PNG Kumuls team to play Samoa
PNG LNG Kumuls coach Michael Marum has finalised his line-up for tomorrow’s Oceania Cup Pacific Test opener against Samoa following the Captain’s Run this afternoon.The PNG LNG Kumuls Team (with their...
View ArticlePNG PM appoints 12 Vice Ministers
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has appointed 12 Vice Ministers who will be performing various key tasks in Government.Marape announced their appointment at the Government House soon after...
View ArticleCook Islands PM’s pay tops $152,000 as MPs get big pay hike
Cook Islands taxpayers will pay an extra $700,000 (US$461,000) a year to meet MPs’ massive salary increase.The unpopular 45 per cent pay rise was approved by the Executive Council this week and comes...
View ArticlePNG Police Minister Kramer wants APEC report
Papua New Guinea Police Minister Bryan Kramer has ordered the Asia Pacific Authority to submit its report on the procurement of the super luxurious Maserati and Bentley limousines for the Asia-Pacific...
View ArticleSamoa raises the bar in Pacific Games broadcasting
The Pacific Games Office is proud to announce that Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games will achieve a new set of firsts, including the production and distribution of eight hours of broadcasting each day in HD...
View ArticleTwo Female Commissioners Join NCDC Board
National Capital District Governor Honourable Powes Parkop today announced two new additions to the NCDC Board of Commissioners, simultaneously paving the way in increasing women’s participation into...
View ArticleCorruption Practices : PNG MPs double-Dipping
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has been asked to crack down on “double-dipping”.Central Bougainville MP Sam Akoitai told Parliament during grievance debate on Friday that the Prime...
View ArticleChina invites Papua New Guinea to Speak at It's Forum
Papua New Guinea was once again invited by the government of China to address one of its biggest and important international forum on Food Safety this week.Former Foreign Affairs minister and member...
View ArticlePNG Hoskins Airport to reopen this after Volcanic activity forced its closure
The Managing Director of the National Airports Corporation, Richard Yopo, says the Hoskins Airport in West New Britain Province will soon be approved to reopen.The NAC anticipates Hoskins Airport will...
View ArticleWest Papuan independence group says it is 'ready to take over country'
A leading West Papuan independence organisation claims to have unified three rebel armies under its control, led by exiled leader Benny Wenda, who says they are now “ready to take over our...
View ArticlePNG Hunters Boas, Meninga reach milestones
Captain Moses Meninga will play his 50th Intrust Super Cup game for the SP Hunters when he leads the side out for the Round 16 ISC clash against Norths Devils at the Oil Search National Football...
View ArticleBig boost for Samoan agriculture and fisheries with US$20m World Bank support
Local producers and tens of thousands of Samoan families will benefit from improved management and productivity in Samoa’s agriculture and fisheries sectors through a US$20 million grant approved today...
View ArticleReal Tonga expands flight route to Fiji
Real Tonga is expanding its international services, which will include flights between Tonga and Fiji to be launched on Monday 29 July.The airline will operate between Fua’amotu International Airport...
View ArticleJapan, US and Australia push back on China's South Pacific expansion
By Susumu Kuronuma, Nikkei staff writerA war of nerves involving Japan, the U.S., Australia and China is underway over island nations in the South Pacific Ocean such as Palau, Fiji and the Cook...
View ArticleSamoa Pacific Games Opening Ceremony Scrambles Up Plan B
Samoa's Ministry of Education is scrambling up Plan B to cover for the unexpected pull out of 300 students from the Maluafou and Papauta Colleges of the EFFKS Church.Whatever Plan B entails the...
View ArticleCall for Apology for Racial Slur against Miss Pacific Islands
By Gregory Avira/ FM100Papua New Guineans have taken to social media, calling for an official apology from organizers of a Tongan beauty pageant after a guest at the event reportedly made racial...
View ArticlePNG Police Minister condemns Commissioner Baki of protecting “corrupt...
Papua New Guinea Police Minister Bryan Kramer, has accused Police Commissioner Gari Baki of protecting “corrupt politicians” by sitting on their files and not investigating them in the past four...
View ArticleSale of Vanuatu passport degrading: Sokomanu
Vanuatu’s first President and one of the founding fathers of political Independence, Ati George Sokomanu, is calling on the Vanuatu Government to stop the sale of the Vanuatu Passport under its...
View ArticleTahiti, New Caledonia win first Pacific Games gold medals, Samoa just misses out
After carrying her country’s flag at the Pacific Games Ceremony the night before, New Caledonian swimmer Charlotte Robin won the first gold medal of the Games for coming first in the Open Water 5km...
View ArticleBougainvilleans in Australia to enrol this week
In what has been described as a historic occasion, Bougainvilleans living in Australia will now be able to enroll to take part in the upcoming Referendum in October.Chief Referendum Officer Mauricio...
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