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National Department of Health clarifies USAID withdrawal will not affect PNG

The National Department of Health has clarified it does not get direct funding support from the United States through USAID.

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Chief Ombudsman visits Alotau

Chief Ombudsman Richard Pagen is in Alotau this week, he delivered an OC report on the state of the Correctional Service facility Giligili.

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Learning in condemned, overcrowded classrooms

A school in the National Capital District has been forced to provide teaching and learning in a condemned classroom building as  the school faces critical shortage of classrooms to cater for the increasing number of students  flooding in since 2023.

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Education system not ready for exam phase out

Statistics from the 2024 Grade 12 national examination results indicate the country’s education system is not ready for the proposed phase out of the grade 8 examinations this year.

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Buin Level 4 hospital groundbreaking ceremony set for next Tuesday

South Bougainville will witness a historic event next Tuesday, where a groundbreaking ceremony will mark the start of development for a Level 4 hospital for the region.

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OTML hands over upgraded UPNG Geosciences Computer Lab

The Ok Tedi Mining Limited [OTML] also handed over and open a fully refurbished computer laboratory at The University of Papua New Guinea's [UPNG] Earth Sciences Division and Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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BSP donates e-Library to Lae Adventist primary school

The Bank of South Pacific Lae Branch donated e-Library to Lae Adventist School at Tenth City in Lae Morobe Province today.

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Governor Rufina slams police on eviction at Baruni 

The Governor for Central Province Rufina Peter has condemned the actions of the police and other authorities behind the eviction of the Baruni Settlers following the rape and murder of late Margaret Gamaru Gabriel at the water Mark Estate near Baruni in Port Moresby.

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Settlers of Daru’s Frogtown vacates after 30 years

A total of ten households of Daru’s Frogtown area in the South Fly District of Western Province have voluntarily vacated the land belongs to the National Fisheries Authority [NFA] to allow the life changing development to go ahead.

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Call for Justice over the death of 29-year-old mother

Families and communities at large are staging a peaceful sit-in protest, seeking justice for Late Lina Numbalihi at the Bomana Correctional Institution, outside Port Moresby.

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