カテゴリー: Papua New Guinea
More than three months after the first vaccine was administered, less than 0.6% of the population have received their first dose Three months since Papua New Guinea launched its Covid vaccine rollout, just 60,000 people – or 0.6% of the population – ha…
The Pacific country’s concessionary tax system leads to ‘undertaxed’ resource sector and ‘no equity’ for people in Papua New GuineaAustralian mining companies have paid little or no corporate income tax in Papua New Guinea despite earning hundreds of m…
Critics say PNG does not have adequate governance or welfare systems to deal with problems casino may bringPlans to build Papua New Guinea’s first casino in Port Moresby have sparked criticism from transparency advocates and experts who say the country…
From a forest in Papua New Guinea to a floor in Sydney: how China is getting rich off Pacific timber
China is the major buyer of wood from Pacific nations like PNG and Solomon Islands, which are implicated in illegal or unsustainable loggingRead more of our Pacific Plunder series hereAn illegally logged tree, felled in the diminishing forests of Papua…
China received more than half of all seafood, wood, and minerals exported from the region in 2019. Experts warn this is creating ‘enormous challenges for sustainable development’Read more of our Pacific Plunder series hereOne country dominates the Paci…
The attacks in Papua New Guinea may look like a barbaric relic from the past but have to do with poverty, inequality and the normalisation of violence News broke last week about the horrific attack on two women in Port Moresby after they were accused o…
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 …
James Marape has said the adjournment was due to Covid-19. He was facing a challenge from former prime minister Peter O’NeillPapua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, has adjourned parliament for four months, avoiding a vote of no confidence tha…
High-powered weapons, as well as a hand grenade, were used in fighting near Kainantu Town in Eastern Highlands provincePolice are warning a “all-out war” could erupt in Eastern Highlands province in Papua New Guinea, after 19 people were killed in trib…
Lucy Maino faced intense online harassment over clip in incident that critics say highlights misogyny in PNGMiss Papua New Guinea has been stripped of her crown after sharing a video of herself twerking on TikTok, with critics saying the incident revea…
James Marape receives AstraZeneca Covid vaccine at Port Morseby football stadium to help combat misinformationPapua New Guinea has begun its rollout of the Covid vaccine with the first doses of the AstraZeneca shots supplied by Australia administered t…
Prime minister James Marape to set up investigation into AU$200,000 contract for Caring Ltd to provide catering servicesSee all our coronavirus coverageA company, one of whose directors is a senior official within Papua New Guinea’s department of healt…
Exhausted doctors warn sceptical patients that Covid is real as Port Moresby general reaches capacity The emergency department of the largest hospital in the capital of Papua New Guinea is hot, stuffy and full. People sit lined up outside the front cou…
Cases of coronavirus reached record highs on the weekend, as more than 120 hospital staff in Port Moresby hospital test positiveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePapua New Guinea has reported a record number of Covid-19 cases …
Papua New Guinea has seen coronavirus cases skyrocket, with fears it could push the health system to breaking pointWhen Papua New Guinea recorded its first Covid case in March 2020, the country held its breath.There were acute fears about its on the co…