TIPNG : Koloma delays NID Card Audits
Transparency International PNG (TIPNG)says that positive steps by the Government to audit the National Identity (NID) Project in response to their campaign is marred by the efforts of National...
View ArticleSix Secondary School students suspended for School fight
By Christine KILDI : PNGFMThe school Board of the Kilakila Secondary School in NCD has suspended six grade 10 students following a school fight last week between grade 9 and grade 10 boys.Deputy...
View ArticleTable topping decider on the cards
After securing their spots in the OFC Champions League 2018 Quarter Finals Lae City Dwellers and Nalkutan FC have set up a Match Day 3 showdown tomorrow to decide who will get home advantage, while the...
View ArticleRegulator issues full license for BSP Life PNG Ltd
Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) today presented a full Life Insurance license, enabling BSP Life Limited (BSPL) to operate as a Licensed Life Insurance Company in Papua New Guinea.Conditional approval...
View ArticleMSG to process West Papua membership bid
Leaders of Melanesian Spearhead Group countries have referred a West Papuan application for full membership in the group to its secretariat for processing.The leaders are having their annual summit...
View ArticleLae City Dwellers go down to Vanuatu's Nalkutan but not out for final playoffs
OFC Champions League debutants Nalkutan used home ground to their advantage as an impressive second half performance saw them overcome the favoured Lae City Dwellers 4-1 to claim the top of Group A at...
View ArticleSolomon Islands Police search for missing person in Makira
Police in Kirakira, Makira Ulawa province are searching for a man in 30’s who fell off from an outboard motor canoe into the sea while travelling in the sea area outside the Ngorangora Airport at the...
View ArticleRSIPF and stakeholders attend sexual assault victim management workshop
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and other stakeholders will be able to manage victims of sexual assault better at the end of a one week Sexual Assault Victim Management...
View ArticleMurder By Congress
By Alon Ben-MeirOnce again, we are faced with another mass shooting. This time the cold-blooded killings took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 14 innocent students and three...
View ArticleDHL Global Forwarding appoints Skerry Palanga as new Country Manager in Papua...
DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, has appointed Skerry Palanga as Country Manager, Papua New Guinea. With the appointment, Palanga will...
View ArticleQLD PNG Kokomos shine in Cabramatta International Nines Tournament
The future of PNG Rugby League looks to be bright after QLD PNG Kokomos finished as Runners-Up in the Cabramatta International Nines tournament held on the weekend. The event has been run annually...
View ArticlePNG Fisheries to monitor observers
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA)in Papua New Guinea will consider wristbands and implants among other measures to monitor the country’s 272 observers on board vessels.This is according to...
View ArticleCommonwealth countries at the forefront of deep-sea mining policy
Experts in international environmental ocean law met at the Commonwealth headquarters last week to discuss environmental damages liability in relation to seabed mining and mineral exploitation.The...
View ArticlePNG pledges to support Pacific Games in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has initiated a new proposal with his PNG counterpart Peter O’Neil, which will see PNG providing financial support towards the Pacific Games.Both Prime...
View ArticlePNG to ban guns
Papua New Guinea Police Minister Jelta Wong has issued a ministerial statement that aims to ban all guns in the country.He said in order to do this, gun laws must be amended to be more stringent with...
View ArticleHome brew kills four in Solomon Islands
Top medical surgeons at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) have warned of a real danger posed by consuming kwaso (home-brew) following four deaths over the past one and half month of this year...
View ArticlePNG athletics prepare for Commonwealth Games
A number of PNG athletes were in action last weekend at the Australian National Championships which were held at the brand new Carrara stadium where the Commonwealth Games will be held in two months...
View ArticleMarijuana is sold openly in Mt Hagen Market
Photos and stories of Marijuana have been uploaded on social media sites claiming that MARIJUANA is now sold openly at Mt Hagen Market in the Western Highlands Province.People using the Highlands...
View ArticleNo tax, duty on food and building materials from overseas, says Tonga Revenue...
Foodstuffs and building materials from overseas for Tropical Cyclone-stricken Tonga are exempt from tax and customs duty, Tonga's Minister of Customs and Revenue said.Foodstuffs and clothing are...
View ArticleChina’s gas demand to spur new investments in PNG
BY DAMON EVANS/ CONTRIBUTING AUTHORThe Asian Review has reported that strong growth in gas demand from China is set to trigger a new round of major investment in Papua New Guinea, which urgently needs...
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