Department of Works and Highways: How it Started, and How its Going…
With the celebration of Papua New Guinea’s 50 years of independence, the Department of Works and Highways looks back at its journey, from building the country after World War II…
PAPUA NEW GUINEA MARKS 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE WITH FLAG LOWERING CEREMONY
Tuesday 16th September, 2025 Papua New Guinea commemorated its 50th Independence Anniversary with a solemn and symbolic flag lowering ceremony at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, attended by dignitaries, international partners,…
GOVERNOR GENERAL OPENS NEW WAIGANI COURT COMPLEX, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE
Wednesday 10th September, 2025 Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob Bofeng Dadae officially opened the new Waigani National Court Complex on Wednesday, describing it as a “magnificent symbol of Papua…
PNG EMBRACES DIGITAL FUTURE AT 50TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY
Tuesday 16th September, 2025 Papua New Guinea marked its 50th Independence Anniversary today with a bold vision for the future, as Prime Minister Hon. James Marape spotlighted digital transformation as…
Pacific Leaders Plant Trees at National Parliament to Mark PNG’s 50th Independence
Sunday 14th September, 2025 Pacific Island leaders joined Prime Minister James Marape this morning in a tree-planting ceremony at the National Parliament to commemorate Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary.…
His Royal Highness Prince Edward Arrives in Port Moresby for the 50th Independence
Sunday 14th September, 2025 The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, arrived in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Sunday the 14th of September 2025, as the UK’s official representative in…
PRIME MINISTER HON. ANTHONY ALBANESE TO VISIT PAPUA NEW GUINEA FOR GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS, STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS
Sunday 14th September, 2025 Australian Prime Minister Hon. Anthony Albanese will travel to Papua New Guinea this week to join celebrations marking the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary. Mr Albanese will…
MOROBE GOVERNOR LUTHER WENGE PASSES AWAY, NATION MOURNS OUTSPOKEN LEADER AHEAD OF 50TH INDEPENDENCE
Saturday 13th of September, 2025 Papua New Guinea is mourning the loss of Morobe Governor Hon. Luther Wenge, who passed away early on Saturday morning, 13 September 2025, at Port…
MARAPE OPENS FIRST-EVER HIGHWAY INTO TELEFOMIN, CALLS IT A ROAD OF HOPE
Friday 12th September, 2025 Prime Minister James Marape today opened the historic Tabubil–Telefomin Highway, the first road to ever reach Telefomin District, long known as one of Papua New Guinea’s…
The First Courthouse in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s earliest formal court system dates back to the colonial era, when the Central Court of Papua and Magistrates Courts of Petty Sessions handled cases involving both expatriates…