News

Hundreds of settlers at the Four-Mile Works compound were forced to vacate their homes today as an eviction exercise commenced under heavy police presence.

Madang Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent Robert Baim, has clarified that the ban on betel nut chewing and smoking in Central Business Districts [CBDs] is a nationwide law that applies to all provincial capitals in Papua New Guinea, not just Madang.

The Eastern Highlands Provincial Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] with the Papua New Guinea University of Technology [Unitech] to ensure school fee subsidy payments for all Eastern Highlands students studying at the university are covered.

Gender Based Violence frontline responders in the Greater Sepik Region have completed a 10 day Basic Counselling Training in Wewak, aimed at strengthening support services for survivors of GBV.

Relatives of victims and survivors of the Rabaul Queen ferry disaster in 2012 are still waiting for justice, 14 years after the sinking.

The massive ‘Connect PNG’ program has come under fire during a Public Accounts Committee [PAC] inquiry, following revelations that most contractors engaged in the multi-billion kina project lack internationally recognized engineering certifications.

The resignation of Brazilian coach Marcos Gusmao is water under the bridge as PNG Hekari FC looks ahead to its remaining games in the OFC Professional League.

Agribusiness giant NGIP Agmark has established a major push into the Morobe market, opening a strategic retail footprint on 9th Street in Lae’s high-traffic "Top Town" area.

Atlas Steel PNG has delivered a second market shelter to the Kamkumung community, a K300,000 investment aimed at boosting the local informal economy.

The Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into the Government’s Connect PNG Program has heard that about K100 million is required each month to pay contractors across the program before work can properly begin.