A month after PNG quake, cash-strapped government struggles to help the...
by Tom Westbrook, reuters.comMarch 25, 2018SYDNEY (Reuters) - Almost a month after a deadly earthquake, Papua New Guinea is struggling to get aid to desperate survivors, having allocated just a...
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Beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship unveiled for Papua New Guinea capital
by Lucy Wang, inhabitat.comThe temples of the Bahá’í Faith are renowned for their beauty—and the new national Bahá’í House of Worship in Papua New Guinea will be no exception.The Bahá’í International...
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Papua New Guinea sea-sponge derivatives able to inhibit, attack growth of HIV...
by Randy Shore, vancouversun.comMarch 23, 2018Half a dozen novel compounds derived from sea sponges are able to inhibit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in infected cells, according to a newly...
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Papua New Guinea: A month after killer quake, UN on the ground to save lives
news.un.org | March 26, 2018According to the Government, an estimated 270,000 people are still in need of urgent assistance, including 125,000 children, in the wake of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on 26...
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes off Papua New Guinea; no reports of...
SYDNEY (REUTERS) - A shallow 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday (March 26), the US Geological Survey said, the latest in a series to hit the region in recent days, but there...
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Women and girls affected by earthquake in Papua New Guinea receive Canadian aid
humanitariancoalition.ca | March 26, 2018Earthquake survivors in Papua New Guinea are receiving life-saving aid from Canada thanks to $410,000 from the Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund.photo: CARE...
View ArticleAustralia needs to shore up development aid to match its reinforced engagement
by MD Staff, moderndiplomacy.euMarch 27, 2018Australia’s active global engagement on development and its focus on fragile small island states and disaster risk reduction are commendable.However...
View ArticleNew Zealand and PNG foreign affairs ministers to meet relief aid
by Leah Te Whata, maoritelevision.comMarch 26, 2018More than 50,000 people have been left displaced in Papua New Guinea following a series of earthquakes. Papua New Guinea's Minister of Foreign...
View ArticleRestoration Authority Bill approved
by Malum Nalu, thenational.com.pgMarch 28, 2018PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill has thanked members of Parliament for their unity in passing the Restoration Authority Bill 2018 to rebuild infrastructure...
View ArticleAustralian medical staff deploy to Papua New Guinea
REPORT from Government of Australia Published on 28 Mar 2018 Joint media releaseMinister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MPMinister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the...
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One month of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea leave children traumatised
UNICEFDownload photos of child-friendly spacesPORT MORESBY, 28 March 2018– One month after a series of earthquakes of magnitude 5-7.5 hit four Highlands provinces of Papua New Guinea, children are...
View ArticleDemonstrate generosity and sacrifice for the good of our communities: Prime...
To the men, women and children of Papua New Guinea.From my family and the National Government, I extend our warmest and most sincere greetings at Easter.This is a time of year when we must reflect on...
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Australia’s illegal fishing crackdown leads to PNG national detainments
Jason HollandSeafoodSourceMarch 28, 2018Two banana boats from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been apprehended in the Torres Strait by Australian authorities for suspected illegal fishing.The Australian...
View ArticleADB, JICA to support 20,000 smallholder farmers , including PNG, with $163...
adb.orgMarch 28, 2018MANILA, PHILIPPINES (28 March 2018)— The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today signed $163 million in loan agreements with Olam...
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Why a Papua New Guinea company is taking over one of Alaska’s biggest oil fields
by Elizabeth Harball, ktoo.orgMarch 28, 2018Before getting in to who’s drilling there and why, let’s make one thing clear about this oil field: the state of Alaska thinks it’s a very big deal.Oil...
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Touching down with relief in Fuma
PORT MORESBY– ExxonMobil PNG is continuing to support local and international aid agencies to provide support to earthquake relief efforts.This week ExxonMobil PNG staff touched down by helicopter in...
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PM O’Neill thanks France for disaster relief
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has thanked the government of France for its recent shipment of food supplies to assist earthquake victims in the Highlands.Papua New Guinea’s gratitude for relief support...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea Cardinal speaks on climate change at college
by ARMANDO MACHADO, cny.orgMarch 28, 2018Cardinal John Ribat of Papua New Guinea delivered an urgent message on “Climate Change, Sustainability and the Common Good” at the College of Mount St. Vincent...
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Nautilus Minerals seafloor production vessel launched
by GlobeNewswire, nasdaq.comTORONTO, March 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nautilus Minerals Inc announces that its production support vessel was today launched at the Mawei shipyard in China. The vessel...
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Oldest tree kangaroo In US, originally from PNG, dies At Roger Williams Park Zoo
by Talia Blake, ripr.orgThe oldest Matschie’s tree kangaroo in the country, Paul (pictured), has passed away due to complications from heart issues at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence.Paul was 23...
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