From across Papua New Guinea
The National Literacy Week was officially launched today, 31st August, in Northern Province to pave the way for government, schools, churches, communities, literacy practitioners and development partners to celebrate progress and discuss how literacy services can be improved in Papua New Guinea. This year’s theme is “Reading today, leading tomorrow, unlocking potential through literacy.” Literacy […]
Quiny Tony, a 21-year-old woman living with down syndrome, has reportedly battled severe crusted scabies since 2019, following an outbreak of a highly contagious itchy skin condition locally referred to as ‘I Don’t Care’. She is from the Jika Melakemb Tribe of Hagen Central District, Western Highlands Province. Years later, her suffering is being compounded […]
Government and church partnerships remain vital to delivering essential socio-economic services to rural communities, an official says. Lutheran Development Services [LDS] spokesperson Bonny Keoka said this on Saturday during the presentation of K10,000 from the Madang Governor’s office to the Ranara Circuit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea [ELC-PNG]. The funding, drawn […]
Parliament will resume on Tuesday 1st September, following its adjournment last week after the tabling of the historic 2019 Bougainville Referendum results. It’s expected to go about normal government business before the National Government hands down a supplementary budget, on Thursday, 3rd September. Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey confirmed a K300-million proposed disaster relief financing from the […]
A 30-year-old man from Muntma Village, Mul-Baiyer District, Western Highlands Province, has been arrested and charged, with police refusing bail, in connection with an alleged offence committed on Sunday at the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby. National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Warrick Simatab confirmed that the suspect is currently detained in the Boroko […]
For years, mothers carrying garden produce and sick family members from remote parts of Middle Fly faced grueling, multi-day river journeys just to reach basic services in Kiunga. That long-standing struggle is finally easing for hundreds of villagers following the opening of the upgraded Kiunga-Aiambak road and the presentation of two new service vehicles to […]
12 suspects of Asian origin have been detained in Lae last Friday after police alleged they were operating a mining activity without permission on land at Nauti, Watut, in Bulolo District, Morobe Province. Lae Metropolitan Commander Chief Superintendent Chris Kunyanban said police acted after a landowner reported finding the 12 suspects operating on his land. […]
The local economy in the Hayapuga local level government [LLG] of Hela is set for a major boost following the launch of a new market project aimed at unlocking trade and generating income for rural communities. The newly established Halimbu Building Construction Company launched operations in Tari-Pori yesterday with its maiden project; the construction of […]
Police in Madang are cracking down on public gatherings, late-night movements, and school breakup parties to prevent crime and curb growing anxiety over social media rumours ahead of Papua New Guinea’s 51st Independence anniversary. Madang Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Robert Baim issued the strict directive on Friday as schools close for the Term Three break, […]
Samurai Island in the Bwanabwana rural pocal level government [LLG] of Samarai-Murua district, Milne Bay, has dedicated August 26 as Samarai Reset Day to launch its long-term restoration plans. Coinciding with Papua New Guinea’s National Repentance Day, the event aims to combine spiritual renewal with physical development to restore the historic island. Once renowned as […]