From across Papua New Guinea
The Central Provincial Administration will enforce liquor ban operations on key public holidays during the upcoming festive season, Acting Provincial Administrator Bala Kapa has announced. In a public notice issued this week, Mr Kapa said the measures are part of ongoing efforts to maintain public safety and order during a period traditionally associated with increased […]
The absence or lack of effective communication network has been identified as a major impediment to medivac efforts in extreme remote areas of Madang Province. Leslie Wali Danari, a local from Bogia District expressed this after witnessing a man die last week from excessive loss of blood and a newborn baby who couldn’t survive birth […]
Andrew Tera secured the Deputy Governor position after receiving 10 more votes against his only contender, the former Deputy Governor and Onga Waffa LLG President, at a 26 – 16 margin, from the 42 members of the Morobe Tutumang who were present yesterday. Morobe Province has successfully completed the swearing-in of its 37 Local Level […]
An administrative oversight by the Papua New Guinea Football Association [PNGFA] in the lead-up to the 2025 OTML Premier Soccer League [PSL] finals has been identified as the cause of a major football blunder that sparked widespread criticism within the football fraternity. PNGFA General Secretary Armjad Tekwie told NBC News the matter has been addressed […]
Defense Minister and Nipa Kutubu MP, Dr. Billy Joseph expressed his regrets over Friday’s destructive fires in which chains of buildings in Mendi town’s main commercial area were engulfed, forcing several local trading companies to go out of business. Mendi has been without an established fire service to respond to emergencies. “It is unfortunate we […]
The National Information and Communication Technology Authority [NICTA] has clarified that Starlink satellite internet services are not licensed to operate in Papua New Guinea. NICTA chairman Brian Riches said importation, installation or use of Starlink equipment is unlawful under current ICT laws. Riches made the clarification during a news conference last week, following growing reports […]
National Housing Corporation [NHC] Managing Director Abel Tol has assured tenants at Section 80, Lots 1 to 10 along Henou Drive in Port Moresby that they will not be evicted, dismissing rumours circulating on social media about forced removals and property sales. Tol said the current activity at the site [Five Mile] is strictly a […]
A Port Moresby shopper has driven away as the first major winner of the Eliseo Christmas Promotion after her receipt was drawn from more than 5,000 entries collected across the capital. Gloria Michael, who shopped at the Makana Eliseo branch, won a brand-new JMC ute valued at K150,000 during the promotion’s first major draw held […]
The National Housing Corporation [NHC] has issued a stern warning to tenants at a Port Moresby housing complex after uncovering K780,000 in unpaid rent, some of it accumulated over many years. The arrears were revealed during a renovation and maintenance exercise at the Henao Drive flats in Five Mile, where NHC Managing Director Abel Tol […]
As Buimo Correctional Institution continues to face food and water shortages, Lae Biscuit Company has stepped in with a major Christmas donation to support more than 1,000 inmates during the festive season. A total of 1,080 inmates received early Christmas assistance through food donations containing 500 cartons of noodles, 652 cartons of snax buscuits and […]