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Appeal to Port Moresby traffic police to intervene

15/03/2012 13:11

A lone Port Moresby police traffic officer at work. Picture courtesy of Tokaut Stret/Sharp Talk Residents in the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby have appealed to traffic police officers to intervene and ensure the city’s public transport complete their routes and charge the...

Raising the profile of Papua New Guinea in Australia

13/03/2012 12:10

Hon Richard Marles MP. Picture courtesy of AusAID By Hon Richard Marles MP Acknowledgements Thank you. I’d like to acknowledge HE Ian Kemish, Australia’s High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea and I would also like acknowledge my colleague and very very good friend...

Speaker Jeffrey Nape is misleading Papua New Guineans, says TIPNG

13/03/2012 00:55

TIPNG: Speaker Jeffrey Nape is misleading Papua New Guineans National parliament speaker Jeffrey Nape is misleading Papua New Guineans with incorrect interpretations of the constitution, the PNG Chapter of Transparency International has warned. The speaker, who has often come...

Papua New Guineans need to vote for change

12/03/2012 21:58

Papua New Guinean voters checking out a list of candidates in the 2007 general election. By Nick Laki @ Sharp Talk If you are a member of a community or society which is going to vote in June you need to walk out to your next street, block, corner and campaign...

Pacific Islands art exhibition hailed a success

12/03/2012 13:54

Goroka-based bilum dress maker Florence Jaukae with an Australian modelling one of her products. The Maketi Ples art exhibition in Sydney, Australia has been hailed as a success with artists thankful for the exposure that the annual event continues to give to...

Informal markets can tackle poverty and empower women

11/03/2012 22:12

A woman betelnut vendor in Kokopo, East New Britain. By Dr Yunxian Wang and Dr Kyoko Kusakabe RECENTLY vendors in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) city of Lae took its city council to court arguing that the city’s urban municipal athority has only regulatory power in line with health...

Sita Kini an inspiration to Kalo women

08/03/2012 13:02

Sita Kini using the "big book" to teach mothers in Kalo village. Picture courtesy of Maggi Guria/National Literature and Awareness Secretariat Sita Kini is a volunteer teacher at Kalo Adult Literacy School in Papua New Guinea's Central province. A mother of four, she...

Kiwi to bring 'flower power' to New Britain women

07/03/2012 17:11

A Rabaul orchid. Picture courtesy of PNG Business Directory Taro and exotic flowers sound like the stuff of tropical holidays, but for New Zealander Jessica Bensemann, they are – she hopes – the means of improving life for Papua New Guinean women. Ms Bensemann, who has just...

Chief Justice charged with perverting course of justice

07/03/2012 12:51

MEDIA RELEASE by POLICE HQ MEDIA UNIT March 06, 2012 Chief Justice Sir Salamo arrested and charged with perverting course of justice CHIEF Justice Sir Salamo Injia was today formerly arrested and charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, detained at the Boroko Police...

PNG Chief Justice arrested and charged

06/03/2012 16:20

Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia Armed policemen entered the Supreme Court precinct in Port Moresby this morning and arrested Papua New Guinea’s Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia. News of Sir Injia’s arrest broke on PNG social media networks with Port Moresby-based lawyers and court...

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