The Papua New Guinea (PNG) diplomat in the spotlight of Taiwan’s media for the assault of his wife and a hotel staff in the capital Taipei, is being immediately called back by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko, this afternoon in a press conference before heading off to New York city in the United States for the UN General Assembly meet, confirmed that the diplomat and his family will return to PNG very soon and the diplomat will be dealt with here by the department. The minister also confirmed that this is not the first…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
The 2022 National General Elections may be over, and life has moved on, but election related violence continues to occur in parts of the Highlands region prompting the decision to deploy more security personnel and resources to stop this senseless violence. Police Commissioner David Manning, when giving the update on the incidents that occurred during the 47th Independence Celebrations throughout the country, said he received reports of continued clashes from the aftermath of the election results in the newly created Magarima electorate in the Hela province. Manning said sadly this situation is also occurring in the neighbouring provinces to Hela,…
Morobe province, where the epicenter of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake yesterday morning, has reported deaths and damages to infrastructure and properties. The Morobe Provincial Disaster Office Director Mr. Charlie Masange, confirmed that three men were killed after being buried by a landslide in Wau in the Wau Waria district. Masange further said that reports of homes destroyed and roads damaged were also received. The main highways in Markham and Bulolo had large cracks in them and a health center at Buang was badly damaged as well. Masange said he is still getting in reports and updates from his officers from…
The Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory has confirmed a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake recorded on the Richter scale this morning at around 9:50am in the Morobe province. According to the Observatory’s principal solution, the earthquake epicentre is at Mutzing in the Markham Valley region, 65km West- North- West of Lae city and its depth is at 81km. There is no tsunami warning as the earthquake occurred inland, but there will be risks of landslides occurring; therefore, the public has been urged to be on the lookout and keep away from mountain and hillsides. The Observatory has also confirmed that it has…
More wage earners can expect less personal income tax paid to the government now that the tax-free threshold has been increased from K17, 500 to K20, 000. This was revealed by the Treasurer, Ian Link Stuckey, when handing down the 2022 Supplementary Budget in parliament on Friday 02nd September. This initiative comes under the Household Assistance Package to support people during these hard times. The Minister says an extra K60 million was provided in the supplementary budget for this change. Fuel consumers can enjoy an extension of the initiative of the government to removal all taxes on retail fuel products…
Sports Minister and Member for Kandep Don Polye, gave a thumbs up for the tremendous effort by the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) in the development of women’s soccer in the country. The minister, when speaking at the recent announcement of the PNG men’s side to play in the inaugural MSG PM’s Cup, said this good support from the PNGFA under President John Kapi Natto saw the success of the PNG National Team in the recent OFC Women’s Nations Cup. “I’m very proud to see people like the president showing leadership and encouraging development of soccer in women and…
The travelling public along with business houses in both the industrial city of Lae in Morobe province and the mining township of Kiunga in Western province, will continue to be impacted if the tussle over the closing of the Nadzab and Kiunga airports, continue. The matter came about when the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Papua New Guinea (PNG) moved to close these two airports in the country due to safety issues. CASA PNG Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of Civil Aviation Mr. Benedict Igo Oraka said in a statement released on Thursday 01st September that the action…
Today was supposed to be the grand final day for the Port Moresby Moni Plus 2022 Australian Football League (AFL) women’s competition as per the scheduled date, but unfortunately, that won’t happen because the competition had to be canceled. The Port Moresby AFL Association President Mr. Douglas Lai said the cancellation was due to two clubs breaching the rules covering the eligibility of the players in a team playing in the finals round. Apparently, the Lamana Dockers and Gordons Kokofas women’s teams fielded players that were not qualified to play in the finals. The president said some of the players…
The effort to improve and lift the standards of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) will depend not only funding support, but on the efforts of every political leader in parliament. RPNGC has a major short fall in manpower That’s the word from the new Minister for Internal Security Peter Tsiamalili Junior, when responding to questions from the Member for Talasea Freddie Kumai in parliament today on the law-and-order issues in West New Britain. The minister said the RPNGC has a major short fall in manpower where on average it is a ratio of one police officer to 1,…
The Southern Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Industry President is concerned about the recent election related violence and the subsequent fear and disruption to normal business activities it has created for business houses in the provincial capital Mendi. The President, Mr. Barry Mini, said business houses in Mendi town have had to close their doors for days now since the fighting and destructions started on Thursday and this has deprived people from accessing service, leaving many without food and other necessary items to survive. Residents in the capital Mendi and the surrounding areas were unable to access basic goods and…