News

Kopen National School of Excellence in Enga sits for 1st grade 12 examination

A total of 83 students in the new Kopen National School of Excellence in the Enga Province have sat for Advance Mathematics Paper 1 this morning. This is a historic occasion for the institution since gaining the new status.

Read full story →

Madang police call on parents to be more responsible

Madang's Provincial Police Commander, Acting Superintendent Robert Baim, has called on parents to take more responsibility for their children following a recent incident in which a large group of students were stranded on Pik Island after a class party went wrong.

Read full story →

Authorities dismiss rumors of body found at sea

Search efforts are continuing in Madang waters for a young man who has not reached home since Friday evening after jumping into the sea at Madang's popular picnic spot, Pik Island.

Read full story →

Drug shortage forces Alotau Hospital to cut back on operations

The Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority admits it has been running on below average drug supplies much of this year and is urging Milne Bay’s general population to stay healthy, make wise choices, and to take care during this time.

Read full story →

V’landys in talks with Bennett over PNG Chiefs role amid NRL’s $600m expansion gamble

NRL boss Peter V’landys wants Souths coach Wayne Bennett to be involved with the Papua New Guinea Chiefs’ expansion side and potentially as their inaugural coach.

Read full story →

Second round of polio gets underway in Milne Bay

Milne Bay has recorded 80.6 percent coverage in the first round of the Polio Supplementary Immunization Campaign carried out in August.

Read full story →

Quick response saves WHPHA Administration building from Fire

A fire at the Administration Complex of the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority, located within the Mt Hagen Hospital, narrowly avoided causing major damage yesterday afternoon.

Read full story →

Sassoya Primary School embraces digital accounting for greater transparency

In a move toward financial transparency and resource accountability, St Patrick's Sassoya Primary School in the Yangoru Saussia District has officially launched the MYOB Lite Accounts Monitoring System, becoming one of the first rural schools in East Sepik to adopt digital accounting software.

Read full story →

49 youths in North Fly join as community development workers under CNSP project

Forty-nine unemployed youths from 15 council wards in North Fly District have been recruited and trained as Community Development Workers [CDWs] under the Child Nutrition and Social Protection [CNSP] Project.

Read full story →

Long-serving public servants in West Sepik farewelled

The West Sepik Provincial Administration has farewelled ten [10] of its longest serving Public Servants over the weekend.

Read full story →