PNG fights energy crisis
IN recent years, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has faced a fuel crisis which threatened to shut down the aviation industry and starve remote communities of critical medicine and
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PNG ballot box damage, 11 arrested
ELEVEN people have been arrested for allegedly destroying a ballot box and assaulting a Papua New Guinea police officer during the Aitape-Lumi by-elections last
Pacific police bands display talent
MORE than 100 Pacific musicians gathered in Port Moresby this week in a celebration of music and
Voters destroy bridges in PNG
POLICE and military reinforcements have been deployed after election violence in Enga Province, Papua New
Saint for Papua New Guinea
PREPARATIONS are underway in Papua New Guinea for the canonization of the first Pacific islander
PNG Governor-General denied VIP access
Papua New Guinea’s Governor-General has been left red faced over a bank card issue left him out of Heathrow Airport’s VIP
Solomons win OFC Women’s Nations Cup
The Solomon Islands women's national team secured their first OFC Women's Nations Cup title with a 3-2 victory over favored Papua New Guinea in Suva on
Solomon’s, PNG through to OFC final
Solomons Islands will take on PNG in the final of the OFC Women's Nations Cup in
PNG, Bougainville resume independence talks
New Zealand will host post-referendum talks between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government next week, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has
Arrest warrant for PNG investigator
PNG's anti-corruption commission ICAC is in serious strife as its three expatriate commissioners have fallen out against each other over allegations of abuse of office, officila corruption, misappropriation and
New PNG tax system to be rolled out nationwide
The Papua New Guinea Government has taken a major step towards modernising its tax system with the official signing of a landmark contract to implement a real-time Goods and Services Tax (GST) Monitoring System, known
Indonesia wants Papua New Guinea to join ASEAN, but there are obstacles in the way
Indonesia wants Papua New Guinea to become an ASEAN member, but the bloc’s secretary-general, Kao Kim Hourn, said Wednesday that there would be some obstacles in the
Do Better: Time to wait for science, says PANG
The Pacific must provide an international leadership role in ocean protection for the benefit of the
Ghosts from the deep
There has been interest in deep-sea mining in the Pacific since as early as the 1970s, but it was not until 2016 that the first drill dropped beneath the waves with the intent to begin full mining operations.
First ever kidney transplant a success in PNG
Papua New Guinea made medical history Wednesday, 14th May with its first ever and successful kidney
Eighteen separatists killed in Papua region, Indonesian military says
Indonesia's military has killed 18 Papuan separatists during an operation in its easternmost region of Papua, an official said on Thursday, and three civilians also
PNG Opposition MP Bird slams media crackdown
Papua New Guinea Opposition MP and East Sepik Governor, Allan Bird Allan Bird has issued a scathing rebuke of recent actions taken by government-linked entities against journalists, calling for a nationwide boycott of
PNG Customs and EastWest Transport sign MOI for the trial implementation of the Trusted Trader Program (TTP)
The PNG Customs Service and EastWest Transport (EWT) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) for the trial implementation of the Trusted Trader Program (TTP) marking a significant step towards securing, streamlining
Foreigners in PNG nabbed for attempted smuggling gold bars
Papua New Guinea Police in Port Moresby are investigating the alleged attempt to smuggle homemade undeclared gold bars out of Port Moresby via Jackson International
BSP launch new Business Banking Unit
Bank South Pacific (BSP) celebrated a significant milestone Wednesday, with the launch of its new Business Bank.
Pope Francis’s unfulfilled wish: declaring PNG’s first saint
In one of his final acts, Pope Francis cleared the way for Papua New Guinea to get its first saint -- an anti-polygamy preacher who died in prison during Japan's World War II
North Pacific joins in paying tributes to Pope Francis, who has died at 88
The Northern Marianas has joined the Catholic world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis. The pope has died at Casa Santa Marta, a guesthouse near St. Peter's Basilica where he has lived since his election in 2013,