A Land of Opportunity and Responsibility – Our Papua New Guinea
New Year’s Message from Peter O’Neill CMG MP Prime Minister of Papua New GuineaMy fellow Papua New Guineans. Papua New Guinea is a place of great opportunity, that also carries with it great...
View ArticleCondom Saga : Police officer on the run
NCD Police boss Ben Turi says, 5 officers were alleged to involve in forcing a young woman to chew and swallow condoms. He says, one of these 5 police officers who involved in the cruel act as escaped...
View ArticleTongan officials now risk arrest over passport sales
Tonga's Prime Minister says senior officials and civil servants from former governments will be arrested and charged amid an investigation over a decades-long passport scandal.Kaniva Pacific reports...
View ArticleCabinet Minister exposes actions of PNG officials at Paris Climate change...
Pundari disappointed with officials' conduct at Parisconference. A Papua New Guinea cabinet Minister and a senior public servant have condemned the conduct of some members of the Government delegation...
View ArticlePolice robbed off K10,700 from businessman
Police do not show pride in the uniform they wear . Abuse of vehicles bought with taxpayers money is prevalent.Drinking in full uniform while on duty as shown in the photo here is also common and...
View ArticlePNG Opposition farewell US Ambassador Walter North
Papua New Guinea Opposition leader Don Polye has farewelled the out-going U.S ambassador to PNG, the Solomon Islands and the Republic of Vanuatu Walter North saying he has served his country with...
View ArticlePolye commends Baki for cracking down on Police brutality
Opposition Leader Don Pomb Polye has saluted the Police Commission Gary Baki for cracking down on police brutality, especially in the ‘condom saga’.Mr Polye said he was initially annoyed by the ‘rogue...
View ArticlePNG Opposition resists ELK Antelope LNG projects
PORT MORESBY: The government’s swift push for the development of the country’s second Total-led LNG project Elk Antelope in Gulf has not gone well with the Opposition.Its Leader Don Pomb Polye said the...
View ArticleMobile Phone company Bmobile-Vodafone announces free calls on New Year's Day
On people’s demand, bmobile-vodafone announced that all calls between bmobile-vodafone numbers will not be charged on New Year’s day ie 1 January 2016. This means if you have a bmobile-vodafone number,...
View ArticleRussia among 6 other countries to set up missions in PNG
FOREIGN resident missions in Papua New Guinea will increase in the New Year with many countries opting to appoint consuls and honorary consuls.Government officials said it was despite the negative...
View ArticleIMF launches Video contest
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has launched the 2016 Advancing Asia: Investing for the Future Youth Video Contest.The competition—to be held in conjunction with the Advancing Asia conference,...
View ArticleStrong wind and flood warning issued for most of Fiji
The Fiji Meteorology Office says Fiji is experiencing strong winds and heavy rain because of a tropical depression which lies slow moving over the country.A strong wind warning is in force for eastern...
View ArticleBuka Market has too much food this Christmas
Despite the EL NINO predicted for PNG and the Pacific, Buka and other Bougainville Fresh Food markets have had surplus food for sale this Christmas.Local radio station New Dawn FM says markets are...
View ArticleBougainville farewells 2015 one hour early
Bougainville farewelled 2015 and welcomed 2016 one hour earlier than other Provinces in Papua New Guinea last night.This is because Bougainville started following the Bougainville Standard Time...
View ArticlePNG Defence Force soldiers pull out of Hela Province
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has withdrawn a platoon serving in Hela after two of its members were recently shot to death by locals, Hela police commander Michael Welly says.The soldiers have...
View ArticlePort Moresby residents welcome 2016 in style
The city of Port Moresby was illuminated with magnificent display of fireworks last night as residents farewelled 2015 and welcome new year 2016. The Lamana Gold Club as usually treated the...
View ArticleNew year armed robbery hits Buka Town in Bougainville
North Bougainville Police Commander Inspector Spencer Aili. Photo credit: Dawn FMThe normally peaceful and quiet town of Buka in Bougainville experienced an armed robbery at the Hutjena government...
View ArticlePM O'Neill tells Polye to stop playing bitter personal politics with issues...
Prime Minister O'Neill tells Opposition leader Don Polye to stop personal politics with issues affecting the country.Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has called on the Opposition Leader Don Polye to stop...
View ArticleTropical cyclone warning for northern Tonga, heavy rain for all of the country
The Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre says a tropical cyclone warning remains in force for Niuatoputapu, Vava’u, Ha’apai, Tongatapu and ‘Eua.A hurricane warning remains in force for Vava’u and...
View ArticleNo disaster relief assistance for Bougainville in 2015
The Bougainville Disaster Office has not received any funds or assistance from the National Government and the Autonomous Bougainville Government to help people in the Atolls suffering from the drought...
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