Zero tolerance on lawlessness in Lae: Butibam leader
By Butibam leader HOLMES KISSINGAssistant Commissioner Peter Guiness and Acting Metropolitan Superintendent Fred Kaiwa received our petition onMonday for the immediate capture of the people involved in...
View ArticleRebuilding health infrastructure in Hela
Australian High CommissionThe Government of Papua New Guinea, Australian Government and Oil Search Foundation are working together to support provincial health Authorities to deliver improved health...
View ArticleNew infrastructure for Buna Village, NorthernProvince
Australian High CommissionResidents of Buna Village in Northern Province have celebrated the opening of a new double classroom and a new health centre. Buna school children stand in front of the new...
View ArticleADB inaugurates new office in PNG as partnership expands
adb.org | September 12, 2018PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (12 September 2018) — Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O’Neill joined Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pacific Department Director...
View ArticlePNG - Australia partnership supports local road maintenance contractors
Australian High CommissionSmall and medium sized businesses are crucial to the delivery of maintenance on Papua New Guinea’s national road network. Australia is continuing to work with the Department...
View ArticleTreasurer Charles Abel returns from sovereign bond roadshow
Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Charles Abel returned to Port Moresby yesterday after leading the international roadshow to market Papua New Guinea's inaugural (first ever) sovereign bond.The DPM...
View ArticleA very special day for Lae
Lest We Forget:September 16 2018 is the 75th anniversary of the recapture of Lae by Australian troops in 1943 from the Japanese. This makes this year's Independence celebrations in Lae very special....
View ArticlePM highlights importance of agriculture and tourism in Independence message
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has emphasised the importance of agriculture and tourism in his Independence Message.He said this in his message themed 'Embracing the Future'.Prime Minister Peter O'Neill...
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On December 23, 2010 the following obituary appeared in the New York Times.LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Fred Hargesheimer, a World War II Army pilot whose rescue by Pacific islanders led to a life of giving...
View ArticleAustralian High Commissioner visits East and West New Britain
AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONAustralian High Commissioner Bruce Davis visited several project sites in West New Britain.These included a new health facility and a cocoa rehabilitation project supported by...
View ArticlePM announces establishment of interim anti-corruption office
Prime Minister's Department Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has announced that the National Executive Council has approved the re-establishment of an interim Independent Commission Against Corruption...
View Article75th Anniversary of Battle of Finschhafen
Finschhafen article in The National Weekender today commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Scarlet Beach Landing and the Battle of Finschhafen tomorrow.It also promotes Beautiful Finschhafen as one...
View ArticleTourism Minister Tammur calls for national pride
PAPUA NEW GUINEANS have been called on to be proud of their identity as they commemorate the country’s 43rd Independence Anniversary.Tourism Arts and Culture Minister Emil Tammur made the call while...
View ArticleBougainville’s cocoa industry benefits from improved roads
Australian High CommissionBougainville’s cocoa industry and wider economy has received an important boost from completion of an Australian-funded project to reseal more than seven kilometres of...
View ArticleBougainville farmers showcase quality cocoa at chocolate festival
Australian High CommissionThousands of chocolate lovers have descended on Buka to attend the annual Bougainville Chocolate Festival.Bougainville Chocolate FestivalHeld 21-22 September, the festival is...
View ArticleIFC: US and European tourists are biggest spenders in PNG
The FINANCIAL -- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, September 21, 2018— New research shows visitors from North America and Europe are the biggest holiday spenders in Papua New Guinea, with Europeans...
View ArticleGaraina police infrastructure goes to the dogs
By SAMPSON BONAI in WauPOLICE infrastructure at remote Garaina in Bulolo is rundown and needs to be urgently renovated.Lone Garaina policeman Steven Sep pointing to the partly burnt police station...
View ArticleImprove tourist attractions in PNG to attract more tourists, says ADB
Asian Development BankThe number of people visiting Papua New Guinea increased by 166% in the 10 years from 2005 to 2015.However, a new brief from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warns that continued...
View ArticlePNG Kumuls squad to play PM's XIII named
nrl.com | September 25, 2018St George Illawarra winger Nene Macdonald, Cronulla hooker James Segeyaro and Canterbury back-rower Rhyse Martin head a strong contingent of NRL and Super League players...
View ArticleAustralian men's and women's Prime Minister's XIII annouced
The Hon Scott Morrison MPPrime MinisterIn conjunction with the National Rugby League (NRL), I am pleased to announce the Prime Minister’s XIII squads which will take part in annual games against Papua...
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