The Autonomous Bougainville Government has rejected Prime Minister James Marape’s statement calling for a nationwide consultation on Bougainville’s 2019 Referendum for Independence results. The ABG’s response is to Prime Minister James Marape’s inaugural statement delivered in the National Parliament following his election as Prime Minister on August 9...

Nambawan Super and Kumul Hotels Ltd, trading as Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express, are pleased to announce the renewal of their Discount Partnership which caters to all Nambawan Super members. Nambawan Super members, with membership ID cards, can now enjoy a whopping 20% off Best Available Accommodation Rates at both the Holiday Inn &amp...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says all those involved in election-related violence and crimes will face the full force of the law. He said this recently (August 21 2022) when commenting on the ongoing violence in Mendi, Southern Highlands, since the burning of ballot boxes in the Mendi Police Station in the early hours of last Thursday (August 18 20...

To build the capacity of the local workforce to support rural road transport infrastructure development projects in Papua New Guinea, the EU-STREIT PNG Programme trained and upskilled a new batch of interested young men and women in the Sepik region.  The EU Funded UN Joint STREIT Programme continues to train more young people from rural Sepik with the...

Photo credit: Post Courtier - Benny Popoitai Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) claims that the government has to concentrate more on an export-driven strategy. This statement on the country's current amount of foreign exchange was given by acting governor Benny Popoitai. He said that the amount of foreign exchange reserves was $3.08 billion as of M...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the K794 million Nadzab Airport Redevelopment Project (NARP) will be “a gamechanger for Lae, Morobe and Papua New Guinea” when completed. He said this today (August 18 2022) after publication of the latest update of the project by National Airports Corporation (NAC). “The NARP is a high-impact Government project...

Photo: PM Marape in Parliament on August 9, 2022. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape is making a call on Australian businesses to consider importing more from Papua New Guinea to balance the disproportionate import-vs-export scale that the two countries have existing between them. He also wants to see more Australian investors partner with PNG to move...

The EU Ambassador to PNG launched a new transport infrastructure project in East Sepik which improves access to market, business opportunities, health aids and schools for more than 2000 villagers in a ground-breaking ceremony.  His Excellency, Ambassador Jernej Videtič, the Head of the European Union Delegation to PNG was in East Sepik recently to ina...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape hits the ground running in the frontier-breaking clean green energy projects he has been championing over the last two years when he met with leaders of Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) in Singapore recently to progress the talks further. He said from Singapore FFI has voiced its intention to partner Papua New Guinea i...

This month, James Marape is re-elected as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. Despite a general election that was scourged with moments of violence, death, destruction of infrastructure, and claims of election fraud, Marape is back in the office as the country's leader. In the current election, Marape's Pangu Party earned at least 36 of 118 seats a...

Photo: PM Marape addressing Parliament on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says his Government will do its “utmost best” for the people of Papua New Guinea. He said this recently (Sunday, August 14, 2022) as he goes through the process of selecting ministers and laying the groundwork for the next five years. “On August 30,...

EU Funded UN Joint STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea establishes a renewable energy-powered facility to support local government authorities in East Sepik Province, in delivering effective services to rural farmers and entrepreneurs.  With generous support of the European Union, the FAO-led EU STREIT Programme officially opened a new 3 cluster offic...

Certified Practicing Accountants of Papua New Guinea will be hosting their 23rd annual conference with about 400 participants nationwide expected to attend the two day conference organized by CPA PNG in Lae Morobe Province from August 18 to19, 2022 CPAPNG was established in 1974 and has come a long way with a lot of achievements along the way. Over the...

Bank South Pacific's Financial Group Ltd Chief executive officer Mr. Robin Fleming has recently announced that the bank has granted more than K200 million as loans to small to medium enterprises under its credit scheme facility that the then Marape government had released to the bank to support Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) and local businesses during ...

Photo: The Caretaker Cabinet with Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae in Government House Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says he will take no more complacency from heads of Government departments and agencies to move Papua New Guinea forward. He said this in no uncertain terms during a meeting with them on Loloata Island recently (Thursday August 11 20...

The National Fisheries Authority named Justin Ilakini as its new Managing Director in an official statement on July 28. Ilakini has extensive knowledge of the fishing industries in both Papua New Guinea and the region. He was born and raised in Gavuone Village, Central Province, and served with the NFA for eight years before accepting advising position...