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The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands has urged all faithful in these two Pacific nations and around the world not to spread false information regarding the passing of the Holy Father, Pope Francis.

In preparation for the 50th anniversary celebration on September 16, Prime Minister James Marape will meet with Australia's National Library and Archives team to collect PNG's key historical documents dating back to the country's independence.

With the current trend in crime and the need to boost police work, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Forensic and Science Division in Port Moresby have received a boost from the Australian Federal Police with the introduction of a new fingerprint analysis system called the Automated Fingerprint Identification System [AFIS].

The PNG Prime Minister James Marape, the outgoing Australia High Commissioner to PNG John Feakes, have officially signed the documents of PNG’s inclusion in the NRL earlier this week at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby

The National Department of Health has clarified it does not get direct funding support from the United States through USAID.

Chief Ombudsman Richard Pagen is in Alotau this week, he delivered an OC report on the state of the Correctional Service facility Giligili.

A school in the National Capital District has been forced to provide teaching and learning in a condemned classroom building as  the school faces critical shortage of classrooms to cater for the increasing number of students  flooding in since 2023.

Statistics from the 2024 Grade 12 national examination results indicate the country’s education system is not ready for the proposed phase out of the grade 8 examinations this year.

South Bougainville will witness a historic event next Tuesday, where a groundbreaking ceremony will mark the start of development for a Level 4 hospital for the region.

The Ok Tedi Mining Limited [OTML] also handed over and open a fully refurbished computer laboratory at The University of Papua New Guinea's [UPNG] Earth Sciences Division and Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction.