An event synonymous with Lae since the late 1950s is the Morobe Agriculture Show held at the Lae Showground. It brings together people from Lae, Morobe, Madang, the Highlands and other parts of Papua New Guinea in a celebration of the agriculture and business potential of the Province of Morobe. However, since COVID-19 came along …
So we head into another election and Raun Wara, that iconic pool of water in our City of Lae, remains long overdue for clean-up and transformation into a recreational area for our residents. With imagination and creativity, like Justin Tkatchenko has done in Port Moresby, Raun Wara can become a good spot for families, couples …
Untidy All Whites claim first win of World Cup qualifying tournament Michael Burgess, NZ Herald The All Whites are underway with a win at the OFC World Cup qualifying tournament, though not without a bit of a struggle. They edged Papua New Guinea 1-0 on Saturday morning in Qatar, with a Ben Waine goal with …
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Six wicket win for PNG in Dubai The National For the first time in 1,057 days and 18 games, Papua New Guinea were able to celebrate victory in a one-day international, after they outplayed UAE in Dubai on Saturday (May 19 2022) Alei Nao was named player of the match after his four-wicket burst with …
I’ve had several requests from former Lae residents asking for pictures of one of their favorite haunts: the beautiful and evergreen Lae Golf Course. I had a look through my hard drives and, presto, I found some pictures of the Lae Golf Course and Lae Golf Club, which I took last August. Here they are:
The Markham Valley of Morobe is one of the great landmarks of our beautiful country of Papua New Guinea. It starts from outside the City of Lae and stretches all the way to Yung Creek at the bottom of Kassam Pass in Eastern Highlands. The drive through the valley is most-enjoyable with the wind in …
MARCH 19 2022 The island ferry, Kalibobo Express, arrived in Madang on Wednesday (March 16 2022) from Thailand after a 16-day voyage. The vessel departed Thailand on March 1 after being cleared by Thailand Customs and arrived at the Madang Resort Hotel Marina on March 16. Melanesian Tourist Services (MTS) Director of Tourist Operations, Wesley …
The agriculture sector shows signs of weathering the pandemic better than other sectors largely due to additional Government support to SMEs, according to the World Bank’s Papua New Guinea Economic Update for February 2022. The report highlights vanilla as the star achiever for PNG which it says is poised to become the world’s second largest …
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MARCH 17 2022 AIR NIUGINI Air Niugini would like to advise customers of the amended COVID-19 test requirements prior to travel to the Philippines and also to United Kingdom(UK) via Singapore. All passengers flying to Manila: Philippines is now open for travel to non-citizens. Effective from 1st April, for passengers flying into the Philippines as …
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