Papua New Guinea, the resource-rich, volatile Pacific nation to Australia's north, is entering a fourth day of political chaos today, with two men vying to run the police force, two men - each with his own cabinet - claiming to be the prime minister, and a governor- general dumped fo...
began trading for copra in the New Guinea Islands. In 1884, Germany formally took possession of the northeast quarter of the island and put its administration in the hands of a chartered company. In 1899, the German imperial government assumed direct control of the territory...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Barrick Gold has suspended operations at its Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea until Thursday after tribal violence in the region killed at least 20. Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers, including the use of lethal force, to...
The Budget, which was delivered under the title of “Securing Papua New Guinea in 2025 and Beyond,” outlines a nine percent increase in funds for law and order, including police, defence and the judiciary. In his budget speech, Stuckey highlighted a commitment to increase police wages by...
Yesterday was the first day of a two-week shutdown of Papua New Guinea, after the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an expat worker at the Harmony Gold’s Hidden Valley gold mine, who has since been transferred to Australia and is described as ‘fit and well’. ...
Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea At the age of twenty-four, Kira Salak took a three-month solo trip across Papua New Guinea, making her the first woman to have traversed the whole country. Buy Now This kind of undertaking is not without risk. Anthropologists rig...
The police have been known to take the law into their own hands, as has the Papua New Guinea Defense Force. The nation's "law and order" problem is multifaceted, but the depredations of youthful gangs, outbreaks of rioting and looting, and the resurgence of tribal warfare are major ...
“The player is safe when we have good rapport between our two police" forces, Marape said. Albanese did not directly answer when asked by a reporter if the agreement would prevent Papua New Guinea from striking a security deal with China. ...
Fuel buyers in Papua New Guinea have been warned to expect higher prices as the government negotiates with global suppliers to end shortages in the local market related to the winding back of Puma Energy's operations in the country. Meanwhile, short-term
There has been a lot of talk recently in Papua New Guinea about the K6 billion EXIM bank concessional loan which Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has headhunted to address what he repeatedly highlights as being the country’s failing infrastructure needs. The manner in which these infrastructure nee...