May 2025

🇵🇬 PNG at 50: Prime Minister Marape Commends Lae Cleanathon as Model of Civic Pride

Port Moresby, Sunday 4 May 2025 – Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has praised the people of Lae for their unity and commitment to civic pride during the groundbreaking Rosso Lae Community Cleanathon, held on Saturday 3 May 2025 and Sunday 4 May 2025. He commended the grassroots-driven initiative as a shining example of national […]

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PNG at 50 🇵🇬 | Lae Unites in Massive Civic Cleanathon Ahead of Independence Anniversary

Lae, Sunday 4 May 2025 – The Rosso Lae Community Cleanathon, a powerful grassroots movement to revitalise Papua New Guinea’s second city, wrapped up its two-day campaign today with hundreds of citizens rolling up their sleeves to clean, scrub and restore Lae in anticipation of the nation’s 50th Independence Anniversary. Coordinator Michael Earley said the

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“Lae Belongs to All of Us”: Grassroots Cleanathon to Change Mindsets and Inspire a Nation

Lae, Saturday 3 May 2025 – Thousands of people from all walks of life turned out today for the first Rosso Lae Community Cleanathon of 2025, transforming streets, markets, schools, and public spaces across the city in one of the largest civic clean-ups ever staged in Papua New Guinea. Volunteers came not only from within

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🇵🇬 PNG Mourns a Faithful Servant: The Life and Legacy of Donald Ruthenberg

CAIRNS – Thursday, May 1, 2025: The people of Papua New Guinea are mourning the death of Donald Fredrick Ruthenberg—affectionately known as Papa Don—whose decades of service to the Evangelical Lutheran Church helped shape the spiritual and socio-economic landscape of the nation during its formative years. His funeral service was held on Thursday, May 1,

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