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OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Joint Agency Task Force Media Statement Sunday April 4th 2021 Papua New Guinea has recorded 181 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday today (Sunday April 4th), increasing the country’s total to 7038. Western Province reported 135 new cases of which 111 are males,

Sunday March 28th 2021 By MALUM NALU Six more COVID-19 deaths have been reported over the last 24 hours as the total number of cases increased to 5205, according to Health Secretary Dr Osborne Liko (click to watch video below). This brings to 51 the total number of deaths from the 45 he reported yesterday.

Saturday March 27th 2021 By MALUM NALU Health Secretary Dr Osborne Liko today announced an alarming 2394 new COVID-19 cases over the last seven days (click to watch video below). Dr Liko, at a joint press conference with Pandemic Controller David Manning, said the number of COVID-19 cases had almost doubled from 2790 last Saturday.

March 7th 2021 The Marape Government’s Agriculture Price Support Scheme is having a marked impact on rural cocoa growers, according to PNG Agriculture Company (PNGAC) CEO Brad Jackson. PNGAC, owned by cocoa growers, is the vehicle in East New Britain through which price support is paid to growers. Jackson revealed this during a recent visit

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG (ELCPNG) is mourning the death of one of its senior Pastors, Rev Gundu Guenu Kagl, who passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Rev. Gundu, from Dokorr Village in Kundiawa, Chimbu Province, was Papua District President and National Church Council member of ELCPNG at the time of his passing.

The Marape Government will contribute K1 million towards establishment of the Kurakakaul Abattoir and Ranch Rehabilitation Project at Rabaul in East New Britain, says Agriculture and Livestock Minister Hon. John Simon. He made this commitment at the signing of a memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) between Livestock Development Corporation (LDC), East New Britain (ENB) Provincial Government and Rabaul

Air Niugini Air Niugini is upgrading selected flights to Momote Airport, Manus Island, to larger Boeing 737 aircraft from early next month. This follows recent upgrading and restoration work on the runway carried out by National Airports Corporation (NAC). The Boeing 737 service will touch down in Manus Island at 1035am on Easter Saturday  April