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The EU Funded UN Joint STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea has made progress in delivering technical assistance to the beneficiaries since the beginning of 2020. To address existing the challenges induced by COVID-19 Pandemic, there is a need to further scale up cooperation and partnership among stakeholders to speed up the pace of implementation of the ...

According to Madang Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Kevin Murray, the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) project in Madang would increase the province's fisheries industry. Despite the lack of certainty about the project, Murray claimed that residents in the Madang area support it because it will create employment. “A number of canneri...

Photo credit: Expo2020 Dubai UAE: Papua New Guinea pavilion The 6-month world Expo2020 in Dubai has ended on the 31st of March with great success giving different participating countries including the Papua New Guinea expo team great learning experiences and key take away tasks to implement to further develop the country’s economy.   The Papua New G...

In its ongoing mission to mainstream gender concerns and youth inclusion into the agri-food value chain, the EU Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme in Papua New Guinea, in partnership with stakeholders, has conducted 12 sensitisation sessions and training workshops covering 5000 plus farmers, villagers, officials, extension service workers and students i...

Remote sections of the nation, such as Morobe's Siassi islands, are no longer neglected, according to James Marape. During his visit to Bunsil Station on central Umboi Island, he launched many impact projects for Pangu MP Hon. Tewai-Siassi District Development Authority (DDA). Kobby Bomareo, M.D. He was joined by the Deputy Leader of Pangu, Hon. Gin...

Photo: PM Marape with Manus Governor Hon. Charlie Benjamin (left), Civil Aviation Minister Hon. Walter Schnaubelt and Speaker and Manus MP Hon. Job Pomat at the new Momote International Airport in Lorengau According to James Marape, his government has boosted expenditures on vital infrastructure across the country, in contrast to the Peter O'Neill dict...

Despite no new resource projects coming online, Prime Minister James Marape claims that the country has been able to report positive growth. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the country's GDP would increase by 3.4 per cent this year and 4.6 per cent next year. Marape stated that the government was handling a debt to GDP (gross domestic...

Photo: PM Marape addressing the people of Mengar James Marape has advised East Sepik residents to invest more in agriculture to strengthen the local and national economies. He made the announcement at Mengar, Wewak, during the inauguration of the K500 million Wewak International Port, which Korea sponsored in collaboration with the Papua New Guinea ...

Photo credit: Post Courier - Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey  Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey said the Papua New Guinea government had launched a K350 million package to assist households with the rising cost of living. He stated that the government will do so responsibly, striving at a temporary decrease with expenditures restricted to K350 million as part o...

Photo credit: Asian Development Bank After 2 years of recession caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Pacific is expected to return to positive growth this year, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, ADB’s flagship economic publication, which was released today. The economies of ADB’s Pacific developing member c...

Photo: The Maramuni Road at Maramuni Station James Marape claims that his government's trademark 'Connect PNG' program links rural Papua New Guinea like never before. He remarks when unveiling the K15 million 57-kilometre Maramuni Road, which connects Maramuni to Wabag, and launching the Enga-Sepik Highway, which would connect Maramuni to Karawari i...

Hon. Prime Minister James Marape says he wants Madang to become a pillar of Papua New Guinea's economy. He addressed this in front of hundreds of people at Walium Station in Usino-Bundi when announcing K100 million in financing for the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ). PM Marape said that hundreds of millions of kina for the PMIZ had been spent...

Tokua Airport in East New Britain has received a K9.2 million grant from the Japanese government (ENB). Soroi Eoe, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, praised Japanese Ambassador Nobuyuki Watanabe for his aid in Port Moresby. A K15.6 million grant from the Japanese government was also offered for development on the Rouna 3 hydro...

Ango Wangatau, head of the National Fisheries Authority, said at the two-day National Tuna Fishing Sector consultation that inclusive government and private partnership investment is needed to strengthen the fisheries industry. In his keynote talk, Mr Wangatau stated that the key to growing and increasing demand in the fishing industry is to be inclusi...

According to Justin Ilakini, acting managing director of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), the government needs favorable rules in place to entice vessels to fish in the country's fishing zones under the Papua New Guinea flag. According to Ilakini, this will boost the country's development of a viable fisheries industry. In recent years, he ad...

The Simbu Provincial Government has signed a K850,000 project agreement with the National Fisheries Authority to build a new training and office facility in Kundiawa. More than 23,000 inland fish farmers in the province will benefit from the facility's basic instruction on how to manage and expand their fish farms. The agreement will see NFA pay for...

Photo credit: Department of PM&NEC Marape was pleased with the overall conclusion of the visit, which re-establishes, confirms, and enhances PNG's strong ties with China. He said this following a historic Saturday evening virtual meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The two Leaders reiterated and announced a considerable set of deliverables ...

According to Fisheries Minister Dr Lino Tom, the signing of the Trade Protocol Agreement for the export of Live Marine Products to the Chinese market was a success. Minister Tom expressed his delight, adding that the Fisheries Sector's trip to China with Prime Minister James Marape was a success. ''We successfully signed the Trade Protocol Agreement...