Koiari Landowners threaten pulling plug on city power and water supply
Lower Koiari landowners outside Port Moresby are threatening to pull the plug on water and power supply into the capital city, if their inquiry into a 10-million Kina outstanding payout to them is not...
View ArticlePM O'Neill to attend combined Haus Krai
PM Peter O'Neill will be among Hela parliamentary leaders this Saturday for a combined haus krai at the Andaija oval in Tari.It was revealed yesterday he couldn't make it to Tari today due to urgent...
View ArticleMass withdrawal of PNG University students imminent
Protesting students of UPNG, numbering close to 5,000 have given the Administration and the Vice Chancellor, 24 hours to reimburse their Semester 2 school fee refunds and provide their tickets to...
View ArticleGerehu Hospital closes at 10pm, not 4pm
Reports on the Gerehu Hospital to close operations by 4pm every afternoon is not true and this was confirmed by the hospital manager Dr George Gende this morning.Dr Gende was very disappointed that a...
View ArticleJiwaka joins Hela to mourn late Governor Agiru
Jiwaka Governor in Tari. Photo credit : Cedric CotuThe people of new Jiwaka Province arrived in Hela capital Tari with 65 truck loads of men, women and children to show support to its sister province...
View ArticleCommunity Assets Vital for Development
Making ends meet in the city as a widow is not easy but for those in the Joyce Bay Community just outside the city of Port Moresby, persistence does it. Whether it is from selling a sago pudding to a...
View ArticleNew Generation Party holds caucus meeting
The New Generation Party held its executives and caucus meeting on Friday 13th May at the Hideaway Hotel in Port Moresby.Almost a hundred participants attended including potential candidates from other...
View ArticleFull membership for United Liberation Movement of West Papua’ amongst agenda...
An agenda for the upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit in the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby is a motion for the elevation of the membership of the United Liberation...
View ArticleAir Niugini leases Boeing 767 Aircraft from Europe
AIR Niugini is leasing a Boeing 767-300 series aircraft from an European airliner while two of its Boeing 767 aircrafts are undergoing maintenances.The company said in a statement that the...
View ArticlePNG visa on arrival for Australian tourist
Australian tourists will receive visa on arrival, a decision announced by Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture Tobias Kulang..This decision stems from Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s earlier decision...
View ArticleUPNG stuents refused to attend classes today as instructed by the Senate
Students at the University of PNG have refused to return to class and are strategizing to conduct a major awareness throughout Port Moresby this week.They have instead opted to carrying out awareness...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea expands LNG potential
A new wave of investments in Papua New Guinea’s energy sector could see some $19bn of projects launched in the coming years, boosting the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) output and providing...
View ArticlePolye refiles K3 billion UBS Loan case at Supreme Court
Former Opposition leader Don Polye has re-filed the Supreme Court case challenging the legality of the government’s decision to acquire the bad K3 billion loan from the Union Bank of Switzerland.The...
View ArticlePlacer-Plus deal has some issues, PNG PM says
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says his Government has some issues with the Pacer-Plus agreement among Pacific island nations.“We see that these issues are core to the national interest...
View ArticleBoycotting PNG University students remove Gandhi’s bust
A bust of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the UPNG was removed by studentsA BUST of Mahatma Gandhi recently unveiled at the University of PNG by Indian President Pranab...
View ArticleJustin Olam accepts contract offer from Melbourne Storms
Exciting Hunters speedster and PNG International Justin Olam has been offered a two year contract to play for Melbourne Storms in the NRL in 2017 and 2018 seaons.If all goes well, Olam could be...
View Article15 Papua New Guineans missing at sea found in the Solomon Islands
Reports have submerged from sources in the Solomon Islands that 15 Papua New Guineans were found in Honiara after they drifted off from the PNG waters.The 15 are believed to be from New Ireland...
View ArticleGovernment warns Activists
The Papua New Guinea Government has warned people attempting to commit illegal acts as part of attempts to hijack student protests that they will face the full force of the law.Chief Secretary Isaac...
View ArticlePolice refuse to allow Public Awareness by UPNG students
POLICE have turned down a request from University of PNG students to carry out a public awareness.National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Benjamin Turi told student leaders yesterday that...
View ArticleIndia's High Commissioner dissapointed over removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust...
HIGH Commissioner to India Tarcisius Eri says the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust in campus by protesting University of PNG students is outrageous.Eri, who was instrumental in arranging a visit to PNG...
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