The PNG Tribal Foundation, a humanitarian organization, who has been in the forefront of addressing Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV) and other forms of violence is continuing in this journey spreading light in the remotest areas of the country, especially in the Highlands Region. With little access to government services, PNG Tribal Foundation still provides daily support to survivors and victims of SARV. Last month alone up to date now, Tribal Foundation shows in its report that it has repatriated 27 people to safer areas and fed more than 100 displaced and affected locals. PNG Tribal Foundation President GT Bustin…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
Six youth from the ATS settlement have been certified as qualified table facilitators under the Maxwell Leadership Foundation, following the successful completion of the Senisim PNG Program in their communities outside 8 Mile. Senisim PNG Port Moresby Coordinator, Agnes Andrias, said most of the participants, aged between 20 and 26, are out from normal education system and had been in the community until they joined the transformation table sessions in March. “The program saw young men become optimistic about their lives, stepping away from negative social activities and instead teaching good values to their peer groups,” Ms. Andrias said. “They…
Air Niugini has been running town hall meetings in the country in preparation for the arrival of the country’s first Airbus A220 aircraft in about 60 days’ time to mark significant change and success in the aviation industry, coinciding with Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary. Air Niugini Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Gary Seddon, continues to host staff town hall meetings, reinforcing the airline’s commitment to transformation and readiness ahead of the arrival of its first Airbus A220 aircraft in September. The fourth session, held last week in Port Moresby city and streamed online, enabled participation from staff across…
A total of 266 Grade 10 students from De La Salle Catholic Secondary School in Port Moresby city participated in the Senisim PNG Program on Monday 14th July 2025, under a partnership between the Education Department and the PNG Tribal Foundation. These 266 students are the first batch of students out of more than 1,000 students in Grades 9 to 12 who will take part in the Senisim PNG program. The Senisim program for students is a transformation roundtable focused on good values and servant leadership which is initiated by the Maxwell Leadership Foundation. The program will guide students through…
Air Niugini continues to be the angel in the skies flying sick children to and from heart operations in the country. This time around, Air Niugini helped flew nine children and their guardians home, after successfully undergoing life-saving heart surgery in Port Moresby city. The most recent group included three children from Tari in Hela Province, siblings Undialu (8) and Rickson Philip (10), and their cousin Nathan Handape (10). On Friday, 11th July,2025, Air Niugini’s CEO Gary Seddon, along with senior executives, David Glover and Judy Kuk visited the children at Port Moresby General Hospital before they flew back to…
A 63-year-old man, who now has permanent scars on his body including a disabled arm, is now seeking assistance from police to assist him with his Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV) case. 63-year-old survivor of SARV who was accused of sorcery and attacked on February this year in Kaivukavu village in the Kikori district of the Gulf province, visited the PNG Tribal Foundation in Port Moresby city where he gave his testament of what had happened to him back in February. The SARV survivor (name withheld) stated that following the death of a young woman on February 1st, in Kaivukavu…
For decades the people of Porebada village, just about 30minutes drive away from the nation’s capital Port Moresby city, have been without proper water supply and sanitation. The village in the Hiri West of the Central Province is home to about 10,000 plus people and it’s one of the four PNG LNG impacted villages. Boera, Papa, and Lealea being the others. Without any flowing streams, rivers or water supplies, these four villages in the PNG LNG project area have been struggling with water for decades. A long-time resident Mr. Paul Maima, who is from Simbu Province and is married to…
A pilot program in the Northern Territory, Australia, has provided 14 childhood educators from Papua New Guinea opportunities to acquire new skills and enhance their existing qualifications. The educators have been working at early childhood centers in the regional centers of Alice Springs and Katherine through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) pilot. The ECEC pilot is part of the Australian Government’s commitment to tackling Australia’s workforce shortages in rural and regional areas, thus it also ensures workers develop long term skills and expertise that will strengthen their own domestic labor markets back…
Progress on a vital cocoa infrastructure project in North Bougainville under the Papua New Guinea Agriculture Commercialization and Diversification (PACD) Project has been welcomed by Prime Minister James Marape, reaffirming his government’s commitment to empowering rural farmers and rebuilding essential market links. The 5.8-kilometre Teobuin–Sipotavai feeder road in Tinputz, North Bougainville originally built in the 1950s by local cocoa cooperatives—is now undergoing full rehabilitation through a K6.9 million contract awarded to Raibro Construction Ltd. The project, which commenced in November 2024, is expected to be fully completed by September 2025. Funded by the Government of Papua New Guinea with support…
Prime Minister James Marape has travelled to Fiji on Saturday 21st June,2025, to attend the annual Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit. His attendance is to reaffirm Papua New Guinea’s continued leadership and commitment to Melanesian solidarity, diplomacy, and cooperation. This year’s summit, chaired by Fiji, brings together leaders from the MSG member countries— Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and the FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front of New Caledonia) — to discuss a range of shared priorities including climate action, trade, regional security, and decolonization efforts. “Papua New Guinea is a founding and senior member of…