PNG’s Menzie Yere extends stay in Sheffield
SHEFFIELD Eagles’ record try scorer Menzie Yere is to stay on indefinitely at the Kingstone Press Championship club after agreeing to new rolling contract.The 31-year-old Papua New Guinea...
View ArticlePNG ready to host FIFA Under - 20 Women's World Cup
THE key stakeholders in Papua New Guinea’s hosting of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup are united to make the tournament a success.Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko, Oceania Football Confederation...
View ArticleInternet offers Pacific exporters avenue to boost sales, cut costs - ADB
Improved communications links and increased internet connectivity offer exporters in remote Pacific islands new online opportunities to scale up sales and move into new markets, says a new Asian...
View ArticleMadang - Ramu Highway needs urgent upgrading
MEMBER for Usino-Bundi, Anthon Yagama is taking to task the National Works Department and Madang Provincial Works Department including the Works Minister to immediately fix the deteriorating...
View ArticleImproving access to services for survivors of family and sexual violence
Australia has provided a mini-bus to the Family Support Centre (FSC) at the Port Moresby General Hospital to support its outreach to survivors of family and sexual violence.The mini-bus will link...
View ArticlePNG ready for Pacific Arts Festival in Agatna, Guam
PAPUA New Guinea is well advanced in preparation to march on to the performance arenas in Agatna, Guam to display its unique arts and cultures next year. Festival of the Pacific Arts for the 12th time...
View ArticleBSP supports Morobe Agricultural Show
BSP continues to support the Morobe Show as it promotes the agriculture, livestock, horticulture, floriculture and the SME sector, which are vital industries that can help grow the province.BSP sees...
View ArticleThey burn witches here
The men pack the witch’s mouth with rags. The time for confessions has come and gone. Neighbors crowd into a circle around her, here on this hill of rubbish next to their settlement, Warakum.They watch...
View ArticlePNG Airlines rebrands with ATR 72-600 aircraft
PNG Air is delighted to announce that the first of its brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft arrived in PNG and was officially launched on 4 November 2015. The airline will have 3 of these aircraft operating...
View ArticleThe story behind the PNG Air brand
Airlines PNG engaged the highly respected Sydney based brand developers Principals to help with the airline’s rebranding. PNG expertise was provided by Andrew Johnston and the team at PVM Advertising...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea: Pacific Leadership and Governance Precinct launch
Today I launched the Pacific Leadership and Governance Precinct in Port Moresby with Papua New Guinea (PNG) Public Service Minister Sir Puka Temu and Minister for Higher Education, Science and Research...
View ArticleMEMBER SEYMOUR INVOLVED IN NASTY ACCIDENT
The member for Huon Gulf Ross Seymour was involved in a nasty road accident this afternoon in Lae after an allegedly drunken driver tried to over-take another vehicle and made a head-on collision with...
View ArticlePNGFA NAME MEN TRAIN-ON SQUAD
With the people of Papua New Guinea still talking about the historic third-place finish of their U-23 men’s side in the XV Pacific Games, PNGFA is looking for another history making in the 2018 FIFA...
View ArticleNorma Ovasuru guides Swire Shipping Sharks to Women’s Gabba Champions Shield...
Pacific MMI PNG Lewas Captain, Norma Ovasuru guided her Swire Shipping Sharks to a comfortable five wicket victory in the Grand Final of the Women’s Gabba Champions Shield at Colts Ground #2...
View ArticleAustralia, China and PNG to tackle malaria
Australia and China are working together in an on-the-ground health project in Papua New Guinea to tackle Malaria.The innovative cooperation project brings together the Governments of Australia, China...
View ArticleAustralia under fire over offshore processing at UN
Australia has come under global fire for its boat turnback and offshore detention policies at a UN Human Rights Council performance review in Geneva.Australia has come under global fire for its boat...
View ArticleVanuatu hopes for kava export growth
A kava researcher in Vanuatu has welcomed the lifting of sanctions against kava in Europe, saying it will inspire confidence in other markets.French scientist Vincent Lebot says although Europe is not...
View ArticlePNG to relax Import ban on Vegetables
Papua New Guinea to relax the ban on imported vegetables to address the acute shortage of onions, capsicum and tomatoes in shops and supermarkets.Agriculture and Livestock Minister Tommy Tomscoll...
View ArticleTwo charged for murdering British man in Papua New Guinea
THE National Court in Papua New Guinea has convicted a Central man and woman for the wilful murder of British man John Hulse in Port Moresby four years ago.James Paru and Taita Pritchard were given the...
View ArticleTransforming growth ‘challenging’ for PNG
Papua New Guinea faces the challenge of transforming its economic growth to the people, United Nation’s country representative Roy Trivedy says.Trivedy said the Papua New Guinea had been experiencing...
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