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Community leaders, church workers and volunteers from five districts in Madang Province have completed a three-day training to help address Sorcery Accusation Related Violence [SARV], Gender-Based Violence [GBV] and substance abuse in their communities. Participants came from Raicoast, Usino-Bundi-Gama, Madang, Sumkar and Bogia districts. The training was organised by the Melanesian Institute and held at […]

London Broncos star Gairo Voro and four-time Penrith premiership winner Jerome Luai are bound to become NRL team mates in 2028. Both Voro and Luai have been described by many followers as look-a- likes, with similar styles of play- and the 2028 NRL season promises to be thrilling for fans with both likely to partner […]

Papua New Guinea now has a new Electoral Commissioner, with Prime Minister James Marape welcoming the appointment of Dr Nicole Haley in a major leadership change as the country intensifies preparations for the 2027 National Election. The appointment was confirmed following the Electoral Commission Appointments Committee meeting held at the Melanesian Haus on Tuesday, 30 […]

The sport of table tennis in Papua New Guinea is like a family sport! When a family member is involved, inspiring others within the family circles becomes a norm. For the Hila brothers from a mix parentage of Central and Milne Bay, the fruit does not fall far from the tree. Inspired by their father […]

The people of Pinetop in Wau-Waria District have welcomed the official launch of a new community water supply, fencing for Pinetop Primary School, and a five-year Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Program aimed at improving health, education, and living standards. The initiative is a partnership between the National Department of Planning and Monitoring, the PNGAust […]

A remote community on the edge of Koroba-Lake Kopiago District in Hela province will finally have government-registered teachers next year. The Kulie Yokana community in Kopiago LLG has been running an unregistered school using Grade 10 and Grade 12 dropouts as volunteer teachers at the school the locals started. This initiative shows how far the […]

Disability is not an obstacle for 37 years old Yalamo Ansik, as a volunteer teacher in the remote Wampar community in Huon Gulf District of Morobe Province. Ansik is one of the 14 National Volunteer Service [NVS] participants who graduated during the last weekend after a week induction training at Okari campus in Lae. Ansik […]

Hela Province will run its own police recruitment exercise this year, separate from the national program. Governor Philip Undialu announced the move after formally requesting approval from Police Commissioner David Manning and the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) recruitment team. A recruitment team from the RPNGC is scheduled to be in Hela from 17th […]

Students and teachers at Tubusereia Junior High School in Central Province now have access to high-speed internet for the first time following the installation of a Starlink satellite connection. The internet service, provided by Lightspeed PNG in partnership with Pasivika Konnect, is expected to improve teaching, learning, school administration and communication by giving the school […]

Thousands of people in Lumusa Local Level Government (LLG) in Western Highlands Province are set to benefit from improved road access after K700,000 was committed to upgrade one of the district’s most neglected road links. The funding, announced on Friday last week, will see the Kunjilama-Kaymanda Road upgraded for the first time, bringing hope to […]