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This is a positive assessment by Lae metropolitan commander Supt Nema Mondiai. He pointed out that the deaths of a Menyamya man and a Kabwum man killed last week are isolated from the ethnic crisis in Lae. The deaths were settled by relatives on both sides on the understanding that they each lost a…

Two species of the unwanted insect were discovered on Tuesday on a visiting cargo ship from Vanuatu docked in Auckland. It had been in Tauranga the previous day. The Ministry of Health says it is particularly concerned about the Asian Tiger Mosquito found on board which is not established in New Ze…

But yesterday, news of the country’s former attorney general Julian Moti’s victory in the High Court in Australia has been described as a ‘relief’ by the former Prime Minister. “I feel like a blanket has been removed from over my head,” Sogavare said. “For the past years, I have been keeping my hea…

Climate Change Minister Greg Combet released the report while attending the United Nations climate summit in Durban, South Africa. Regional warming is expected to be greatest near the equator, the report says. “Large increases in the incidence of extremely hot days and warm nights are also projecte…

“Responding to requests for procurement fraud training from Insular Areas public auditors and Government officials, OIG senior officials traveled to the insular areas to solidify relationship-building efforts and to provide training on procurement processes, procurement fraud schemes, and investiga…

Parliament incumbents Amenta Matthew, the current health minister, and Gerald Zackios, a three-term incumbent and former foreign minister, would have won reelection based on the domestic vote, but have now lost with the announcement Wednesday of the postal absentee results. A third Nitijela (parlia…

A total of 25 officers from the Department of Petroleum and Energy, Petromin PNG Holdings Ltd, Department of Labor and PNG Customs are participated in the seminar. This workshop provides a comprehensive three-day overview of the responsibilities and activities of BSEE with detail discussion of how …

According to the Marianas Variety as reported on Pacific Island Report on December 01, one American official has called the negotiations “extremely disappointing” as Pacific negotiators demand “fair” returns for the unique treatment accorded to U.S. fishing boats. According to the same report, “oth…

These are the final votes to be counted in this western Pacific’s election that was held on November 21. An archaic law requires a two-week wait post-election before the postal ballots can be counted. More than 350 of the postal ballots were rejected for missing or improperly filled out paperwork a…

National Planning Minister and member for Bulolo Sam Basil said this when receiving a petition from the Morobe Peace and Good Order committee that wanted peace, law and order to be restored in Lae City. He was accompanied by Minister for Internal Security and Member for Obura Wonenara John Boito an…