The West New Britain provincial government owes more than 45 million kina in outstanding salaries to teachers, many of whom are new graduates or returning…
West New Britain province owes 16 million kina in unpaid teacher salaries, according to the Teaching Service Commission's New Guinea Islands director Joel Lolou. Speaking…
The redevelopment of Kimbe Port in West New Britain province has officially begun, with two barges carrying vital equipment departing Townsville, Australia. The cargo is…
Kandrian Gloucester lawmaker and Rural and Economic Development Minister Joseph Lelang on July 1 allocated 3 million kina to build new classrooms in the district.…
Talasea district development authority (DDA) head Freddie Reu Kumai on June 12 provided funding of 50,000 kina to the Navadavu Primary School in West New…
The National Airports Corporation (NAC) and stakeholders launched the asphalt overlay, terminal building refurbishment, and associated works project to upgrade Hoskins Airport in Kimbe, West…
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (PNG) on April 5, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later canceled, the US Geological Survey reported.…
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…
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) on February 2 introduced a new tracking for fishing vessels using a satellite-based monitoring system. The solar mobile-satellite vessel monitoring…
West New Britain has become the first province to partner with the Road Traffic Authority (RTA) in implementing a new online system to improve vehicle…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) port operator PNG Ports Corporation on January 16 approved a 260-million-kina contract for Australia-based Pacific Marine Group to rehabilitate the Kimbe…
The Nakanai local government on January 6 allotted 1 million kina to upgrade the district’s administration office in Bialla rural local level government, West New…
Hoskins Airport in Hoskins rural local level government (LLG), West New Britain province will be upgraded starting early 2025. The project was announced on December…
The Australian government disbursed A$435 million or around 1.5 billion kina to modernize and upgrade port infrastructure across Papua New Guinea (PNG). The cooperation was…
The Department of Community Development, Youth and Religion has allocated 60,000 kina to help fund the programs of the Provincial Gender-Based Violence Secretariat in West…
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Kandrian in Kandrian-Gloucester district, West New Britain province at around 4:43 AM on October 12. The quake was centered at…
The renovation of a bridge in Buluwara district, West New Britain province was completed on October 4 following decades of disrepair. The bridge connects the…
