PNG thanks Australia for Support and Co-operation on APEC
PNG Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill has expressed appreciation for Australia’s support for Papua New Guinea’s hosting of the APEC process in 2018, and the understanding of the Australian Government in...
View ArticleBank South Pacific spends K6.7 million in community aid in PNG
BANK South Pacific Limited has reported record levels of community support totaling K6.7 million since 2009 around the country."There are 46 community projects delivered by BSP branches and...
View ArticleLae city development planned
THE growth of Lae City in Morobe Province will now move from near stagnation to well-planned and managed developments following completion of its urban development plan.The master plan was this week...
View ArticleKoki Fish Market opens
Koki Fish market is Port Moresby is now open to the public. The market has parking spaces for cars, toilets, shower rooms and slots for selling fresh seafood. The market is the only place where only...
View ArticlePNG SP Hunters go through tough pre-season training
SP Hunters coach Michael Marum has put his 52 man train- on squad through one of the toughest pre- season training programs since camp started last Sunday in Port Moresby.The squad includes 25 former...
View ArticleConcerns raised over Port Moresby City planning
The Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery has raised serious concerns about the overall lack of planning and management in Port Moresby city.Head of the Committee...
View ArticlePreparing to meet the challenge of climate change – launch of Torres Strait...
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) in partnership with the Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) and the Torres Shire Council (TSC) has launched the Torres Strait Regional Adaptation...
View ArticleTSRA form MOA arrangement with TSIRC
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) commenced a three-year Memorandum of Agreement 2016-2018 (MOA) with the Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) on 2 December 2016.The MOA provides a...
View ArticleDigicel helps Ela Motors Drive Business
Photo caption: Vincent Schirripa, Group General Manager IT for Ela Motors’ parent company Toyota Tsusho South PacificAt Ela Motors, the reliability of its telecommunications network is almost as...
View ArticleEvicted Morata settlers to be resettled
Settlers from Morata who were recently evicted by NCDC will be relocated in due time. That is the confirmation from NCD Governor Powes Parkop.He said the settlers will also have their demolished church...
View ArticleK4m needed to replace faulty Gerehu to Baruni light posts
MORE than 200 road side light posts along the newly-built Gerehu to Baruni road in Moresby Northwest need to be re-cabled to function properly.And the State would have to pay a staggering K4 million to...
View ArticleNEC approves call-out for PNGDF in Hela Province
Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill , said internal disputes are impacting on law and order in the province and all stakeholders must work together.“These problems have the potential to impact on the...
View ArticleHigh living conditions affects PNG Defence Force
High cost of living has been an issue in which many Papua New Guineans face. This was revealed by PNGDF Commander Gilbert Toropo.This has been the case of the PNGDF also in which the Commander stressed...
View ArticleCity Bus operators raise concerns over Police
PMV Operators including bus owners, offsiders and drivers has raised their concerns in the manner in which they are being treated by police officers.One of the PMV offsider, Benjamin Pombra said it is...
View ArticleMedical Ship visits Central's Isolated villages
The ‘MV YWAM PNG’ has reached Amazon Bay in Central province.Central Governor, Kila Haoda while presenting a cheque of K100,000 to the medical ship, says the Amazon Bay is the most isolated village in...
View ArticleVanuatu and Samoa amongst new Green Climate Fund grants for the Pacific
A USD 23 Million dollar grant for a Climate Information Services for Resilient Development project has been approved for Vanuatu by the Green Climate Fund.Vanuatu's Climate Information Services for...
View ArticleAustralian lawyer joins PNG judiciary
A SENIOR Australian crown counsel, Harrold Terrance Foulds, was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme and National Court on Friday, bringing the total number of judges in Papua New Guinea to...
View ArticlePNG Government sign agreement with firm to develop Port Moresby's Waterfront
Artistic expression of Port Moresby's Waterfront developmentThe Government Papua New Guinea and the Paga Hill Development Company have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of the K3...
View ArticleSamoa Government amends Constitution to reflect Christian State
A bill to amend the Constitution to define Samoa as a Christian State was tabled in Parliament Tuesday.The Constitutional Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2016 was presented by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele...
View ArticleSamoan Minister tables $12 million budget
Samoan Minister of Finance, Sili Epa Tuioti, tabled a supplementary budget of $12,288,936.00 (US$5,778,949.45) in Parliament Tuesday.Speaking about the budget, he said it was the result of a very...
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