The Rabaul District Administration in East New Britain province, successfully completed a three-day refresher training that took place on the 10th to the 12th of June 2025 at the Rabaul Hotel for contractors and interested partners with the aim of upholding government compliance and procedures when dealing with projects. The training is being facilitated by the Rabaul District Project Implementation Unit and supported by the Provincial Technical Services and other relevant stakeholders including the Internal Revenue Commission. Attending the training were local contractors from Rabaul district as well as interested partners and other contractors from Kokopo and Gazelle District. When…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
The Crown Hotel in Port Moresby city came to life last night as Papua New Guinea’s sporting elite gathered for the prestigious SP Sports Awards 2025. The 33rd edition of the awards was a momentous occasion, celebrating the outstanding achievements of Papua New Guinea (PNG) athletes in the past year (2024). Under the theme “Legends of Sports: 50 Years of Excellence and Inspiration,” the evening was a powerful tribute to the countless athletes, administrators, and coaches who have shaped the nation’s sporting landscape. A list of winners across thirteen categories received their awards. These categories as well as the winners…
Minister for Education, Lucas Dawa Dekena, has strongly condemned the criminal actions at Nawaeb Secondary School in Morobe and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making all schools safe and secure for students. “We will not allow criminals to bring fear into our schools. Every student has the right to feel safe and protected while they learn.” “The Department is already working with the Morobe Provincial Education Division, police, and local leaders to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice and that measures are in place to prevent a repeat of this horrific incident.” He also said that the incident at…
Supported by Australia, fifteen finalists in the annual Lily Magazine Homemade Competition have just completed a week of intensive business development training in Port Moresby city. The training, which included practical lessons and tips on key business skills such as budgeting, financial management and marketing, is being followed by eight weeks of tailored mentoring. Among the finalists undertaking the training is Ms. Julie Rereve from Bougainville, who is transforming cocoa, coffee, tea, and coconut oil into natural hair dye. She said the insights she gained on pricing and budgeting provided her a ‘golden opportunity to upgrade her business.’ Among the…
Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting a vibrant, independent and resilient media sector in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with a presentation of new sets of Mobile Journalism (MoJo) kits to representatives from mainstream and church media organisations in Port Moresby. The event marks the third round of MoJo kit distribution under the Media Development Initiative (MDI), a long-standing media partnership between PNG and Australia. Now in its 20th year, MDI aims to build capacity, enhance skills, and improve access to technology, including church and community-based media. A central theme of the event was the transformative power of mobile journalism…
A total of thirteen enthusiastic and vibrant journalists from seven media organizations recently completed a successful 3-day Mobile Journalism (Mojo) and Social Media training at Lamana Hotel in Port Moresby. This training was hosted by ABC International Development (ABCID) under the Media Development Initiative (MDI), which took place from 3rd to the 5th of June 2025. The media organizations included participants from both the mainstream media and the church media, including EMTV, PNGFM, Kalang FM Advertising, ABCID, Christian Media Network Television (CMNTV), Laif FM and Trinity FM. The team leader of ABCID in Papua New Guinea, Ms. Hare Haro expressed…
Police are working with the surrounding communities of Nawaeb district lo Morobe province to apprehend youths who attacked female students of Nawaeb High School in the Morobe province. Morobe Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Jacob Singura confirmed that between 7PM and 8PM last night, the youths from the surrounding community came into the female dormitory to steal phones and other staff and caused infiltrated harm to the female students at their dormitory. PPC Singura has already tasked his police officers this morning to go to the school and give assurance to the school management, parents and the citizens that police…
A total of 87, 990 Grade ten (10) students across the country will sit for their Written Expression National Exam on Thursday June 5th, 2025. The students are from 514 Secondary and High Schools, including 48 private permitted schools in the country who have been nominated to sit this important exam. Secretary for Education, Dr Uke Kombra, confirmed that the exam booklets have already been delivered to all the provinces and had reached all the schools a week prior to the exam date. “This marks the first National Exam in the education calendar and for National examination schedule for this…
The Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICSA) recently launched the first in a series of training workshops aimed at educating its officers on the importance of embedding the Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) policy into its services. Taking place at APEC House from the 20th to the 22nd of May 2025, the first of ICSA’s GESI ‘Know Your Series’ kicked off with the inaugural Know Your Strategic Work Plan three-day workshop focused on understanding ICSA’s Corporate Plan. Twenty officers from all levels across the organization participated in tailored activities over three days, including real-world case studies and…
The Marape-Rosso government remains steadfast in its commitment to build an education system that meets the needs of every child, leave no child behind, strengthens communities, and supports the nation’s long-term development goals. This is according to Minister for Education Lucas Dekena, who on behalf of the Ministry of Education expressed his gratitude to the government for its undivided support for a World Bank Loan. He also extends appreciation to the World Bank for its recent approval and release of US$100 million (K406 million) in funding to support the Learning Enhancement and Access Project (LEAP) in Papua New Guinea (PNG).…