Japan builds new classrooms and water supply project in PNG
The government of Japan has once again come onboard to assist the people of Papua New Guinea with funding by signing four grant contracts recently.The water supply and classroom building contract was...
View ArticleNokia 3310 mobile phone resurrected
Nokia's 3310 phone has been relaunched nearly 17 years after its debut.Many consider the original handset iconic because of its popularity and sturdiness. More than 126 million were produced before it...
View ArticleTussle over HPL’s future control
A RIFT has developed between Highlands Pacific Limited (HPL) and its shareholder, Chinese group Guangdong Rising Assets Management Co Ltd (GRAM), over the future control of the Papua New Guinea...
View ArticlePrime Minister O'Neill welcomes International Surfers to PNG
The Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill CMG MP, said he is pleased that the global surfing community is learning about Papua New Guinea as a destination for surfing tourism. PM O’Neill made the comments as...
View ArticleSummit to build PNG’s energy sector
The Inaugural PNG Petroleum and Energy Summit is aimed at building platforms for future projects in the petroleum and energy sector. Speaking to the media yesterday, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited...
View ArticleTongan PM Akilisi Pohiva survives no- confidence vote
Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva has resoundingly survived a vote of no- confidence in the national parliament today.Parliament rejected the motion for a vote of no confidence on PM Pohiva with...
View ArticleSoccer split dire: PNG Sports Minister
Papua New Guinea Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko says the only course of action to resolve the split in soccer in the country is for Fifa to intervene.At present, the duly-recognised soccer governing...
View ArticleStudents pay respect to Tongan Queen Mother
School students have sat along a stretch of road nearly 20 kilometres long to pay their respects to Tonga's late Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho who has been taken to the royal palace in...
View ArticleSP Hunters join 'Senisim Pasin' Campaign
SP PNG Hunters will play a game of touch football against a select joint Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and Australian Federal Police side at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby on...
View ArticleLae City dwellers target perfect start to Oceaniea Campaign
Lae City Dwellers is confident of a good outing in this year's Oceania Football Confederation League championship.The Dwellers will leave the country on Thursday 02 March to Fiji for two friendly...
View ArticleDigicel gives free data to all smartphone users
Digicel has launched an exciting new smartphone offer, which has never been done before in PNG or any other country where Digicel operates.In a first for any telecommunications company in PNG, people...
View ArticleVanuatu U-20 side prepare for World Cup
Vanuatu U-20 team led by Serbian coach Dejan Gluscevic is preparing to travel to New Zealand for three months of camping before heading off to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Korea 2017.The team is expected...
View ArticlePacific Trade Invest shows Pacific path to market
Pacific Trade & Invest (PT&I) NZ is showing the Pacific the path to market in New Zealand with its largest delegation of small businesses at Pasifika Festival 2017.A group of 28 companies from...
View ArticleDebenham joins PNG Lae City Dwellers for Champions League
LAE City Dwellers has added star New Zealand Under-20 striker George Debenham to its roster for the upcoming Oceania Football Confederation Champions League.Debenham is one of two overseas players, who...
View ArticlePolye rallies against Constitutional amendments
Papua New Guinean's have been urged to pressure MPs in Government to vote against the constitutional amendments to increase nomination fees from 1-10 thousand kina.Opposition Leader Don Polye made this...
View ArticleTSRA launches Torres Strait Fisheries Guidebook
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) recently launched the Torres Strait Fisheries Guidebook; an at-sea guide for commercial fishing vessels in the Torres Strait Protected Zone fisheries.The...
View ArticleTraditional Languages Plan and Charter launched in the Torres Strait
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) and Torres Strait Language Reference Group have launched the Torres Strait Traditional Languages Plan and Charter (2016-2019).The Plan and Charter are...
View ArticlePNG Hunters make two changes for opening home game
The Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team have made two changes to their squad for this weekend's Intrust Super Cup home opener against the Easts Tigers in Port Moresby.Adex Wera replaces Karo...
View ArticleBank South Pacific committed to developing SMEs, says Fleming
BANK South Pacific (BSP) has a lot of commitment to develop small to medium enterprises in Papua New Guinea, chief executive officer Robin Fleming says.He told a conference on Monday that the bank was...
View ArticleTough penalties for illegal firearms: PNG PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has called on the people to take this special amnesty to surrender illegal firearms as tough new laws will be introduced after March 28 deadline.“After...
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