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PMGH filled with low category patients

Recent statistics indicate that Port Moresby General Hospital is filled up to sixty percent with category 3 patients.

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Pumice wash-up cuts transport, hits food supply in Baon village, Manus

Residents of Baon Village on Lou Island, under the Balopa Local Level Government in Manus Province, are calling for urgent government assistance after pumice stones washed ashore along their coastline. The unusual event is believed to be linked to recent submarine volcanic activity in the Bismarck Sea.

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Final consultation for NBC Act 1973 review underway

The National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC] of Papua New Guinea has reached the final stage of reviewing and modernising its legal framework with the completion of its final regional consultation on the NBC Act 1973.

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Three killed after compensation ceremony turns violent

Three people are dead following a disagreement during a compensation ceremony in Lagaip District, Enga Province, over the weekend.

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ESP people to help Bird vote

The people of East Sepik will help guide their Governor, Allan Bird, on how he will vote when Parliament decides Bougainville’s future in the upcoming Ratification.

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Marape: Some projects still unfinished

Prime Minister James Marape has admitted that not all development projects and government programs have been completed since the Marape-Rosso Government took office in 2019.

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People with special needs launch own self help scheme in Mt Hagen

In a first of its kind in Papua New Guinea, persons living with special needs in Hagen Central District of Western Highlands Province launched their own self-help loan scheme aimed at improving livelihoods and promoting financial independence among members.

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Education remains top priority

More than 2 million students across the country have benefited from the government's tuition fee subsidy.

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Koroba-Lake Kopiago DDA remits K1 million GST to IRC

The Koroba-Lake Kopiago District Development Authority [DDA] has presented a K1 million cheque to the Internal Revenue Commission [IRC] in Tari, Hela Province, as part payment of its outstanding 10 percent Goods and Services Tax [GST] obligations.

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Bougainville sessional order set for parliament

The National Parliament will reconvene on Tuesday, June 9, with the Bougainville agenda taking precedence.

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