Month: January 2024

Minister Tkatchenko says Australia and Papua New Guinea are traditional security partners

Port Moresby, January 30, 2024 – PNG is proud of its long-term agreement with traditional partners like Australia and will continue to maintain that bilateral relationship, Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP says. Minister Tkatchenko made these remarks to put on record PNG’s ongoing partnership with Australia in the area of security following reports …

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Papua New Guinea will not jeopardise or compromise relations with traditional security partners

Port Moresby, January 30, 2024 –  Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP has clarified that Papua New Guinea will not jeopardise or compromise relations with its traditional security partners. Minister Tkatchenko’s statement follows recent concerns of a ‘Security Deal’ supposedly struck between China and Papua New Guinea. Minister Tkatchenko stressed that China remains one …

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Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina wants Papua LNG Project to start in 2024

Port Moresby, January 30, 2024 – Petroleum Minister Hon. Jimmy Maladina today expressed his strong desire to see the Papua LNG Project in Gulf start this year, following the Final Investment Decision (FID) by developer Total Energies Minister Maladina conveyed this determination after embarking on his inaugural visit to the project’s footprint areas in Gulf …

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Papua New Guinea’s tennis prodigy Colita ‘Coco’ Hakena, shines in Margaret Court Cup in Australia

Port Moresby, January 9, 2023 – Papua New Guinea’s promising tennis talent, Colita ‘Coco’ Hakena, who embarked on a year-long tennis scholarship in New Zealand last week, is already making waves. Coco has earned a spot in tomorrow’s finals of the Margaret Court Cup in Albury, Australia, excelling in both the women’s Under-14 singles and …

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Papua New Guinea’s top junior women’s tennis star, Colita Hakena, awarded prestigious OTF/ITF scholarship at Lavie Academy

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, January 1, 2024 – Papua New Guinea’s leading junior women’s tennis player, Colita Hakena, is set to embark on a transformative journey as she secures a coveted year-long Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF)/International Tennis Federation (ITF) scholarship at the esteemed Lavie Academy in Auckland, New Zealand. The 13-year-old, hailing from mixed …

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