From across Papua New Guinea
Local farmers in Simbu Province are calling on stakeholders to establish follow-up assistance programs as the Market for Village Farmers (MVF) project prepares to end operations this September. Funded to help smallholder farmers shift from subsistence farming to market-driven agribusiness, the MVF initiative has impacted an estimated 25,000 farming households, or around 125,000 people across […]
Work is finally underway for a new high-security fencing to securely confine prisoners and remandees at Bekut Prison on Buka Island. The project for proper fencing is funded by Australia’s Department of Forrign Affairs and Trdae through the Australia-Papua New Guinea Law and Justice Program, APLJ. It was launched early this year with a groundbreaking […]
The National Airports Corporation (NAC), with the support from the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has delivered a state-of-the-art airport to the people of Milne Bay.The purpose of the Gurney Airport upgrade is to achieve full operational certification and compliance with the National and International Aviation standards, including Standards […]
Southern Highlans Provincial Government (SHPG) through its third quarter assembly meeting imposed a liquor ban policy in the province last week. Seeing the escalating disturbances and violences leading to serveral deaths occùring in various communities have trigged the government to impose the liquor ban. The Local Level Government (LLG) Presidents in the Assembly meeting vocaled […]
After 45 years of service to the people, the Popondetta Police Headquarters was decommissioned today to pave way for the construction of a new headquarters at the provincial capital. The project is funded under the Special Police Assistance Program (SPAP) by the Marape-Rosso Government, aimed at securing safer communities in partnership with provincial authorities. Speaking […]
A team from the Australian National University (ANU) in Australia and University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is in Milne Bay Province to study the province’s diverse and deep cultural history.The focus of the research is on the movement of people in the past. The team comprises two male professors and a female PhD Archeology […]
More than 1600 students will benefit from new learning materials donated by the Australian Government. Busu Secondary School was privileged with the new materials, which will help them improve their knowledge. Principal Mr George Noble acknowledged the continued support by the Australian Consulate, Brenton Kanowsky, notably from his prior visitations to school and to the […]
The Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority (MBPHA) is conducting a weeklong important training for emergency medicine teams from Alotau Provincial Hospital and nearby health facilities. The training aims to enhance the knowledge of its emergency first responders in using the newly recommended triage system known as the Integrated Interagency Triage Tool (IITT). […]
The Papua New Guinea Football Association successfully concluded a FIFA Member Association (MA) Futsal Referees Course, reinforcing its commitment to developing qualified match officials and raising the standard of futsal across the country. The course was conducted from August 3rd to 7th at the PNG Football Stadium in Port Moresby. The course was facilitated by […]
On Tuesday, August 18, 2026—four years to the day after severe election-related violence devastated Mendi Town, Governor William Powi and the Southern Highlands Provincial Administration presented 20 homeowners from the Old Compound community with keys, land titles, and allotment documents for their new homes. Old Compound, home to public servants from various provinces, was among […]