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UK Club signs PNG International
The Featherstone Rovers have signed PNG international Thompson Teteh, , for next season.The 29-year-old centre was part of the Kumuls 2017 World Cup squad and PNG’s gold medal winning rugby league...
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PNG Kumuls determined to bounce back against England Knights
PNG Kumuls team at training : PNG Kumuls PhotoKUMULS captain David Mead says his side are determined to square the series against the England Knights on Saturday.The fullback, who turns 30 on Sunday,...
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PNG Political Parties merge in a bid to remove PM O'Neill
The merging of PNG Party with the National Alliance is a clear demonstration of the Opposition’s determination to do everything in its power to change the Prime Minister.In a statement released today,...
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Papua New Guinea and Australia Strengthen Relations with Prime Ministerial...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill has met with his Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Hon. Scott Morrison MP, to advance a number of bilateral initiatives.The Prime Ministers...
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Australian Navy to use overhauled PNG military base as China concerns grow
Australian war ships will make port visits to an enlarged naval base on Papua New Guinea, expanding the Navy’s presence to Australia’s north as concerns rise over Chinese interest in the region.Prime...
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China, Fiji vow to further step up all-round practical cooperation
China and Fiji pledged on Tuesday to further strengthen all-round practical cooperation between the two countries.The pledge came as Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here...
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New Caledonians poised to cast long-awaited vote on independence from France
New Caledonia, an idyllic French island territory in the southwestern Pacific, votes Sunday on whether to seek full independence from Paris.Thirty years in the making, Sunday’s referendum will call...
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PNG Defence Force equipped for APEC
Four years of preparation has come to this; a week of providing high end security to a high level meeting of 21 countries in Port Moresby.That has been the story of the Papua New Guinea Defense Force...
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New Caledonians decide to stay with France – for now
By Nic Maclellan in Noumea, New CaledoniaVoters in New Caledonia have voted against independence in Sunday’s referendum on self-determination. Turning out in unprecedented numbers, a majority of voters...
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Kumuls come from behind to beat England Knights 32 - 22
The Papua New Guinea LNG Kumuls maintained their home ground record at the Oil Search National Football Stadium following a competitive 32-22 win over the England Knights on Saturday.The win was also...
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New Zealand to send Defence Force personnel to APEC
New Zealand will deploy a patrol vessel, a surveillance aircraft and more than 120 Defence Force personnel to assist with the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea next week.The frigate HMNZS Otago will...
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APEC Act will not harm Papua New Guineans : Tkatchenko
Papua New Guineans’ lives will not be harmed or threatened under the APEC Safety and Security Act, says APEC Minister Justin Tkatchenko.In a press briefing, the APEC Minister countered concerns that...
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Cook Islands PM to attend APEC Leaders Summit in PNG
Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna will join Pacific Islands Forum Leaders in a dialogue with APEC Leaders hosted by Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby later this month.The APEC process involves 21...
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Refugees in PNG Capital sent back to Manus Island for APEC Security reasons
REFUGEES who are in Port Moresby will be sent back to Manus Island as part of security preparations for the APEC Leaders’ Summit in Port Moresby next week.Already 21 who were brought to Port Moresby...
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Fiji's $800m imported fossil fuel bill
Fiji's annual imported fossil fuel bill amounts to $800 million (US$400 million) and this price varies with the fluctuating fuel prices.Pacific Regional representative Green of Growth Planning and...
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Two Vanuatu Ministers sacked
Two Vanuatu Ministers - Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Jotham Napat and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity, Matai Seremaiah - were terminated...
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Taiwan's six Pacific allies won't join China-hosted forum: MOFA
Chinese flags up on light poles in Port Moresby, PNG None of the six diplomatic allies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the South Pacific will take part in a China-hosted summit in the region to...
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US Coast Guards provide security for APEC in Port Moresb, PNG
United States Coast Guard unit PSU 305, Commander Michael McCarthy spoke to local media expressing how pleased he and his team are in Papua New Guinea, providing water security for APEC 2018.“We’ve...
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Great Britain Lions to play PNG Kumuls in 2019 Southern Hemisphere Tour
PNG Kumuls in action against the Lions 2017 World CupA Great Britain tour to the southern hemisphere in 2019 has been given the go-ahead by the Rugby League International Federation.The tour, which the...
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10 Solomon Islands MPs investigated for corruption
There are 10 cases of corruption involving Members of Parliament (MPs) that are currently under active investigation by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.Police Commissioner Matthew Varley...
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