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EHP pmv and taxi operators urged to register

The Eastern Highlands Public Motor Vehicle (PMV) and Taxi Owners Association is urging operators to register with the newly endorsed association and comply with transport laws. Association Chairman Neskefe Aigawa told NBC News that the move follows a rise in unregistered operators, increasing fuel prices and concerns over passenger fares that do not comply with […]

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NBC Western back on air after seven years

Radio coverage in Western Province is set to reach more communities, with NBC Western’s restored broadcast service extending to Morehead, Kondobol, Balimo and Tapila. NBC Western’s local radio service had been off air since June 2019 after its transmitter was mounted on a Telikom tower that was later decommissioned. The service has now been restored […]

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East New Britain residents urged to report El Nino impacts

The public in East New Britain has been urged to report all El Niño-related incidents to their respective District Administrators. The District Administrators are heading emergency centres established in the province’s four districts and are responsible for relaying reports to the Provincial Emergency Operating Centre [PEOC] in Kokopo. Provincial Administrator and Provincial Disaster Committee Chairman […]

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​MMDDA advances rural electrification drive across Mendi-Munihu district

Mendi-Munihu District Development Authority (MMDDA) continues to expand power grid connectivity to remote communities across the district. ​Local MP and MMDDA Chairman, Raphael Tonpi announced that people in Heyep, Posulim, and Oleya communities will soon be integrated into the main power grid. This follows the successful electrification of the Wambip, Tulum, and Wei villages in […]

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Hela receives 1.5 mw solar power station gift from China government

Hela Governor Philip Undialu has expressed gratitude to the Government of the People’s Republic of China and His Excellency Ambassador Yang Xiaoguang for gifting a 1.5-megawatt solar power station to Hela province on Sunday. The new facility, located at Hope Institute in Tari, was officially launched in a ceremony witnessed by Prime Minister James Marape […]

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Rabaul residents get free water as dry season continues

Residents in Rabaul District can now access free clean water from two new public outlets established through a partnership between the Rabaul District Administration and Water PNG Limited. The outlets are located at Kaivuna, Ward 4 of Rabaul Urban LLG, along the Matupit-SSM Road, and at Nonga village in front of the Balanataman LLG office […]

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GPHA nurses end emergency and critical care training

Nurses from the Gulf Provincial Health Authority (GPHA) can now assess and treat patients efficiently based on the severity of their illness following a two-week Emergency and Critical Care Training that ended in Kerema last week. The training introduced and implemented the Interagency Integrated Triage Tool (ITT) system at the hospital. Through the system, nurses […]

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Isbister is new High Commissioner

A new Australian High Commissioner, has been sent to Papua New Guinea, following the completion of Ewen McDonald’s tenure, as Australia’s representative to PNG. The Australian High Commission in a statement says, Jamie Isbister has been appointed as PNG’s High Commissioner designate, and he will remain as such, until he presents his credentials to the […]

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RCPNG to celebrate 40 years of ministry in East Sepik

Revival Center of PNG (RCPNG) will celebrate 40 years of ministry in East Sepik Province with a four-day anniversary celebration in Wewak, beginning on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The church was established in East Sepik on November 1, 1986, by its Founder and Principal Pastor, Godfrey Wippon with November 1 this year marking four decades […]

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Kudjip hospital faces shutdown over K5.7 million funding gap

Thousands of patients across Jiwaka and the Upper Highlands region could face serious disruption to essential healthcare services as Nazarene General Hospital at Kudjip battles a financial crisis threatening its continued operations. The hospital has temporarily averted closure following emergency funding assistance, but its management warns that the reprieve may be short-lived unless the National […]