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New Zealand commits additional K6.9 million to PNG Earthquake disaster
THE New Zealand Government last weekend announced a further NZ$3 million package of support following the February 26 earthquake.New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters made the...
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Students join hands for Earthquake relief drive
The student body from all primary to tertiary institutions in the Eastern Highlands Province joined hands in an Earthquake Relief drive for the victims of the recent Earthquake in the Hela and Southern...
View ArticlePower supplies into Port Moresby restored
Restoration of power supply started at Rouna and all suburbs are been restored by feeders through substations at Boroko, Waigani, Bomana, Konedobu and Kanudi.All power supply is expected to be restored...
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PNG Police not protecting human rights: Judge
The Papua New Guinea police force is no longer an authority responsible for safeguarding human rights, says Judge Panuel Mogish.He told the court when jailing two police officers for six and seven...
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Tongan MP says state of emergency doesn't make sense
An MP in Tonga has joined the chorus of voices speaking out against a state of emergency and associated curfew in the capital of Nuku'alofa.Last Monday the government extended the state of emergency...
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Vatican convicts ex-Guam archbishop accused of abuse
The Vatican on Friday removed the suspended Guam archbishop from office and ordered him not to return to the Pacific island after convicting him of some charges in a sex abuse trial.The Vatican didn't...
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IOM, govt and partners to assess impact of disaster in PNG
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) teams are now working with the Papua New Guinea Government and partners to assess the full impact of the disaster in the five affected provinces.And...
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Tokura pays tribute to officer
The Commissioner for the Bougainville Police Service, FRANCIS TOKURA today paid tribute to the late Police Officer Senior Constable X-SAVIOUR KANARE who passed away last Friday night in his house in...
View ArticleMASIU THANKS THE PNG CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
The Member for South Bougainville and Deputy Opposition Leader, TIMOTHY MASIU last Friday thanked the Governor of the Central Bank, LOI BAKANI for including Buin Health Centre in his donations whilst...
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Women’s Micro-bank to open access centres around PNG to test new branchless...
Port Moresby, PNG – A new branchless banking solution will be piloted at six locations in Papua New Guinea with the aim to provide basic financial services to PNG’s unbanked women.Women’s Micro-Bank...
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With ABV Mentoring Janet Yagur's Business Goes from strength to strenth
Janet Yagur Photo by : ABVWith family problems, and after losing her job as a real estate valuer, Janet Yagur and her son were sleeping on her brother’s living room floor.“In Papua New Guinea family is...
View ArticleValidation workshop held for Vanuatu’s draft National Financial Inclusion...
Port Vila, Vanuatu – A draft National Financial Inclusion Strategy will be presented to representatives of key stakeholders involved in national financial inclusion efforts in Vanuatu at a workshop to...
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PNG Mine Villages Venture into Bottled Water projects
SIX mine villages of the Star Mountains in Western Province have now extended their Tabubilbasedbusiness portfolio by venturing into a bottled water project.This project is the second sustainable...
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Hela Government casts doubt on PNG Earthquake Report
Hela Governor Philip Undialu has cast doubt on an Australian government report which cleared resource companies of blame for the recent earthquake.The report by Australian government agency Geoscience...
View ArticleA LAND GROUP IN BULOLO APPRECIATE THE WORK OF PROVINCIAL LAND DISPUTE...
A land group and one of the parties to the land dispute involving National Forest Authority (NFA) in Bulolo appreciate the work of Provincial Land Dispute Committee (PLDC) in the district.The Chairman...
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PNG PM O’Neill meets Bishop
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said yesterday that Papua New Guinea has a true friend in Australia which the country has seen demonstrated in the response to the Highlands earthquake.Mr O’Neill met with...
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Electoral law change approved for New Caledonia referendum
The French National Assembly has approved a change to the electoral law for New Caledonia for this year's independence referendum.The change was approved by 537 to two votes, a month after the Senate...
View ArticlePacific vulnerable
The Pacific region is highly vulnerable to the threat posed by natural disasters such as tropical cyclones and tsunamis in the face of climate change.And for the past 60 years, Pacific Island countries...
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Tonga Government sees rugby and boxing as not for girls
A women's rights advocate in Tonga is outraged at a letter from the country's Ministry of Education banning school girls from taking part in rugby and boxing.The letter addressed to a local high...
View ArticlePNG earthquake: A whole 'generation' of children at risk of missing out on...
A month after a deadly magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea's Highlands, aid workers have warned that an entire "generation" of children may miss out on a proper education.The powerful...
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