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STRONG coordination between health facilities and National St John Ambulance (NstJA) ensured timely treatment for dozens...
12/01/2026

STRONG coordination between health facilities and National St John Ambulance (NstJA) ensured timely treatment for dozens injured in a mass casualty crash involving a police Dyna truck on the Hiritano Highway in Central.

The accident occurred last Monday afternoon between the Agevairu and Aikasiala sections of the highway when the police truck, returning from Gulf and carrying passengers, ran off the road.

– Picture Supplied

Read More : https://www.thenational.com.pg/st-john-responds-to-hiritano-accident/

LEAVE of absence will be granted to prisoners who want to study at the Bomana Prison with strict warning not to abuse th...
12/01/2026

LEAVE of absence will be granted to prisoners who want to study at the Bomana Prison with strict warning not to abuse the privilege, acting commissioner Bernard Nepo says.

“Prisoners will be granted that study opportunity this year, however one small error and the study programme will be cancelled,” he said.

– Nationalpic by KENNEDY BANI

Read More : https://www.thenational.com.pg/prison-to-grant-leave-for-inmates-to-attend-class/

THE Papua New Guinea Women’s Business Resource Centre (PNGWBRC) will receive direct funding from the Australian governme...
12/01/2026

THE Papua New Guinea Women’s Business Resource Centre (PNGWBRC) will receive direct funding from the Australian government to support programmes up to June 2027, according to executive director Eli Webb.

Webb said this would drive initiatives that strengthened women’s economic participation and leadership in PNG.

“This is a defining moment for PNGWBRC and for women entrepreneurs across Papua New Guinea,” she said.

The achievement was marked by the signing of an agreement in November with Australia’s PNG Women Lead (PNGWL) programme to receive direct funding from the Australian government.

– Picture supplied

Read More: https://www.thenational.com.pg/australia-to-support-business-centre/

PAPUA New Guinea distance runner Dilu Goiye clocked an outstanding 34 minutes and 21 seconds over the 10km World Cross C...
12/01/2026

PAPUA New Guinea distance runner Dilu Goiye clocked an outstanding 34 minutes and 21 seconds over the 10km World Cross Country Championship course at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, on Saturday.

Athletics PNG described his achievement as “the benefit of consistent training over an extended period of time”.

Goiye, who had resumed training at Goroka’s National Sports Institute only a week after the Palau Games, was “the most committed to training last year and it was this consistency that earned him selection for the World Cross Country Championships”.

– Picture supplied

Read More: https://www.thenational.com.pg/committed-training-sees-runner-goiye-impress-on-usa-tracks/

THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (RSPCA) of Papua New Guinea kicked off its first monthly...
12/01/2026

THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (RSPCA) of Papua New Guinea kicked off its first monthly dog wash of the year last Saturday, drawing pet owners to the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) dog pound for a morning of animal welfare and family fun.

The event, from 8am to noon, served as a vital fundraiser to support RSPCA operations and facility upgrades.

— Nationalpics by NICKY BERNARD

Read More : https://www.thenational.com.pg/rspca-hosts-first-dog-wash-for-the-year-for-city-pet-owners/

THE Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) says that charging extra fees for cash-back transactions cond...
12/01/2026

THE Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) says that charging extra fees for cash-back transactions conducted using Eftpos machines is illegal.

ICCC commissioner Roy Daggy said that the Bank South Pacific Financial Group Limited (BSP) and Kina Bank Limited confirmed in a meeting that charging customers for cash-back was illegal and a breach of the merchant agreement that existed between the bank and the merchant.

Daggy said some shops in the urban centres and rural areas had been charging customers fees for cash-back transactions through Eftpos.

– Nationalpic by NICKY BERNARD

Read More: https://www.thenational.com.pg/charging-extra-fees-for-eftpos-illegal-iccc/

A LEADER in a village that is hosting a beach soccer tournament is happy to see the mini format of football develop tale...
12/01/2026

A LEADER in a village that is hosting a beach soccer tournament is happy to see the mini format of football develop talents in the village and district.

Patrick Yerum, (pictured) a local at Suwau village in Boikin along the west coast of East Sepik, which is hosting a beach soccer tournament, believes that the football format will bring out the best in the young talents in their villages.

“I am happy to help Kevin Mami, the Sepik FC volunteer, and his team of officials in running this five-aside sport,” Yerum said on Friday.

Read More: https://www.thenational.com.pg/village-leader-welcomes-futsal-with-open-arms/

WESTERN Governor Taboi Awi Yoto says people have lost their basic values as Melanesians as they now openly mock national...
12/01/2026

WESTERN Governor Taboi Awi Yoto says people have lost their basic values as Melanesians as they now openly mock national leaders on social media.

Yoto was referring to several social media posts with degrading comments about an MP who died in office recently and another being airlifted to Australia on medical grounds.

Read More : https://www.thenational.com.pg/mocking-leaders-is-not-our-way-governor/

JAPAN is one of Papua New Guinea’s top three trading partners, with annual trade exceeding US$2 billion (about K7 billio...
12/01/2026

JAPAN is one of Papua New Guinea’s top three trading partners, with annual trade exceeding US$2 billion (about K7 billion), says Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey

Ling-Stuckey discussed this with Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in Tokyo.

Their discussions were wide-ranging, from the changed global international order, previous assistance Japan has provided to PNG, and Japan’s view that PNG has a strategic leadership position in the Pacific.

Read More: https://www.thenational.com.pg/ling-stuckey-says-japans-trade-with-png-exceeds-k7-billion/

BOIKIN to the west coast of Wewak, East Sepik, is hosting a beach soccer tournament that is uniting communities and occu...
12/01/2026

BOIKIN to the west coast of Wewak, East Sepik, is hosting a beach soccer tournament that is uniting communities and occupying the youths during their holidays.

The competition started last Thursday and will end tomorrow.

Teams from eight different clubs from Boikin mainland as well as the neighbouring Yuo and Karasau islands are participating.

The eight clubs have entered teams in the Under-9 mixed, U14 boys and Open Men’s and Open Women’s divisions.

– Picture courtesy of THOMAS HUKAHU

Read More: https://www.thenational.com.pg/futsal-fever-hits-boikin/

MORE than 1000 Traffic Infringement Notices (TIN) were issued to traffic offenders during the festive period, according ...
12/01/2026

MORE than 1000 Traffic Infringement Notices (TIN) were issued to traffic offenders during the festive period, according to the Road Traffic Authority (RTA).

Acting chief executive officer John Avira said that the operation was carried out in Port Moresby with the help of the police.

– Nationalfilepic

Read More : https://www.thenational.com.pg/1000-plus-offenders-booked-in-operations/

HIGH commodity prices, particularly agricultural products, drove demand upwards in PNG’s protein sector last year, accor...
12/01/2026

HIGH commodity prices, particularly agricultural products, drove demand upwards in PNG’s protein sector last year, according to Zenag Chicken general manager Stanley Leahy.

Leahy said Zenag customers (retailers and wholesalers) did well when PNG grassroot consumers had money in their pockets.

“On the back of strong demand and stable pricing, Zenag experienced double-digit growth last year,” he said.

– Nationalpic by NICKY BERNARD

Read More: https://www.thenational.com.pg/hike-in-demand-for-protein/

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