News

The race for local leadership in Morobe is picking up pace, with counting underway in several Local Level Governments [LLGs] and a wave of new councillors set to take office soon.

A month-old pair of conjoined twins from Lae, Morobe Province, are receiving critical care at Port Moresby General Hospital [PMGH], as plans to seek surgical intervention in Australia have stalled amid complex medical challenges.

Papua New Guinea has been confirmed as the host nation for the 2033 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation [APEC] Leaders’ Summit.

Papua New Guinea’s Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has entered a new era of leadership with the appointment of Roy Daggy as Commissioner, succeeding long-serving Commissioner and chief executive officer Paulus Ain.

Tricky conditions will face jockeys and punters alike at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup today.

Papua New Guinea’s participation in the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Brazil from 10th to 21st November will cost the government around K2 million, covering 20 percent of the delegation’s expenses.

Business owners and investors in Mt Hagen have been assured that the city remains calm and fully operational amid polling for Hagen Central, with police maintaining order since last Friday.

Four small businesses in Milne Bay Province have become the latest champions of marine conservation under the Gutpla Solwara, Gutpla Bisnis Programme, a United Nations-backed initiative turning local entrepreneurship into a force for protecting coral reefs.

The Local Level Government [LLG] elections in Western Highlands Province are progressing smoothly into their sixth day today.

The Yekere Cooperative Society has received a major boost from East Sepik governor Allan Bird with a K20,000 funding commitment.