Nurses in PNG get pay increase
At last there's some good news for nurses throughout Papua New Guinea.They will now be getting a raise in their domestic market allowances.An agreement to that effect was signed between the Secretaries...
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PNG ready to host World Cups
Artistic Illustration of the National Stadium of Papua New Guinea. This stadium will host 2017 Rugby League world cup matches Papua New Guinea is prepared to host International sports events in 2016...
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Torres Strait women leaders graduate
Seven Torres Strait women have completed and graduated from the 2015 Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) Women’s Leadership Programme.The programme offered the opportunity for Torres Strait women...
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Vanuatu braces for coming cyclone season
Nine months have passed since Tropical Cyclone Pam swept through Vanuatu.The impact of the cyclone was devastating, affecting almost 190,000 people - 70% of the island nation’s population. In recent...
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PNG Opposition takes government to court
The Papua New Guinea Opposition leader Don Polye and his team have filed a Supreme Court Application requesting the court to declare 5 of its orders of which they have seen the government actions...
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Investigation into shooting incident involving Police and Soldiers yet to start
The joint investigation into the shooting incident involving a soldier and the resulting clash between members of two disciplinary forces in Port Moresby last week is yet to start.According to the...
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Chinese government gives 500cc quad bike each to Cook Islands MPs
Christmas has come early for the country’s 24 MPs, with the Chinese government gifting each of them with a 500cc quad bike, the cookislandsnews.com reports.Thirty Linhai quad bikes were among $1.5...
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Bougainville Women empowered through a partnership with Australia
As the country commemorates 20 Days of Human Rights Activism, Bougainville women are being empowered through a partnership with Australia to maintain hundreds of kilometres of roads in the...
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SOEs not capable of funding PNG 2016 Budget, 2015 Supplementary Budget, says...
PORT MORESBY: Opposition Leader Don Pomb Polye has described the revenue sources of the 2016 Budget and the 2015 Supplementary budget, particularly the State-owned entities, as ‘forcing a horse to...
View ArticleCocoa agreement to boost commodity
The National Executive Council has endorsed Papua New Guinea’s membership to the International Cocoa Organization.Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said Cabinet approved for Foreign Minister Rimbink Pato to...
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Karepa appointed New NBC Managing Director
The Government has been requested to quickly address the Managing Directorship position of the National Broadcasting Corporation, which Memafu Kapera is currently acting on.Mr. Kapera issued the call...
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PNG Lewas beat China by 7 wickets
Papua New Guinea's women's cricket team, the Lewas beat China by seven wickets to win the Shield at the I-C-C World Twenty 20 qualifiers in Thailand over the weekend.Captain Norma Ovasuru and vice...
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Parkop calls on city residents to set standards
The National Capital District Governor is calling on city residents to set standards and aim higher in making Port Moresby city a safe and better city.Powes Parkop said this in light of the Christmas...
View ArticleNRI to hold stakeholder’s workshop on new education policy research framework
The National Research Institute (NRI) is formulating a new Universal Basic Education Policy ResearchFramework to respond to stakeholder needs for data to inform planning, policy development...
View ArticleNew school facilities improving education in Manus Province
More than 100 students at the Lundret Primary School in Manus Province are set to benefit from the installation of facilities under an education infrastructure partnership between the Governments of...
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JOKEMA ALBUM LAUNCHED
The Band JOKEMA had its Niugini Flavor Album Launching at the Lamana Gold Club on Saturday night which wasn't that packed as expected.But the number of people that turned up that night really enjoyed...
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SMALL PNG embarks on blooming Teens project
With the pressing issue of teenage pregnancy at hand, the Safe Motherhood Alliance PNG(SMALL PNG) embarked on the Blooming Teens Project that used art as a vehicle to drive the message of compassion...
View ArticleShelter from the Storm : The State of World Population 2015
BANGKOK, 3 December 2015— When the ground shook on April 25, 2015, in Nepal’s worst earthquake in almost a century, Ishwori Dangol’s life changed forever. Seven months pregnant at the time, she lost...
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Marum may coach PNG Kumuls
PNG Hunters rugby league coach Michael Marum has been backed to take charge of the Papua New Guinea Kumuls national team.Mal Meninga was announced as the new Australian head coach during week, despite...
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PNG Ports acquires K300 million loan from BSP
PNG Ports Corporation Limited (PNGPCL) has successfully acquired a K300 million loan from Bank of South Pacific (BSP) for the new Motukea Port facility.Chief Executive Officer of PNGPCL, Mr. Stanley...
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