投稿者: Lyanne Togiba in Port Moresby
Marape, leader of PNG since 2019, defeated ex-PM Peter O’Neill in an election plagued by violence and electoral fraudJames Marape has been returned as Papua New Guinea’s prime minister for its 11th parliament after a fraught and violent election period…
Warning comes after 18 people allegedly killed in gruesome attack in Highlands regionDozens of people have been killed in Papua New Guinea during a tense few weeks of voting during the country’s elections, along with reports of sexual abuse, including …
Election-related deaths plague lead-up to voting day in election closely watched by China and AustraliaWhat’s at stake in Papua New Guinea’s polls?Papua New Guinea is heading to the polls on Monday and there are fears the vote could be more violent tha…
Justice minister says state lacks ability to humanely execute those convicted, while PM says PNG is a ‘Christian nation’Papua New Guinea has repealed the death penalty 30 years after reintroducing it, with prime minister James Marape saying it was “not…
Justice minister says state lacks ability to humanely execute those convicted, while PM says PNG is a ‘Christian nation’Papua New Guinea has repealed the death penalty 30 years after reintroducing it, with prime minister James Marape saying it was “not…
Authorities have called for calm while announcing the first case of the virulent strain of Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLocal authorities in Papua New Guinea are calling for calm, after the country announced its f…
Frieda River mine proposed by Chinese-owned PanAust sparks appeal to government in Australia where company is registered More than 2,000 people in 60 villages in Papua New Guinea’s north – where the country’s largest gold, copper and silver mine is sla…
Police have condemned the brutal attack on the women accused of witchcraft in the capital of Port MoresbyTwo women have been brutally attacked in Port Moresby by up to 20 men after being accused of witchcraft, in the latest instance of sorcery-related …
Conservationist on a remote Papua New Guinean island finds message from American girl thrown overboard more than 2,500km awayThis bottle was different. Glass, with its lid sealed tight, it contained a handful of rice grains and a few seashells. And a n…
Port Moresby nature park may not survive the impact of pandemic shutdownsFrom the heat and dust of the city’s noisy, crowded streets, the Port Moresby Nature Park is an oasis, for the city’s residents as well as the animals it keeps.Home to more than 5…
Thousands of nurses expected to stop work this week over concerns about lack of personal protective equipmentFour thousand nurses are expected to participate in strikes across Papua New Guinea this week over concerns that the Pacific nation lacks the m…