Over the few years the number of Street kids have drastically increased, especially in the major towns and cities in Papua New Guinea. Acting Director for Child and Family Services Mr. Jerry Wap stated that the issue of street kids is now a priority for the office, and they started a data service in Lae, Mt Hagen, Kokopo and Port Moresby cities, and results showed that street kids are increasing in Port Moresby while Lae and Mt Hagen cities have the highest numbers. Mr. Wap highlighted that at the beginning of this year, their office started a program called the…
Author: Kerebi DAVID
The legacy of the late Sir Peter Barter, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the National Tourism Conference & Expo (NTC) 2025 Gala Dinner, held on Thursday 10 April 2025 at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby, where Sir Peter Barter’s name is etched into the foundation of PNG tourism. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to late Sir Peter’s son, Andrew Barter, who received the honour on behalf of his late father, alongside his wife Juanita Barter. The award was presented by the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Hon. James Marape, and the Minister for Tourism,…
Easter long weekend started on a very peaceful note on Good Friday, with no major incidents reported says Gordons Police Station Commander Senior Inspector Gabriel Kini Bire. Inspector Kini stated that Gordons has been very quiet since Good Friday and Easter Saturday, and he is hoping for the same for Easter Sunday and Monday. “When Gordons is peaceful then it is easier to concentrate on every other area in the Moresby Northeast District.” Inspector Kini stated that Police operations for the Easter Long weekend started off on Friday and will continue until Monday evening. He added also they are conducting…
LALOKI Secondary School in Central’s Hiri-Koiari electorate were the recipients of over K30,000 worth of water supply equipment donated by Papua New Guinea India Association under the leadership of President Mr Raj Pattnai. The donation included: · 2 x 9,000-litre water tanks valued at K11,113.96. · 2 x high power pressure pump valued at K20,800; and · Labour and fittings cost K3,000 A total of K34, 913.96 was spent to deliver this project to the school. With the continues heavy rains, has caused fault in the school’s old water pump and other equipment, hence, the school reached out to the…
Port Moresby City was very quiet this Good Friday, as many Christians in the country went for church services, Catholic faithfuls had their Stations of the Cross this morning as early as 5am. The event involved a procession with the Cross being carried by the Faithfuls, starting from St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Boroko and ended at the Sacred Heart Parish in Hohola. The roads are not busy, less traffic, many business houses and shops closed with only very few open that had customers doing Easter Shopping for Easter kaikai. With alcohol ban this Easter Weekend, the city started…
What started as a dream for a former Rugby League Player, Mr. Stanley Olo is now growing from strength to strength and reaching more kids in the Nation’s Capital, giving them a career path in Rugby League. Mr. Olo, who was one of the rugby household names who had played for Mendi Muruks, Rabaul Gurias, Lae Snax Tigers, Hela Wigmen, is now runny a Rugby League Pathway Program for kids age 7 to 14 years old. Olo even had bit of fair chance running balls in Natingiah Matevera Sea Eagles club in Cook Island back in 2019. After retiring from…
For the sport of boxing in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to excel, there is need for more promotion of the sport to take place. This was highlighted by PNG Boxing Rep Junior Kauka Raka when stressing that PNG Boxing needs more promoters to come on board and sponsor fighters in tournaments. Mr. Raka said that there are two main boxing categories in the country, the Armature and the Professional Boxing and currently there is only one Promoter, Oceania Fight Promoters, which was founded by Late Ben Micah. “Oceania Fight Promoters has been the sole promoter for fighters in the country,…
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…
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…