Landslides have blocked three sections of the Nilkare Highway in Chimbu since April 21, causing significant traffic disruptions. Debris, including fallen trees and rocks, has…
Southern Highlands governor William Powi urged all local leaders to unite in promoting development across the province, local media reported on April 14. Powi emphasized…
Several buildings were damaged due to a landslide that occurred in Mendi, Southern Highlands province on April 9. The landslide occurred between 11:00 PM and…
The Tukunjup Tribe of Upper Mendi gave 70,000 kina, 19 pigs, and a cow as a gesture of peace and apology to the family of…
The Hela provincial government and the Rural Airstrips Agency (RAA) of PNG Limited signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on March 26 to revive 15…
Only 18 of 118 lawmakers have submitted their 2024 Service Improvement Program (SIP) fund acquittals to the Department of Implementation and Rural Development, Acting Secretary…
Two new classrooms and a library were opened at the Kamataru Primary School in the Kerowagi District of Simbu province on March 25. The facility…
PNG Air announced on March 18 that flights to Mendi in Southern Highlands province will resume on March 24. Flights to Mendi were suspended on…
Kainantu district official William Hagahuno, on March 14, pressed Works and Highways Minister Solan Mirisim for answers regarding the delay in the release of 187…
PNG Air will resume its flight services to Mendi, the capital of Southern Highlands province, effective March 24, local media reported on March 15. The…
Maintenance on the Somai rural airstrip in the West Okapa district of Eastern Highlands province is set to begin after being closed for two decades…
Landowners in the Porgera Riverine in Enga province called on the government and the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) on March 9 to honor…
A new bridge worth 3 million kina is set to begin construction in the Tambul-Nebilyer district of Western Highlands Province on March 6. District official…
Kagamuga Airport Manager Paul Rumnits announced on March 4 that the runway at the airport in Mt. Hagen, Western Highlands Province, will undergo maintenance to…
Koroba Lake-Kopiago district official and Coffee Minister William Bando announced on March 2 the allocation of 1 million kina for a community center in the…
The Kokoda Track has reopened to visitors as of February 25, following months of negotiations between local landowners and the central government. The track, which…
Two people were killed, and 11 others were injured in a road accident in Keltiga, Western Highlands province, on February 22. An SUV belonging to…
The Tapus-Tupokores section of the Wapenamanda–Lower Lai road project in Enga province is currently undergoing gravelling as the rehabilitation and upgrading of this rural road…
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…
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…
The Southern Highlands provincial government has taken a significant step to improve air transportation services in the province with the signing on February 7 of…
Residents in Mendi raised concern on February 4 about the lack of monitoring and evaluation systems at the district level. David Wari, a public servant,…
The Jiwaka provincial government on February 4 committed 300,000 kina to fund the Kupa Agro Corporative Society. The provincial government also pledged to upgrade and…
The Kundiawa Gembogl district development authority (DDA) Muguwa Dilu announced on January 22 that the restoration of the Kangriye and Gambugl bridges are completed. The…
