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Tonga powerhouse commits long-term future to Manly
Tonga star Addin Fonua-Blake has signed a new deal with Manly until at least the end of the 2022 season.The 23-year-old was already contracted with the Sea Eagles until the end of 2020, but his new...
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32 to resume SP PNG Hunters training
Ten more players have been released, leaving 32 to resume pre-season training on January 7th, 2019.SP Hunters coach Michael Marum said the 32 players will return to camp on Sunday in Port Moresby. “In...
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Gale warning in force for Rotuma and Tropical Cyclone Alert remains in force...
Tropical Depression 04F was located about 310km north-northeast of Rotuma at 4am today.The Fiji Meteorological services says a gale warning is now in force for Rotuma.TD04F is moving southeast at about...
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PNG Police Minister: Cops incentives for arrests may cause more problems
The move by NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N’Dranou to give incentives to officers for arrests monthly may cause more problems, said Police Minister Jelta Wong.“I don’t think so, all policemen...
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OLSH to become Governors School of Excellence
The New Ireland Provincial Executive Council has moved to partner with the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) International school in Kavieng. The school will now be called “Governors School of...
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2019 inmates in PNG still at large from 2017-2018 prison breakouts
"FROM RECORDS, 223 INMATES IN TOTAL ESCAPED DURING THE TWO YEARS; 113 OF THEM ARE CONVICTED DETAINEES AND 110 ARE REMANDEES."209 escapees are still at large following jail break outs from various...
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PNG Hunters to face Brisbane Broncos in preseason trial match
THE SP PNG Hunters will face the Brisbane Broncos on Feb 23 at the National Football Stadium in their only pre-season fixture before the start of the Q-Cup.It will be the Hunters’ second game against...
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Fiji Water Girl helps earn company over $12 million in ad impressions at the...
The biggest winner of the night at the Golden Globe Awards may have been Fiji Water.Thanks to the unexpected virality of a model hired to hold bottles of Fiji Water on the red carpet, the water company...
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Fake meri blouses cutting women selling real designs in PNG
Fake meri blouses are affecting businesses selling the real Papua New Guinean designs, says a local PNG woman seller.Lucy Walo, a mother who sews and sells her line of blouses at Boroko Craft Market in...
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ANZ reports 206 percent rise in scams this year
International scammers running large, slick operations to raid bank accounts.The country's largest bank, ANZ, says the number of attempted scams it has dealt with this year has more than tripled,...
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Tobacco manufacturers, importers to pay fees says PNG Health Minister
Importers and manufacturers of tobacco products will now have to pay a licence fee to operate their business in the country, says Health and HIV/AIDS Minister Sir Puka Temu. He said in a statement...
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Samoan PM hails ADB’s contribution to the development of the Pacific nation
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi has acknowledged the “tremendous” contribution by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the development of Samoa.Tuilaepa offered the acknowledgement during...
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Canberra Raiders help Kato Ottio's dream house come true
Kato Ottio joined the Canberra Raiders with just one goal - to build a house for his mother.His dream has now been realised and his memory will live on through the new Ottio family home, tinged in...
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Taiwan and the Pacific: One Big, Happy Austronesian Family
By Grant Wyeth, The DiplomatLast week Taiwan’s Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) signed an agreement with the Pacific Island state of the Marshall Islands aimed at increasing bilateral exchanges in...
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Nautilus seeks to extend maturity date of loan
Nautilus and Deep Sea Mining Finance Ltd have agreed to extend the maturity date of the existing secured loan facility, which is currently due on January 8, for 30 days ending on February 8.In a...
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26 Teams in PNG Football Association
A total 26 franchises have confirmed their participation in the regional soccer conferences sanctioned by the PNG Football association.Eight franchises, have been confirmed to participate in the...
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Former PNG Hunters player Ase Boas to leave for England soon
Former SP PNG Hunters and PNG LNG Kumuls star five-eight, Ase Boas is expected to leave the country this weekend or next week, for his contract in England.Ase and his brother Watson are among three...
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PNG Govt cautioned over imposition of Tariffs
The Papua New Guinea government has been cautioned to avoid making a hand-picked selection of individual products to grant protection to.Director of the Institute of National Affairs, Paul Barker, made...
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PNG proposes Law to ensure loggers pay tax
The Papua New Guinea government is working on a proposed law that will ensure logging companies which do not pay taxes because of a lack of profits, pay their fair share of taxes.Commissioner of Tax...
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Resources companies must register Landowners through NID, says Maru
Papua New Guinea National Planning Minister, Richard Maru, is calling on resource companies in the country to ensure all landowners are registered under the national identification project.He says this...
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