From across Papua New Guinea
Middle Fly MP Maso Hewabi has resigned from the People’s Reform Party [PRP] and joined the Government benches with ruling Pangu Pati. In a statement released today, PRP Founder and North Fly MP James Donald confirmed the resignation. Donald said Hewabi was a valued member of the PRP’s three-person Parliamentary Wing, which includes East Sepik […]
Thousands of residents in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province are facing severe water shortages, school closures, and rising disease as the country’s largest lake dries up during a prolonged dry spell. Island communities in the Lake Murray local level government area of Middle Fly District are being forced to abandon their homes and camp near […]
The National Cultural Commission [NCC] has formalised a partnership with the East Sepik Provincial Government through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] aimed at preserving and promoting the province’s rich cultural heritage. Under the agreement, the NCC presented K500,000 to support cultural preservation initiatives, traditional practices, and activities that promote East Sepik’s unique […]
The remote Pale village of Kewabi LLG within the Ialibu/Pangia district in Southern highlands province has finally lit up by PNG power supply on Thursday afternoon. Under the Rural Electrification Program, Southern Highlands Provincial Government (SHPG, PNG Power based in Ialibu, Project manager, Kessy Nape inspected and approved the rural electrification project and switched on […]
Catholic faithfuls are being ferried across to Pokpok Island in Kieta, to join a foundation service later this morning to mark the arrival of the Catholic Church in Bougainville. Two Marist priests landed in 1901 and said the first mass on Pokpok, later spreading the gospel across the region. Visiting bishops, priests and other missionaries […]
Five more Ahi indigenous people from Lae, including one woman, are preparing to leave for Australia this weekend under the Lae Labour Mobility Program. The workers are among 21 Papua New Guineans selected for jobs with a casino food company in New South Wales. Before their departure, the workers completed their oath and declaration at […]
Communities in the newly created Fly Zibo local level government [LLG] area of Middle Fly district, Western, are facing a severe humanitarian crisis, forcing residents to manually dig water channels as a 10-week drought continues to dry up major waterways. All nine wards in Fly Zibo rely entirely on the Fly River and surrounding lagoons […]
Autonomous Bougainville Government [ABG] President Ishmael Toroama has reiterated that Bougainville’s push for self-governance is non-negotiable and cannot be diluted by administrative processes or performance benchmarks. Speaking during the Joint Supervisory Body [JSB] meeting in Port Moresby on Wednesday, Toroama urged Prime Minister James Marape and the National Government to respect the 97.7 per cent […]
The Investment Promotion Authority [IPA] has deployed a awareness team to Alotau in Milne Bay Province to educate local executives on the newly enacted Associations Incorporation Act 2023, which supersedes the previous 1966 legislation. Official records show that of the 162 incorporated associations registered with the IPA in Milne Bay, only one group has successfully […]
Locals in the upper Sepik region will soon have access to University of Papua New Guinea Open Campus to furthering tertiary education and securing better employment opportunities. This plan was revealed by Ambunti local level government president Edward Wiruk during the opening of the 18th crocodile & arts festival in Ambunti Station. He is working […]