Month: April 2022

Changes to airport test requirements for international travel from Port Moresby

Air Niugini, Australia, Tourism PNG / By

AIR NIUGINI APRIL 13 2022 Passengers flying to Australia: Air Niugini is pleased to advise that effective 1am on April 18, previous requirements for COVID-19 testing requirements prior to travel will cease. Passengers will not need to get a test prior to departure to Australia, and hence can proceed directly to the Departures Check in …

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Remains of U.S WWII soldier killed in PNG returned home for burial

International relations, USA, World War II / By

APRIL 10 2022 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GULFPORT, Miss. — The remains of a U.S soldier killed in Papua New Guinea during World War II have been returned to his Mississippi community for burial after nearly 80 years. Pvt. Andrew Ladner was laid to rest Saturday at Wolf River Cemetery in Gulfport, WLOX-TV reported. Ladner was …

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Connecting forgotten Maramuni

Enga, Features, Photographs, Prime Minister James Marape, Tourism PNG, Videos / By

By MALUM NALU This article was first published in The National newspaper on Friday, April 8, 2022 As my good friend, veteran PNG helicopter pilot Captain James Pima looks for a hole in the clouds, I marvel at the magnificent natural tapestry below. Towering mountains, meandering rivers, cascading waterfalls, green virgin forests (which I hear …

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Maramuni, Enga

Enga, Tourism PNG, Videos / By

APRIL 10 2022 Maramuni in Enga is a place of towering mountains, meandering rivers, cascading waterfalls,  and green virgin forests which teem with wildlife. Amidst all these runs the 57km Maramuni Road, a lifeline to this cloud-covered Shangri-la between Enga and East Sepik, a land that time has forgotten. On Friday, April 1, 2022, the …

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Indonesia to send trade mission to Papua New Guinea: minister

Indonesia, International relations, Trade / By

APRIL 7 2022 ANTARA Jakarta (ANTARA) – State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) are ready to carry out a trade and investment mission in Papua New Guinea, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, has said. “BUMN is ready to carry out a trade and investment mission in Papua New Guinea,” Thohir posted on his official Instagram account @erickthohir …

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Morobe Police receive K3 million from Morobe Government for 2022 Election

2022 General Election, Morobe, Police / By

POLICE MEDIA Morobe Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Jacob Singura has welcomed the K3 million assistance from Morobe Provincial Government for the 2022 National General Election. Mr Singura said of the K3 million assistance, K1 million would be allocated for security operations for elections in the province. He said a big portion of this money would …

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New U.S. plan to deepen engagement with Papua New Guinea

International relations, USA / By

The Global Fragility Act designation demonstrates the country’s importance in a vital geostrategic region. Tuesday, April 5, 2022/ BY: Brian Harding; Nicole Cochran UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE In terms of geographical size and population, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is by far the biggest country among the Pacific Islands, a region increasingly central to U.S. …

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