The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) handed over a database of at least 400 ports around the country to the Department of Transport on February…
The Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) appointed Raymond Vai as its new chairman on February 19. Vai was initially appointed as acting leader in 2022 before…
The rehabilitation of the Okisai Airstrip in Telefomin, Sandaun province, was launched on February 17. The project is funded by the International Labor Organization (ILO)…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) officially joined the Australia-based National Rugby League (NRL) as the 18th team in the competition on February 18. This development was…
Hiri-Koiari lawmaker Keith Iduhu called on Prime Minister James Marape and the National Executive Council (NEC) on February 19 to immediately halt the ConnectPNG program.…
The UN in Papua New Guinea expressed deep concern on February 18 following reports of forced evictions and the burning of homes in Port Moresby’s…
The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) and the Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM) on February 15 inaugurated a women’s resource center and a classroom…
The East New Britain provincial government endorsed its 2025 provincial budget of 566.7 million kina on February 18. The budget consists mainly of development funds…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reaffirmed its commitment to its partnership with Papua New Guinea (PNG) on February 14. IOM Chief of Mission David…
Former Dei District Disaster Office head Jameson Konts stated on February 16 that a hailstorm and frost struck the district in the Western Highlands, killing…
Mt. Hagen city manager in Western Highlands province, Jim Pena, announced on February 16 that the local government will ban the use of single-use plastic…
Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong announced on February 16 that Ewen McDonald has been appointed as the country’s next high commissioner to Papua New…
The Lae City Authority (LCA) in Morobe province has taken over the management of the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium from the National Sports Foundation and…
Work will soon begin on upgrades to the Kimbe port in West New Britain province, financed by Australia amid growing competition for influence in the…
Prime Minister James Marape on February 13 threatened to take drastic measures, including shutting down social media, in response to cyber bullying directed at Miss…
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) managing director Justin Ilakini on February 12 warned fishermen to stay away from the no-go zones of the Papua New…
Benjamin Kami Hurumi, the managing director of Riverest Construction Limited, on February 12 announced that work has begun on a project to divert the Maiem…
Kerowagi district official Francis Kikin Siune on February 12 disclosed that his district increased funding for school fee assistance for tertiary students to 3.7 million…
The governments of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville have agreed that the contentious issue delaying progress on the independence referendum be resolved before the Bougainville…
Papua New Guinea was ranked 110th out of 127 countries in the 2024 Global Hunger Index, down from 105th the previous year, according to a…
Jerry Ubase, secretary of the Community Development and Religion Department, on February 11 signed a 3.4-million-kina contract for the construction of a community development center…
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop broke ground on a road upgrade project in Moresby South on February 11, which will be carried out at…
Madang Governor Ramsey Pariwa on February 7 called on elderly residents in the Trans-Gogol local-level government area to abandon cult practices and black magic, urging…
A study by the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (PNGRI) highlights the importance of national census data for the country's socio-economic development, local media…
The National Volunteer Service (NVS) inaugurated its new chairman, David Wissink, and seven council members in a ceremony in Port Moresby on February 11. Wissink…
