A 24-year-old law student from the University of Papua New Guinea [UPNG] has turned her academic success into a philanthropic mission to bolster tourism education in her home village.
The Director of Papua New Guinea’s first standalone tourism institute has issued a challenge to the National Department of Education, calling for a systematized approach to vocational training to ensure no student is left behind by the country’s 1-6-6 education reform.
Tensions flared in Parliament this week, as Member for Ialibu-Pangia Peter O’Neill directed a series of questions to Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina over the ballooning costs of the Papua LNG project and rumors surrounding the sale of the country’s primary fuel storage facilities.
The iconic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Milne Bay, once the largest building in Papua New Guinea, has undergone a major restoration to preserve its 87-year legacy.