news-update

Monday 29 January 2024 Prime Minister and Treasurer,  Hon. James Marape has tasked the new Minister for Petroleum, Hon.  Jimmy Maladina to deliver on the outstanding  work left off by the former minister since 2019. This includes landowner issues relating to PNGLNG, Production-sharing Regime work on PNGLNG, the Pasca and Wildebeest projects, Papua LNG landowner … Read more

 Monday 29 January 2024 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has instructed Administrative Services Minister Hon. Richard Masere to promptly commence the groundwork for the 2024 National Census. He stressed the urgency of this, given that there has been no proper census done in 2010 and 2020, resulting in no one knowing the actual population figure … Read more

Saturday 27 January 2024 (left-right): Defence Secretary Mr John Akipe, Acting Chief of Defence Force, Commodore Philip Polewara, Defence Minister, Hon. Dr Billy Joseph, Police Minister, Hon. Peter Tsiamalili Jnr., and Commissioner of Police, Mr David Manning. A high-level round table meeting was held between the PNG Defence Force and the Royal Papua New Guinea … Read more

 Friday, 26 January 2024 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has today congratulated the Government and the People of Australia on the celebration of their national day, the Australia Day, today 26 January Prime Minister Marape congratulated the country and its people for continuing to uphold democracy and its way of life, including a modern highly-successful … Read more

Friday 26 January 2024 (l-r): RPNGC’s Officer in Charge of Cyber Crime Unit, Mr Lison Salle, Minister for ICT, Hon. Timothy Masiu, and Deputy Secretary for Policy, Flierl Shongol on NBC’s radio talk show program, yesterday.  Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Hon. Timothy Masiu, has urged citizens to tread cautiously online, following recent civil … Read more

Thursday 25 January 2024 In its ongoing commitment to providing specialised healthcare, the Port Moresby General Hospital achieved a significant milestone with the commissioning of its Kidney Dialysis Centre on Wednesday, 24 January 2024. This centre was made possible through funding by  the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), who funded K10 million in 2022 for this … Read more

Thursday 25 January 2024 Prime Minister Hon. James Marape,  has announced the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the entire operations of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary.  The announcement follows a crucial National Executive Council meeting held earlier  on Wednesday 24 January on the eve of the State of Emergency (SOE) lapsing at … Read more

Thursday 25 January 2024 Prime Minister and Treasurer Hon. James Marape  has urged  Bank South Pacific (BSP) to continue its vital support for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and home buyers through loan initiatives. Prime Minister Marape also expressed his appreciation for BSP’s commitment to providing low-interest loans to students, emphasising, “We want to help … Read more

 Thursday 25 January 2024  Bank South Pacific Chief Executive Officer, Mark Robinson, has expressed his enthusiasm for the economic potential of Papua New Guinea over the next decade.  Mr Robinson conveyed his confidence in the country’s trajectory to Prime Minister and Treasurer Hon. James Marape, in a meeting held on Tuesday 23 January 2024. Prime … Read more