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National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has appealed to residents to live responsibly as the country enters the new year, urging citizens to commit to positive behaviour and nation-building.

National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Warrick Simatab has confirmed that nine people, four women and five men, were arrested and charged for unlawfully being on National Housing Commission [NHC] premises, loitering, and gambling.

A gas-fired power generation project at Papua New Guinea’s LNG facilities in Hela Province is expected to deliver reliable electricity to several remote communities for the first time, Prime Minister James Marape says.

The grounded Australian-registered cruise vessel MV Coral Adventurer has been successfully salvaged and refloated following a coordinated multi-agency operation at Dregerhafen Point in Morobe’s Finschhafen District.

As part of the ongoing Christmas/New Year Police Operations in the Western Highlands, Police have apprehended the prime suspect in the alleged murder case involving two PNG University of Technology female students and a secondary school boy.

Western Highlands Province recorded a peaceful and calm Christmas celebration this year, with no major incidents reported during the festive period.

Wilyete Cocoa Exporter in Vanimo has recently established a new cocoa depot in Aitape, following the “Look West Policy,” an initiative by cocoa farmers from Suain village in Aitape East LLG, West Sepik Province.

Deputy Governor for Central Province and President of the Aroma Coast Local Level Government, Desmond Baira, has called on the Department of Works and Highways to urgently review the design of Imila Bridge following its collapse over the weekend.

The Lae Water Police are providing a strong security presence at the grounding site of the Australian-registered ‘MV Coral Adventurer’.

Rural tourism in Papua New Guinea continues to show what is possible when trust, partnership and long-term commitment are put first.