the Pacific Mini Games, defeating New Caledonia 3-1 in sets. Led by skipper Rolly Forova, the team delivered a commanding 3-0 win over Nauru in their opening match on Monday, before holding off a determined New Caledonia side this afternoon at the Palau National Gymnasium in […]
PNG female weightlifting champion Dika Toua has once again proven that she is one of the great female sporting icons of all time, after claiming the first gold medal for Team PNG at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau today. The Hanuabada native won two gold medals and one silver in the women’s 56kg […]
Safety at the East Sepik Provincial Hospital [ESPHA] has taken a significant leap forward. This is after fourteen staff members from the East Sepik Provincial Health Authority [PHA] were certified as fire wardens, following a comprehensive fire safety and evacuation training facilitated by the Papua New Guinea Fire Service recently. Led by Wewak Fire Commander […]
Christine Wasigui, from Western Province, is undertaking a mandatory one-year internship with the National Department of Health to gain practical experience before her full registration as a pharmacist. Inspired by her experience providing healthcare in remote villages, the top pharmacy graduate is now focused on returning home to Western Province to support its local health […]
General Secretary of the PNG Trade Union Congress, Clemence Kanau, has made an appeal for immediate action on Papua New Guinea’s stagnant minimum wage, describing the issue as a national crisis that has been ignored for over a decade. Speaking before the Minimum Wage Board, Kanau presented a detailed submission calling for a major overhaul […]
Many retailers in the nation’s capital run out of frozen chickens in their freezers last week, giving headache to chicken lovers. Poultry Industry Association President Chris Prestwood clarified that it was due to logistics delay in shipment and not because of production shortfall. The two major poultry companies, which supply the national market are based […]
While Papua New Guinea is gearing up to celebrate its 50 years of Independence, many rural areas are in dire need of basic government services such as roads and bridges. One such forgotten place is Batri Valley in the rural Erave area of the Southern Highlands Province. The Batri Valley is home to more than […]
Founder of the People’s Labour Party [PLP], Chief Peter Charles Yama is hot on the campaign trail for the Usino/ Bundi seat as the days count down to polling for the by-election in the electorate. During a campaign rally at 4 Kona, Usino sub-government station recently, Yama said PLP is the only Madang-based political party […]
The Hela Provincial Government has committed K3 million to the construction of the Fugwa Loop Road in the Koroba-Lake Kopiago District. The announcement was made last Friday by Provincial Election Manager John Tipa, who also volunteers in various community initiatives. The Fugwa community, once plagued by years of tribal conflict, has now laid down arms […]