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PNG Power LTD to restore power supply in Earthquake disasters areas
Press ReleaseThe recent earthquake in Tari, Hela Province has cut off power supply to customers in Tari, however, the PNG Power Ltd (PPL) management is already making plans to restore power in Tari,...
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STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN HIGHLANDS EARTHQUAKE DISASTER AREA WITH K450...
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has announced that an immediate State of Emergency (SOE) has been declared for Highlands Earthquake Disaster areas in Hela, Southern Highlands, Western and Enga...
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TOTTI CITY STRUCK WITH INJURY WOES
Injury woes are concerning for top NSL team Totti City FC with several key players down with injuries as the teams prepares for their round 6 fixture this weekend.Coach Peter Gunemba revealed that...
View ArticleDigicel assists with earthquake affected areas and restores services as...
Papua New Guinea has experienced one of its worst earthquakes in history with lives lost and destruction across the Enga province.Digicel PNG CEO-Valde Ferradaz, commented “Digicel is a critical part...
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Royal Australian Air Force assists PNG after earthquake
The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed a C-130J Hercules to Papua New Guinea to provide assistance, following the earthquake that occurred in the early morning of 26 February 2018.The 7.5...
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37 CONFIRMED DEAD IN SHP QUAKE
37 people have been confirmed dead while another 25 deaths are yet to be confirmed in the Southern Highlands Province after the massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake devastated the province on the 26...
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Mendi School of Nursing Closed
Students of Mendi School of Nursing in Southern Highlands Province have been homeless for a week now after the massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake damaged their dormitories, classrooms and toilets forcing...
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Cook Islands superannuation pension rate reduced
The new pension rate for members turning 60 years of age from March 1, 2018, is reducing from NZD$69 to NZD$67 per NZD $1000 invested.This new rate will not affect existing pensioners, confirmed Terai...
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Gr 10 School leaver becomes Engineer
29 years old Dellan Laim from East New Britain and Manus is the only female that graduated from Certificate III in Engineering under the Australia Pacific Technical College (APTC).Dellan is a living...
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Mining Minister Tuke wants Alluvial Mining to be reserved for Papua New Guineans
Mining Minister Johnson Tuke in Alotau this week has announced he has plans to make a submission to government to make alluvial mining a reserved for Papua New Guinean citizens.And he also revealed...
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Esa'ala MP Stevens survives Tobewa Election petition
The National Court in Alotau last Thursday upheld a ‘no case submission’ by sitting Esa’ala Open MP Davis Steven over two counts of bribery in an election petition against him by losing candidate Glen...
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Move to dismiss Tonga Police chief reveals concerns over importation of...
A Cabinet submission by the Minister of Police to dismiss Tonga Police Commissioner Steve Caldwell has revealed concerns over an importation of prohibited weapon and large amounts of ammunition by...
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Quake relief for PNG
Strong relief assistance pledges have come in, including US$5 million from Oil Search Limited, global oil and gas giant ExxonMobil US$1 million, China Foreign Affairs and China Red Cross, on top of the...
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Fears of rising PNG death toll after region's 'worst quake in century'
Local communities are struggling to cope with the aftermath of a major earthquake that hit Papua New Guinea's remote highlands almost a week ago, reports said Sunday (March 4), amid fears of a rising...
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Tonga’s Internal Affairs Minister, husband face fraud-related charges
Tonga Police arrested Minister of Internal Affairs, ‘Akosita Lavulavu and her husband, the former Minister of Infrastructure, ‘Etuate Lavulavu Saturday for various fraud-related charges.The charges are...
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China, Tonga agree to promote strategic partnership
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing with Tonga’s King Tupou VI and they agreed to further promote the strategic partnership between China and Tonga.During their talks held in the Great...
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Strong aftershocks rock PNG highlands as 150,000 wait for aid
Strong aftershocks have rocked Papua New Guinea's remote and rugged highlands as aid agencies voice concern for an estimated 150,000 people they say are in urgent need of food and water supplies.Three...
View Article$9.3 billion needed to address Climate Change: FIJI AG
Nine point three billion(US$4.5 billion) will be needed by Fiji in the next 10 years to keep up to speed with the climatic changes that have an impact on our economy.Attorney-General Aiyaz-Sayed...
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ExxonMobil Provides $1 Million for Earthquake Relief Efforts in Papua New Guinea
Exxon Mobil Corporation said that it is providing $1 million for the humanitarian relief effort in Papua New Guinea to assist communities affected by a powerful earthquake and aftershocks in the...
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Red Cross provides Medical Supplies in Earthquake affected areas
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided medical supplies to Mendi Provincial hospital; these can provide treatment for up to 2,000 minor wounds, after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake...
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