A second round of formal consultations between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government, was held recently from 7 to 10 April 2025 in Port Moresby. The second of consultation forms part of a scheduled series of four consultations taking place between March and June 2025. Bougainville Independent Moderator, Sir Jerry Mateparae stated that it the second consultation was built upon the outcomes of the first meeting, during which Prime Minister James Marape and President Ishmael Toroama presented their respective visions for Bougainville’s political future. “The primary focus of this round was to identify and agree…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
Following an illegal session of Assembly conducted by the Namatanai MP, Walter Schnaubelt, the Acting Governor for New Ireland province, Sammy Missen has come out and stated that he disagrees with Mr. Schnaubelt’s actions as he did not follow proper processes. Acting Governor Missen stated that the New Ireland Provincial Government under his leadership still intact despite the Namatanai MP Walter Schnaubelt illegally instructing the Assembly clerk Ao Ure to conduct an illegal session of Assembly for his own convenience to be elected Governor on Friday 28th March. Leader of Government business Edwin Maingen said the Assembly sitting was illegal…
With so much effect from the climate change happening in the Pacific region, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is scaling up early warning systems in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu to enhance national and community resilience against disaster risks. This initiative, funded by the Government of Japan, aligns with the United Nations Secretary General’s Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) strategy and regional commitments to disaster preparedness. In early March, the Government of Japan allocated US$ 55 million to support a wide range of operations to be implemented by IOM in 2025, in line with IOM’s Global Appeal. The…
Following a productive Anti-Money Laundering Banking Forum that was held recently, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) and Kina Bank are reaffirming their commitment to tackling corruption and money laundering in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Mr. Daniel Baulch, Deputy Commissioner of Operations at ICAC, emphasised the significance of this initiative, stating, ICAC is fully aware of the destructive impact that corruption has on our country, and that corruption diverts crucial public funds that could otherwise support vital services, damage the business environment, and erodes public trust. “Money laundering, as a direct consequence of corruption,…
Four schools in the vicinity of the PNG LNG Plant site in the Central province recently received new educational infrastructures thanks to the operator of the PNG LNG, ExxonMobil PNG Limited. In a gesture to show and strengthen the long-standing commitment to education in Papua New Guinea (PNG), ExxonMobil PNG Limited handed over seven newly built educational infrastructure projects valued at almost K2 million to the communities of Lealea, Papa, Boera and Porebada. Lealea and Boera Primary schools together with Papa Junior High School each received a double story classroom while Porebada Primary School got a double story duplex classroom.…
Access to fuel supply for Morobe Province, Madang Province and the Highlands Region is now being made easier by Mobil Oil New Guinea, who is a subsidiary of the ExxonMobil Corporation. Mobil Oil New Guinea recently commissioned a bottom loading facility at its Lae Terminal to further enhance fuel supply for its customers in Papua New Guinea as part of its ongoing K40 million investment project program. This initiative, which is now fully operational, once again highlights Mobil Oil New Guinea’s commitment to reliably provide quality fuel to support the growing demands of customers in Lae city, the Highlands Region…
The official signing of the employment contracts for the heads of Mission was done today at the Government house at Konedobu. His Excellency Grand Chief Sir Bob Bofeng Dadae GCL, GCMG, KStJ, Governor General of Papua New Guinea, today, officiated the signing of employment contract for heads of missions that will represent Papua New Guinea abroad. The heads of missions are Mr. Joseph Varo, as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium with concurrent accreditation to Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, France, Italy, Spain and Greece. Mr. Varo will serve as Ambassador for a period of four (4) years. Mr. Henry…
The NCD Boxing Association has grown from strength to strength over the past few years with about 17 boxing clubs established in the nation’s capital, Port Moresby city. Despite having been around for some time, the association started hosting tournaments just a few years back in 2023. NCD Boxing Association Tournament Director Mr. Kauka Raka Jnr highlighted over the years boxing clubs have been only giving training sessions only, thus most fighters have lost interest, so it is important to run small tournaments locally, so it gives the fighters some sense of pride and dignity when they win and get…
With recent social media outburst regarding the burning down of a warehouse operated by Post PNG that contained Census Material, the National Statistical Office (NSO) wishes to clarify and correct this misinformation. NSO clarifies that they have a binding Storage & Logistics Services Agreement with Post PNG, who has been a major partner in providing storage and logistics services since it was contracted by NSO to provide storage and logistics services since 2019. With having a Storage & Logistics Services Agreement, Post PNG has the prerogative to supply NSO with the above services in its entirety at a location deemed…
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has successfully launched its groundbreaking Fisheries Automated Resources Information System (FARIS), a comprehensive Single Window Software Solution designed to revolutionize fisheries management in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The National Fisheries is proud of this significant achievement that emanated from the MTDP IV (2023 – 2027) in strategic priority area 8 on Government’s policy directive to become a digital Government, and more so aligning with the Digital Government Act of 2022, paving the way for government to use information and communication technologies. This new technology is aimed to enhance accessibility, reliability, and affordability of government digital…