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Morobe has now become the 14 th Province in the country to successfully establish its Provincial Procurement Committee following the swearing in of its members in Lae on Friday. The members include Morobe provincial administrator Bart Ipambonji as the chairman, provincial finance manager Andrew Namuesh, provincial works coordinator Charlie Sindang and provincial planner Gordon Aking. They were sworn in together with Markham District Procurement Committee members by the National Procurement Comm...

Share the News A total of 271 new COVID-19 cases including 13 new deaths were recorded across 18 provinces as of Wednesday 19 May. As the country’s COVID-19 death toll increases, Controller David Manning called on citizens to refrain from activities that will trigger the surge in the spread of the virus. Papua New Guinea’s total COVID-19 deaths stand at 154, with Simbu alone reporting 12 and a single one from the National Capital District. Of the 13 deaths, nine were males whilst three were...

By Julie Badui Owa The residents of Lae and other nearby districts of Morobe paid their last respect to the Late Sir Jerry Nalau yesterday at the St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Lae yesterday. The funeral ceremony follows a honorary ceremony at the Tutumang Haus on Monday where the casket laid for Provincial leaders of Morobe Provincial Government and Administration to pay their respect. Late Sir Jerry Nalau’s Body was flown to Finschaffen District this morning where he would be put to rest on F...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program cofinanced by ADB and Australia promotes gender equality.

PNG Angau hospital Photo: RNZ Pacific The deaths were all reported in East New Britain province, taking PNGs overall death toll from the coronavirus to 133. The latest update from the countrys Pandemic Response Controller reported 245 more confirmed cases in 13 provinces, taking the total number in PNG to 13,242. All 22 provinces including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville have reported cases. East New Britain is reported to have confirmed 834 cases, the fourth highest number of any provin...

Papua New Guinea has recorded 504 new Covid-19 cases, increasing the total number of cases to 13,000. A health worker takes a swab from a man at a Covid-19 testing centre in Port Moresby (file photo). Photo: AFP Of the 504 cases recorded, the ages range from just two years old to 86, acording to the office of PNGs Pandemic Response Controller. The cases were reported in 19 provinces with East New Britain reporting the highest of 249 cases. Its understood many of the 504 cases relate to tests d...

On April 25, a top leader of the Indonesian intelligence forces fighting the rebel groups in the region of Papua was gunned down in what is being called his “final ambush” against the forces of the Free Papua Movement or Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM). Through the first few weeks of April, the fighting between the intelligence forces and the Papuan rebels had reached a critical point that led to the killing of General Danny Karya, popularly known as Gusti. One particular group under this br...

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Quake hits remote part of Papua New Guinea; no casualties By ROD McGUIRKJuly 17, 2020 GMT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A strong, deep earthquake shook inland Papua New Guinea on Friday, and officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Shaking was felt in the capital Port Moresby but not strongly. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.0 magnitude quake was 80 kilometers (53 miles) deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more surface damage. The epicenter was close...

The call from Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika, comes as the country struggles with climbing Covid-19 infections. Sir Gibbs has described the parlous state of PNGs health system as an issue of human rights. He says the people must know they have a right to access medical treatment, and if they believe they havent received proper treatment, they are entitled to have their grievance heard. Identifying proper medical care as the primary responsibility of government, Sir Gibbs says public hospitals s...