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Green Climate Fund cuts climate funding approval time to nine months: Duarte

Pacific Island countries could gain faster access to Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing under reforms that hav…

K4.5 million church funding delivered in Anglimp South Waghi

A total of 1,100 Christian churches in the Anglimp-South Waghi District of Jiwaka Province have once again bee…

China sees growth in new foreign-invested firms and high-tech FDI

China recorded an increase in newly established foreign-invested enterprises and robust growth in foreign dire…

WAN MAUS WITH CHEF DAN

Lamb flaps are a PNG favourite for a reason. You'll find them at every special event because when they're cook…

POMCCI eFlash Alert highlights National Parliament News on El Nino, Power, PAU Bill and Bougainville

Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry (POMCCI) eFlash Alert for Friday 28, August 2026 National Parlia…

Boera’s Tyla Aua sets sail for Miss Hiri Queen

Tyla’s Journey to Hiri Queen Pageant Beyond the bustling city lights of Port Moresby lies Boera, a coastal vil…

Warring clans vow not to fire any gunshots as peace talks progress in Lagaip District

The tribal fighting between the Kesan and Kalakos clansmen in the Lagaip District reached a ceasefire yesterda…

Rural road link join main Highlands Highway in Wapenamanda District

Wapenamanda Open MP and Minister for Coffee and Transport Miki Kaeok has officially opened a newly constructed…

More rain forecasted for Wabag District

The National Weather Service has indicated in its forecast that Wabag and the surrounding districts of Enga Pr…

Air Niugini commends CASA PNG on achievement in AIRBUS A220 type rating program

Air Niugini has congratulated the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Papua New Guinea (CASA PNG) on its recent…

National Carrier Commends PNG Regulator For A220 Training Success

 National Carrier Commends PNG Regulator For A220 Training Success A milestone in Papua New Guinea's aviation …

Journalists reminded of equal treatment in Election reporting

Equal treatment of all candidates was stressed as the central theme of the third day of the Ethical Election I…

PNGTUC: Keep Win Bakri Daki out of NEC until K200million SME Fund questions are cleared

There must be a compelling reason one capable of winning public confidence across the breadth and length of Pa…

Kua demands release of priority El Niño disaster funds to Districts now

Sinesine-Yongomugl MP Kerenga Kua has commended the government for allocating K5 million to each district unde…

PNGDF CASA Aircraft to fly again after 10 years grounded

The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) will finally restore its long-grounded CASA aircraft back to servic…

Finance Minister defends K3B Supplementary Budget Spending

The supplementary Budget is a huge relief to the people of Papua New Guinea says Minister for Finance. Ministe…

PNG's Dei Open MP Kipa demands answers from PM Marape over sacked agency bosses

 PNG's Dei Open MP Kipa demands answers from PM Marape over sacked agency bosses Prime Minister James Marape h…

Australian Domestic Violence Commissioner joins Femili PNG Board

Femili PNG announce the appointment of Micaela Cronin, Australia’s first Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence …

Arore demands fair share of K500M El Niño relief for Ijivitari

A Member of Parliament has called for a fair share of El Niño relief funds from the Supplementary Budget to be…

Patriotism is not a flag; It is the hard work of nation-building, Nisira tells Bougainville

True patriotism, Minister Patrick Nisira declared on Independence Patriotism Day, is not measured by songs or …

ON THIS DAY IN OUR HISTORY: Sailing around the world

A three – mast schooner, built in Finland as a Baltic Sea trader in 1946, Gretel, arrived in Port Moresby from…

Armed Gang Ambushes Gold Convoy in Port Moresby, PNG Police Confirm

 Armed Gang Ambushes Gold Convoy in Port Moresby, PNG Police Confirm  Ten armed men ambushed a private securit…

PNG Public Officials Face Court Over Alleged K908,839 TFF Funds Misuse

Allegations of irregular payments totalling more than K908,000 in school subsidy money have landed five senior…

Sungi applauds Govt for protecting Public Service Payroll

Public Service Minister  and member for Nuku Joe Sungi has commended the government for keeping public service…

PHAs challenged to translate policy into service delivery

Provincial Health Authorities and medical professionals were challenged by Health Minister Dr Billy Joseph to …

Mothers of the Land, Architects of Peace; North Bougainville women urge Parliament & PNG to Respect Historic Independence Mandate

Women of Bougainville are calling on national lawmakers to look beyond political maneuvering and honor the tru…

PNG Parliament strengthens regional ties through APPU Joint Communiqué signing

PAPUA New Guinea has reaffirmed its commitment to parliamentary diplomacy, regional cooperation and collective…

The 3 biggest chucks on Supplementary Budget are Fuel assistance, El Nino and Debt interest

The three (3) biggest chunks on the 2026 Supplementary Budget are Fuel Subsidy at K539million, El Nino at K500…

Largest expenditure item in 2026 supplementary budget is fuel assistance package

The largest expenditure item, in the 2026 Supplementary Budget, is the Government’s fuel assistance package. T…

Padezaka forest gets go-ahead to join global carbon market, promising income for 4,000 landowners in Solomons

For the Padezaka people of South Choiseul, in Solomon Islands the decision to keep their forest standing has n…

There will be consequences’: China issues warning over Taiwan’s Pacific role

Tension between China and Taiwan is threatening to overshadow a key meeting of Pacific leaders, as Beijing lod…

Climate Change is Ocean’s biggest threat: Pacific Ocean Commissioner

Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni says climate change and ocean acidification remain the biggest th…

Managing El Niño requires shift from short-term relief to permanent climate infrastructure

Every few years, the Pacific receives the same warnings: El Niño is returning. Streams will dry up, rain tanks…

Safety in Investigative Journalism highlighted at Integrity Workshop

The second day of the election integrity workshop emphasized that investigative journalism must balance transp…

Explainer: Inside Papua New Guinea’s revised Papua LNG gas agreement

Last week's revised gas agreement between the Papua New Guinea Government and the developers of the Papua LNG …

People Moves: Great Pacific Gold, Tolu Minerals, Ok Tedi Development Foundation

CEO and executive appointments at Great Pacific Gold, new COO at Tolu Minerals, new CEO at Ok Tedi Development…

PNG Power’s sale advances as El Niño tests the grid

David Kavanamur, Managing Director of Kumul Consolidated Holdings, detailed the terms for PNG Power's partial …

Financing Fiji’s future growth

With six major banks, five of which are internationally owned, competing in a market of less than a million pe…

Fijian Holdings: Fiji’s indigenous investor

Created in 1984, investment fund Fijian Holdings Limited (FHL) is wholly owned by iTaukei (indigenous Fijians)…

‘Where happiness comes naturally’: Fiji tourism’s dream run

Fiji’s key sector is still breaking records, despite short- and long-term challenges. The post ‘Where happines…