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PNG National Cricket teams visits PNG Resources Golden Exhibition
Representatives of the PNG Baramandis Men’s National cricket team and Lewas, the women’s National Cricket team, had a visit this morning to the PNG Resources Golden Exhibition, gaining insights into the Mining Industry. Ms. Ruth Waram, Curator for...

K17.7 million project launched to boost labour governance in PNG
Workers in the construction site. (Image: Supplied) A total of K17.7 million has been committed to Papua New Guinea to implement a comprehensive, multi-faceted strategy aimed at improving labour governance, legal reforms, social protections, and...

Books carried on my back’: A young man’s mission to lift Simbu through literacy
When Charles Bilgan first stepped into a university lecture room in Lae, the quiet mountains of Simbu weren’t far from his mind. A boy from Boromil village in Gumine District, Charles grew up in a place without libraries, sealed roads, or even...

Governor Parkop Receives NCD Level 5 Specialist Hospital Clinical Plan
Papua New Guinea's National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has officially received the Clinical Services Plan for the proposed Level 5 Provincial Specialist Hospital from the National Capital District Provincial Health Authority (NCDPHA)...

BSP AND IBSU SIGN PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD TALENTS & COLLABORATION
Bank South Pacific Financial Group Limited (BSP) and the Institute of Business Studies University (IBSU) have signed an agreement for capability building, collaboration and to support the development of a future-ready workforce for Bank South...
PNGUoT Receives K40,000 Boost from DICT for .pg Domain Services
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT), the official custodian of the country’s .pg domain, has received a K40,000 payment from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to support the registration and...
Soldiers complete eight days of walk
SOLDIERS from the Second Royal Pacific Island Regiment at Moem Barracks in Wewak, East Sepik have made it to Riwo village in Madang on the eighth day of the Antap Long Ol exercise yesterday. The 19-men team will tomorrow hand over the baton to the...
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
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SIX SCHOOLS ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS IN RESOURCE WEEK DEBATES
After a fierce preliminary round at APEC Haus, six schools have advanced to the semi-finals of the Emstret Schools Debate, held during the second week of the PNG Resources Golden Exhibition. The event, themed around resource and energy governance,...

Is there any hope for a country with extraordinary youth crime rate?, by Ola Emmanuel
What is it that is common among countries such as Jamaica, Venezuela, Papua New Guinea, Bahamas, Barbados, Afghanistan, Haiti, South Africa, Nigeria, etc? They are countries with over 60 per cent of the population under the age of 30 that are also...

TISA eyes Agro-Value Chains in ESP with New Branch
With its newly established TISA Banking branch, the Papua New Guinea-owned bank is looking at stepping into Agro-Value Chain Finance to assist farmers in growing their SMEs and businesses in East Sepik Province. TISA Bank Chief Executive Officer...
Four in five Tuvaluans apply to move to Australia. Frayzel is among them
Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy said: “The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty is the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world and the most significant Pacific policy this country has undertaken in the last 50 years.” A...

Could Travel Sizes Get Sent Packing?
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Americans in PNG celebrates USA’s 249 years of Independence
The Fourth of July (July 4) the day marking the United States of America’s Independence Day, was honored this evening at the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby. Diplomats, U.S. government officials, and Prime Minister James Marape, who officiated as the...
Work begins on delayed Ramu project
POWER Morobe biggest loser in major power business PREPARATORY work has started on the long-delayed multibillion-kina Ramu 2 Hydropower project in the Eastern Highlands Province with the full blessing of the National Government. The Ramu 2 power...

ExxonMobil Nigeria Names New Chairman/Managing Director
Ejiofor Alike ExxonMobil has announced the appointment of Mr. Jagir Baxi as Chairman and Managing Director, and Lead Country Manager, of its affiliates in Nigeria. The affiliates include: Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited; and Esso...

Resources sector gears up for PNG Resources Summit 31 July 2025 at APEC Haus
All of PNG’s major resource players will be presenting their operational updates at the PNG Resources Summit, the major business domestic event by the PNG resources sector, scheduled for Thursday 31 July 2025 at APEC Haus as part of the weeklong...

Australia Hosts Largest-Ever Military Exercise with 19 Nations, Likely to Draw Chinese Attention
MELBOURNE, Australia — The largest-ever war-fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, are underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships. Australia launched missiles from its M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket...

Green Focus column: Advancements are being made to help save the planet
I’ll start with the oceans. I’ve mentioned marine protected areas in previous columns. Many countries are coming to realise the value of our oceans and the need to protect them. Recent announcements have been made by Spain, Tanzania, Colombia, and...
Uni students at career expo told to be intentional in their decisions
BUILD networks, learn to write well, look out for mentorship and understanding that individual choice in your careers will determine the future of the country, a lawyer told students yesterday. Senior associate lawyer of Namani and Associates...