New Zealand Prime Minister His Excellency Christopher Luxon on the first day of his three days official visit to Papua New Guinea addressed the National Parliament this morning, Tuesday 05th August 2025. Before his address he showed acknowledgement to the Motu Koita People, who are traditional custodians of the Port Moresby. Prime Minister Luxon also sent best wishes on behalf of the people of New Zealand to all the people of PNG on the upcoming 50th Anniversary of Independence, congratulating the country for reaching 50 years of Golden Jubilee. PM Luxon also acknowledged the Parliament for granting him the privileged…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
About fifteen (15) suspects allegedly involved in death of a policeman and destruction of nine houses, two trade store, coffee gardens and livestock are still walking around freely in the communities. Minj Police Station, CID Officer in Charge, Senior Sergent James Kami said manpower is one of the biggest challenges when dealing with such serious criminal cases, thus it is not easy for police to approach suspects easily up in the Highlands Region. To do an arrest requires more, it involves not just manpower but, preparations of warrants, logistics, greater risks plus it is important for police man to have…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) PNG is excited to announce its support as Diamond Sponsor and Official Non-Alcoholic Beverage Partner for the 31st Enga Show that is set to take place on 8th to 10th August 2025. A cheque of K100,000 was presented by CCEP PNG’s Regional Sales Manager – Highlands, Guthridge Songan, to the Enga Show Committee on Wednesday, 30th July 2025, including 200 cartons of assorted Coca-Cola products and 150 Coca-Cola shirts to further support the event. CCEP PNG’s Sales and Commercials Director Tim Solly highlighted that the CCEP is delighted to support for the third consecutive year, and…
One of the main suspects who was involved in the torture of an elderly man, destruction of properties and livestock as well as the burning down of 13 houses back in year 2023 in Kombumogo village in Kerowagi District was re-arrested on Tuesday. The violence, which erupted following the death of a man believed to be linked to sorcery-accusation related violence, led to widespread destruction. Eight suspects were arrested and charged with wilful murder and arson in relation to the incident. PNG Tribal Foundation President, GT Bustin said the case is one of the many ongoing sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV)…
The inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) is a priority across all projects funded by the Australian and New Zealand Governments, and this is to ensure widespread access to services and increased opportunities for PWDs to earn an income and contribute to the economy. As part of the effort to build capacity around service delivery within the disability sector, Callan Connect was established to support the Callan Services Network for Persons with Disabilities (CSNU), the largest disability service provider in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Callan Connect is an initiative funded through the Australia Papua New Guinea Subnational Program (APSP) to…
A massive earthquake of 8.7 magnitude happened this morning around 9:20 am that struck off the east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, North Pacific Ocean at a shallow depth of 24km. Triggering a destructive tsunami that is now propagating across the Pacific. Remarks: A very large magnitude earthquake beneath the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, in the North Pacific Region has generated oceanwide tsunami. The earthquake has generated a destructive local tsunami at the nearby coastlines and is propagating to distant coastlines within the Pacific including the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazards Management issued…
The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) has successfully launched its brand-new official website along with the Communication, Knowledge and Visibility Strategy (CKVS) 2025–2027. The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) is committed to increasing the public availability of relevant, digitized and disaggregated data and information for key Forest-Climate Change Biodiversity (FCCB) sectors. A critical step toward achieving this objective is the modernization of CCDA’s website, along with the development of a robust communications and knowledge management strategy. This milestone marks a significant step forward in improving public access to climate information, raising awareness and strengthening CCDA’s engagement with partners,…
As of Monday 28th July 2025, Pacific Island and Timor-Leste nationals will be able to register for Australia’s second annual Pacific Engagement Visa stream (PEV) ballot. The PEV provides opportunities for up to 3,000 Pacific Island and Timorese nationals to live, work and study in Australia each year. Samoa and Kiribati will join the program in 2025-26, showing their strong interest in closer links between our countries and peoples. Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Vanuatu will continue to participate in 2025-26. The inaugural PEV ballot in 2024-25 demonstrated the keen…
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has welcomed the interest of Japanese seafood giant, Kiyomura Corporation, in exploring potential investment opportunities in Papua New Guinea’s fisheries sector. Kiyomura Corporation, renowned for its high-end sushi restaurant chain and led by the iconic “Tuna King” Mr. Kiyoshi Kimura, President of Kiyomura Corporation, is exploring options that align with PNG’s national fisheries and aquaculture priorities. NFA Managing Director Mr. Justin Ilakini said the interest from Kiyomura Corporation is timely and aligns strategically with the National Tuna Development Strategy and National Aquaculture Development Policy, both of which aim to expand the sector, increase value-added processing,…
MiBank successfully hosted its first ever Esiloans and Lending Roadshow in Alotau, Milne Bay province recently on Friday 18th July, with the aim to foster new business opportunities, improve existing business and strengthen partnership with its stakeholders. MiBank’s corporate tagline is “Grow with us”, and the theme for the Roadshow was in alignment with their corporate tagline “Grow with us into the future.” The Road Show was held at Masurina Lodge and was well attended by over ninety (90) invited guests representing over twenty (20) different organizations from Alotau and parts of the Milne Bay province. Alotau Branch Manager Ms.…