Samoa PM calls for Pacific efforts on emissions
Samoa's prime minister has called on Pacific Island countries to introduce emissions reductions targets that will ensure they don't exceed a maximum temperature rise of 1.5 degrees celsius over...
View ArticleFrench Senate approves New Caledonia electoral law
The French Senate has approved a change to the electoral law for New Caledonia for this year's independence referendum.344 senators voted for the change, with only the two National Front senators...
View ArticleThirty exporters to feature at Pasifika
More than 30 exporters from ten Pacific Island countries will be exhibiting their products at the specially designed Pacific Hub at the Pasifika Festival in Auckland next month.Pacific Trade Invest...
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Broncos Set For PNG Experience
MATT Gillett says the Broncos will get two wonderful experiences this weekend - the people of Papua New Guinea and a hard match of rugby league.The Broncos leave Brisbane for Port Moresby tomorrow...
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PNG Hunters to give 100 percent
Stargroth Amean will captain a 22 SP PNG Hunters team in thier only trial match against the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday at the Oil search National Football Stadium.Hunters coach Michal Marum at...
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Air Niugini's Emerging Leaders Program proving a success
Air Niugini’s Emerging Leaders’ Program is proving a success with the increasing number of nationals including women being appointed to take up managerial positions within the airline.Of the twenty...
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PNG yet to consider Pacific APEC help
Papua New Guinea’s Joint Security Task Force team is seriously looking at the design of the security environment before they make a decision on accepting Pacific Police personnel to assist with APEC...
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UN condemns violence against journalists in PNG, deputy Morobe governor...
The United Nations in Papua New Guinea is concerned by the alleged attacks on journalists in Lae, Morobe Province last Friday and called on authorities to investigate the matter.“A free, uncensored,...
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Tonga faces deepening crisis after Cyclone Gita
By Tom PetersMore than one week after Cyclone Gita devastated the Pacific island nation of Tonga, thousands of people are still in need of shelter and basic supplies. There are growing fears of...
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Gita slaps Samoa Electric Power Corporation with $10m bill
The damage done by Tropical Cyclone Gita to Samoa’s electricity infrastructure is estimated to have cost up to $10 million (US$3.9 million).This is according to Electric Power Corporation (EPC) General...
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Auckland to face Tonga in June
Tongan rugby league is returning to Auckland in 2018, with the Auckland Rugby League today announcing two Queen’s Birthday Weekend representative clashes.Auckland will host the Tonga New Zealand...
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Gun laws in PNG made tougher
People illegally using or possessing firearms will face jail terms of up to ten years and fines of up to K10,000 under strict new laws to be presented to Parliament in April.The Prime Minister, Peter...
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Recognising Oil Search’s brilliant women in science - introducing Serah Wakia...
Recognising Oil Search’s brilliant women in science - introducing Serah Wakia Joseph, Oil Search Production Engineer“Set your focus on the end goal"Oil Search has an excellent track record of...
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Papua New Guinea's Corruption index shows improvement
The launching of the Transparency International 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index yesterday has revealed a four point increment in PNGs’ score since last year.In spite of this slight increment however,...
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Hunters fall to Broncos 26 - 12 in a trial match
The PNG Hunters fell to the hands of NRL club Brisbance Broncos in an entertaining trial match at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby over the weekend. The score was 26 -12 at full time. The...
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Papua New Guinea officially kicks of APEC
Papua New Guinea has officially kicked off its APEC year with the first of its 78 meetings underway up until March 9. The First Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) got underway on a high note at Port...
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RSIPF explains why it intercepted 29 Bougainvilleans in Western Province
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) explains that it had to intercept 29 Bougainvilleans travelling in three boats at sea near Vella la Vella Island in the Western Province on 20 February...
View ArticleFive more Bougainvillean men surrender to RSIPF in Gizo
Five more Bougainvillean men have surrendered to RSIPF officers in Gizo about noon today. This is in addition to the four men who surrendered last night.These five men are now at Gizo Police Station in...
View ArticleOil Search production operations in the Highlands of PNG in process of being...
Oil Search reports that at 03.44 (PNG local time) on 26 February 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the PNG Highlands. There have also been a series of aftershocks.Oil Search’s primary concern...
View ArticlePNG - Marshall Islands Air Service eyed
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and president of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Hilda Heine are expected to finalise an air service agreement when O’Neill arrives for the second Parties to the Nauru Agreement...
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