Northern leaders to deliver petition to Higaturu Oil Palm Company
LEADERS TO BRING PETITION TO COMPANYThe Parliament Member for Sohe, Delilah Gore and his Ijivitari counterpart, David Arore are expected to deliver a petition from relatives of the 13 people killed in...
View ArticleTonga expected to announce stadium deal next week
Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister says he expects to announce a deal with a construction company to renovate the Teufaiva national stadium next week.RNZ reports Teufaiva has been in a dilapidated state for...
View ArticleSogavare starts MSG tour amid West Papua impasse
RNZ reports the chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare, today starts a tour of the member states' capitals.This comes after last year's repeated...
View ArticleTearful Joe Biden awarded freedom medal by Obama
President Barack Obama has awarded an emotional and surprised Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honour.Mr Obama praised his vice-president for his "faith in your...
View ArticleInternational Satellite operator in Papua New Guinea
SATELLITE operator, Asia Broadcast Satellite aims to partner with PNG businesses in the ICT industry and introduce products that will complement current services in PNG and benefit everyone. Managing...
View ArticleTonga’s coconut exports decline by 80%
The matured coconut exported to foreign markets declined by 80% as a result of the shortage of supplies in the local market and many bush allotment.Radio Tonga reports these were negative impacts of...
View ArticlePNG Political leaders involved in illegal fishing: Governor
Certain prominent political leaders were allegedly implicated in illegal fishing activities involving the lucrative beche-de-mer (BDM) fishery in Milne Bay Province.However, concerns have also been...
View ArticleSamoa happy with performance of young players despite loss
A spirited U 21 Samoan side put on a tough performance against Fiji but lost in the final to finish in fourth place in the Digicel Punjas International Youth Netball Series.Fiji finished in third spot...
View ArticleMore than 9,000 Student scored high grades: Minister
In 2016, 23,692 Grade 12 students from 154 national high schools, secondary schools and permitted schools sat for the National Exams.Of the 23,692, a total of 9,999 students scored high GPAs of 2.3 and...
View ArticlePNG Opposition concerned over proposed election law changes
The Deputy Opposition Leader, Sam Basil, is gravely concerned over the announcement that ‘the general order of the 2017 national elections is likely to be interrupted’.Basil questioned the role and...
View ArticlePNG Opposition demands explanation on the handling of K11 million for...
THE Opposition has demanded explanation from Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, on the handling of millions of kina budgeted for security operations in the Hela province.The Opposition questioned why Chief...
View ArticleSolomon Islands PM on tour of MSG countries
Solomon Islands Prime Ministe Manasseh Sogavare departs today for his second Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) capital tour covering Port Vila, Suva and Port Moresby respectively.The visit to be made in...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea tops world in ‘porn’ search
Google Trends indicate almost all Papua New Guineans look up the word ‘porn’ACCORDING to Google Trends, which monitors Internet search requests, Papua New Guinea is ranked number one in the world as...
View ArticleTonga Ministerial shake-up, Penisimani Fifita new Minister of Education
The Tongan government has announced reassignment of ministerial posts to two of its ministries.Penisimani Fifita has been moved from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Ministry of Education.Kaniva...
View ArticleOil Search Foundation keeping children healthy with life saving vaccines in...
The Oil Search Foundation (OSF) in partnership with the National Department of Health, Provincial and District Health authorities, and faith based organisations are providing immunisations against...
View ArticleGordons Market still unsafe for city residents
The Catholic Bishops Conference General Secretary, Father Victor Roche is calling on NCD Governor Powes Parkop and Ben Turi NCD Police Boss, to deal with the law and order situations currently...
View ArticleHuawei Contracted to Install Fibre Optic Cable in the Solomon Islands
The submarine division of Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei, has been contracted by the Solomon Islands government to install a fibre-optic cable linking Sydney to Honiara.Solomon Island’s...
View ArticleFruit Pickers Can Gain Up To Top$30, 000 for a 6 Months Contract
Radio and Television Tonga reports a Tongan fruit picker can earn up to TOP$30,000 during a 6 months contract in Australia if the fruit picker is committed and dedicated.The TOP$30,000 includes the...
View ArticleTonga ministerial investigations found Doctors and health staff illegally...
An investigation by Tongan Ministry of Health has found doctors and staff of the Ministry have illegally charged members of the public TP$50 paʻanga before circumcising their children.This was an...
View ArticleNew intakes into University of Goroka to undergo police clearance
IT is now a requirement for new students who are being accepted into the University of Goroka to commence first year of studies to undergo police clearance.The decision was made by the University of...
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