Papua New Guinea and Australia should not take each other for granted but work together with shared goals for the prosperity of each of their people. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape said this during the “Yumi Stap Wantem’’ event on Wednesday (14.05.25) evening. The event was organized by the Australian High Commission as part of the lead-up programs o...

Prime Minister James Marape has issued a firm directive to all relevant state agencies to work around the clock to prevent Papua New Guinea from being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list by October 2025. Speaking after convening a high-level meeting in Port Moresby today, Prime Minister Marape said he has given a “no-excuses” dir...

Health is everyone’s business, especially in countries like Papua New Guinea where national development depends heavily on human resources. A healthy population is important not only for social well-being but also for economic growth and national progress. Combating malaria, a disease that continues to place immense strain on health systems and communi...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP, today officially welcomed the new Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency Ewen Neil McDonald, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister in Port Moresby. Prime Minister Marape expressed his appreciation to H.E. McDonald for the meeting and warmly welcomed him to Papua New Gu...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has congratulated the European Union (EU) on the occasion of Europe Day, recognising the EU’s long-standing and expanding partnership with Papua New Guinea during a formal reception held on the evening of Friday, 9 May 2025 at APEC Haus. Speaking before a distinguished audience of diplomats, ministers, and development p...

External Auditors into the Connect PNG Program are now in country to commence face to face interviews with all stakeholders and physical inspections of the road projects, starting in the Manus province where the start of phase one of the program was launched in 2022. Acting Chief Secretary to Government Ivan Pomaleu said the Audit is a response to vari...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape recently (15.05.25) met with the Special Envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Excellency Mr. Omar Shedadeh to further discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in trade and investment, and technical expertise by UAE to PNG in targeted area...

Papua New Guinea is now part of the prestigious global engineering community, as the country has officially been voted in as a new member of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) during the recent World Tunnel Congress held in Sweden. Representatives from 80 countries gathered at the congress, where 46 voted in favor of P...

Austria has signalled a growing interest in strengthening economic ties with Papua New Guinea, focusing on high-value sectors such as green energy, forestry processing, and advanced technology. This was revealed during a meeting between Austria’s new Ambassador, Her Excellency Elisabeth Koegler, and PNG’s Minister for International Trade and Investment...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape today announced that the National Executive Council (NEC) has approved the appointment of Ms. Seline Leo-Lohia as the Trade Commission of Papua New Guinea to the Republic of Indonesia. Prime Minister Marape said this was a very strategic appointment. “Papua New Guinea and Indonesia are close neighbors but are yet to ful...

Port Moresby will soon be a key regional transit hub linking Asia and the Pacific following the recent inaugural flight of China Southern Airlines from the capital city of Papua New Guinea on 29th April 2025, government officials said. National Capital District Governor Hon. Powes Parkop welcomed the Marape-Rosso Government’s support for the launch of ...

The Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC) is committed to making more investments in Western Province. MRDC managing director and chief executive officer Mr Augustine Mano said investments will be made in sectors that can give a better return. He made the commitment while speaking during the opening of the second CMCA review working committee...

After 50 years of being rent collectors of our fisheries resources, Papua New Guinea (PNG) will finally have its own cannery which will be constructed starting this year, says the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru. “This new cannery will be developed under a new joint venture (JV) company which will be 50% owned by the ...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has extended his warm congratulations to the people of West New Britain Province on the official groundbreaking of the K51.7 million Hoskins Airport upgrade project under the Civil Aviation Development Investment Project Phase II (CADIP II). The project — valued at K51,703,909.95 — includes asphalt surfacing, terminal b...

The PNG Customs Service and EastWest Transport (EWT) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) for the trial implementation of the Trusted Trader Program (TTP) marking a significant step towards securing, streamlining and facilitating legitimate trade in PNG. The MOI was signed at the PNG Customs Headquarters at Waigani last week by Customs Chief Commis...

Steamships and Tininga Ltd have broke ground on joint venture project, Dobel Central, a mixed-use mega mall which will change the economic landscape of Mt Hagen and Western Highlands. The new, state-of the-art 10,000m2 development will play a critical role in driving progress across agriculture, MSMEs, tourism, and other key sectors in the Highlands regio...