From across Papua New Guinea
For the Mian Tribe of Gumine District in Simbu, it has been a week of double blessing. After receiving support from the Mian Elites Union earlier in the week, the tribe has now received more than K50,000 worth of El Niño relief supplies, rice, cooking oil and sugar from the Kumulgo family of the Nigi […]
Magarima Station in Hela Province is set to gain reliable access to clean water following the successful completion of a water borehole drilling project at Magarima Secondary School. Hela Governor Philip Undialu confirmed the development, noting that the provincial government invested between K250,000 and K450,000 to complete the drilling at the school. The school will […]
Twenty-five Local Level Government [LLG] Presidents in Eastern Highlands Province will each receive K100,000 worth of food supplies to distribute to wards within their respective LLGs as communities continue to feel the effects of El Niño. Several LLG Presidents witnessed the presentation at Bintangor Wholesale and received updates on the assistance. Provincial Disaster Coordinator Benjamin […]
Prime Minister James Marape has announced a cabinet reshuffle, ahead of the 2027 National Budget, and the 2027 National Election. Mr Marape in a statement released this afternoon says that he has appointed Joseph Lelang as the new Treasury Minister and moved Ian Ling Stuckey to the Ministry of Rural and Economic Development. The Prime […]
The National Weather Service has advised that drought impacts differ between provinces and communities. In its October update, the organization cautioned even when “rainfall begins to improve, water shortages and agricultural impacts may persist.” It’s further advised rainfall conditions are “expected to vary across the country from now to January 2027. Director Jimmy Gomoga earlier […]