Fiji Primary Schools and teachers awarded for commitment to Financial Education
Suva, Fiji – Four primary schools in Fiji and three teachers have each been awarded Financial Education (FinED) Innovation Awards for their commitment to applying financial education learnings through...
View ArticlePNG Cocoa Farmers set to benefit from conclusion of agreement Process
Tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea cocoa-farmers look set to benefit as the result of a process that concluded at an event involving Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Rimbink Pato MP, at the...
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Kangaroos beat Kumuls in PM's 13 Match
The PM's 13 match yesterday in Port Moresby kicked off with the Aussies leading by 6 points, but the PNG boys leveled that score with a try and conversion to 6 all. A penalty goal kick later put the...
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PNG Hunters beat Sunshine Coast Falcons 12 - 10 to clinch ISC Title
Ase Boas was the hero for the PNG Hunters – kicking the winning conversion as his team made history by claiming the Intrust Super Cup premiership 12-10 after a hard-fought win over a gallant Sunshine...
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Pacific island countries vote to ban asbestos
History was made in Apia last week with the endorsement of a proposal to work with Pacific islands on restricting or banning asbestos.The proposal, championed by Cook Islands and co-sponsored by Tonga...
View ArticleSamoa signs nuclear ban treaty
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has endorsed the “Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons”.Tuilaepa signed the treaty in New York where is for 72nd United Nations General...
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PNG WOMEN’S BASKETBALLERS READY FOR REDEMPTION
It's been a long two-years for seven representatives of the Pepsi PNG Women’s National Basketball Team.Betty Angula, Emily Koivi, Cindy Elavo, Marca Muri, Mary Elavo, Nester Sape and Rosa Kairi were...
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PNG PM's XIII performed well : Coach
PNG’s Prime Ministers 13 Assistant Coach Steven Nightingale said their game on Saturday against the Australians PM’s 13 was a very tough one. He said most of the boys on his side were Digicel Cup...
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Climate change implications already impacting on human rights of Solomon...
Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, last week made a call to the United States to reconsider its position on the Paris climate agreement and join the global fight against climate...
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Solomon Islands prime minister arrives in Taiwan
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare led a 15-strong delegation to Taiwan on Monday to visit President Tsai Ing-wen and other officials.The delegation, which will stay in Taiwan until...
View ArticleKing welcomes appointment of first Tongan woman at UN 72nd session
King Tupou VI has told United Nations leaders his country has welcomed the appointment of the first Tongan woman to a senior level in the international organisation.Fekita ‘Utoikamanu was appointed in...
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Digicel Samoa $40m hotel development at Sogi
A new hotel will soon take shape in Sogi in Samoa.Next month, Digicel Samoa, is expected to host a groundbreaking ceremony to kick-start their $40 million tala (US$16 million) hotel development. The...
View ArticlePNG 2017 Supplementary Budget top of agenda as Parliament resumes today
The 2017 Supplementary Budget tops the government agenda when Papua New Guinea Parliament resumes at 2 o’clock this afternoon.Deputy Prime Minister, Charles Abel, is expected to hand down the mini...
View ArticleSolomon Islands Police investigate money allegedly stolen from a vehicle in a...
Police at Honiara Central Police Station are investigating a report that $16,000.00 was removed from a car of a guest visiting the Iron Bottom Sound Hotel on 20 September 2017.It was alleged that the...
View ArticleVanuatu mobilises, Australia pledges Vt20.5 million for disaster relief and...
Plans are in place in Vanuatu to evacuate people out from Ambae, to safe sites on Maewo, Pentecost and Santo, if the Lombenben volcano situation gets worse.The Director of the National Disaster...
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PNG foreign currency in focus
The Papua New Guinea Government has promised that the foreign exchange shortage problem will soon be addressed following negotiations with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.The Bank of...
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New Road opens in Port Moresby
Port Moresby city yesterday witnessed a K80 million addition to its fast developing road network with the opening of the Koura Way Road.Works Minister Michael Nali opened the new road which links the...
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Plans for 23-storey building in Port Moresby on target
THE China Railway Construction Engineering Group (Papua New Guinea) Real Estate Company Ltd has assured Papua New Guinea of its commitment to invest in the country.It is the sister company of CRCE...
View ArticleNew political party launched in Tonga
Langafonua ‘a e Masiva Party was launched on Friday,with six candidates, who are running for the November 16 General Election. The candidates include ‘Isileli Pulu (Tongatapu 4), Sifa Tu’utafaiva...
View ArticleAsylum seeker dies on Manus Island
An asylum seeker has died on Manus Island, police have confirmed.“We had a suicide of a refugee at the Lorengau hospital in the early hours of this morning,” Manus Island Police Commander David Yapu...
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