Madang runs out of Condoms
Madang authorities have raised concerns that there is a lack of condoms in the province. With the elections just around the corner, the increase in sexual activity is said peak.The fact is that the...
View ArticlePNG's Governor General praises Tourism forum
Governor General Mr Bob Dadae is lauding calls by the United Nations for Papua New Guinea to do more to promote tourism in Papua New Guinea.Mr Dadae said, the future of the country lies in tourism and...
View ArticlePNG School girl Pukaikia continues to impress in athletics in New Zealand
Sixteen year old Letisha Pukaikia continues to impress as she seeks to further her career in athletics whilst attending school in New Plymouth on New Zealand’s North Island.Competing at the New Zealand...
View ArticleBoom in Hotels for PNG's capital Port Moresby
By Fraser Hawkins, Expat Specialist at Peopleconnexion RecruitmentIN 2011, Port Moresby only had 600 hotel rooms. Today there are almost 2000 with another 750 on the way – worth over K4.7 billion.Port...
View ArticleToa Samoa keen on Anthony Milford return
Toa Samoa is keen to welcome back Anthony Milford for the May test against England and hopefully the Rugby League World Cup at the end of the year.The 22-year-old Broncos star represented Samoa at the...
View ArticlePNG Kapuls team to play Tahiti today
COACH Flemming Serritslev has named a strong side to take on visiting Tahiti in the first home-and-away clash of the ‘Road to Russia’ Fifa World Cup qualifiers in Port Moresby.Except for Jaime...
View ArticleBritish scientists in world-first TB breakthrough
British scientists have made a world-first breakthrough in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.Researchers in Oxford and Birmingham say they can isolate different strains of the disease using a process...
View ArticleAway win over PNG Kapuls sends Tahiti clear
Tahiti moved three points clear at the top of Group B in OFC Stage 3 of 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM Qualifying with a vital 3-1 away win over 10-man Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby on Thursday...
View ArticleShops looted as Port Moresby's Boroko City Center goes up in flames
It was chaos at the Boroko shopping centre area in Port Moresby on Friday morning when looters rushed in to steal items in shops after fire broke out and burnt four buildings, including a...
View ArticleMelanesian nations question global responses to climate change
Frustrated Melanesian nations are concerned their voices are going unheard and blame global politics for intensifying disasters, conflict and food insecurity in the region.At the conference “Security3:...
View ArticleSamoa sends medical patients to India instead of NZ
Samoa has begun sending patients needing medical treatment overseas to India instead of New Zealand to save money.It comes as India was also offering to send doctors to Samoa to undertake surgeries and...
View ArticleMikio Filitonga found guilty of infecting lover with HIV virus
A man accused of infecting his boyfriend with HIV has been found guilty by a jury in a court in New Zealand.Mikio Filitonga, 37, was on trial at the Auckland District Court for causing grievous bodily...
View ArticlePNG Air to fly into Kokopo next month
PNG Air will start flights to Kokopo next month, says chief executive officer Muralee Siva.He said this would meet the growing demand of travellers and assist businesses in the New Guinea Islands...
View ArticleO'Neill confident in retaining PM's post after the elections
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill has told a group of leaders from the public and private sector that he is confident of returning to power and continuing his government’s education and health policies.He...
View ArticleAustralia-PNG ties strong
THE Australia-Papua New Guinea partnership continues to be as strong as ever, Australian High Commissioner Bruce Davis says.He outlined ways Australia was helping PNG through projects while addressing...
View ArticleTorres Strait to be represented in the 2017 National Seafood Industry...
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is pleased to announce the successful candidates selectedfor sponsorship in the 2017 National Seafood Industry Leadership Program.The TSRA Chairperson, Mr...
View ArticleTSRA urges reporting of Coral Bleaching or Crown of Thorns Starfish sightings
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) are prompting all community members to remember toreport any new sightings of coral bleaching or Crown of Thorns Starfish to Rangers.The TSRA Chairperson, Mr...
View ArticleSamoa hosts meet discussing science in the Pacific
UNESCO Assistant-Director General for Natural Science says conversation amongst Pacific leaders is a must to tackle challenges like Climate Change and youth unemployment within the region.Joining today...
View ArticleSamoa PM hopes regional conversation would establish connection between...
Prime Minister, Tuila’epa Sailele Malielegaoi has officially opened the forum of Dialogue on Science and Science Policy for the Sustainable Development Goals for the Pacific small islands developing...
View ArticleBmobile-Vodafone partners with UNDP to promote SDG's
A special edition of Top Up Cards to promote Sustainable Development Goals in PNG has been launched and will hit the shelves next month as part of new partnership between the UNDP and Bmobile –...
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