Sir Julius Chan appreciation: death of last of PNG’s founding fathers marks end of era | Papua New Guinea
The death of Julius Chang IR, one of the 1975 Papua New Guinea's independent founders, has said the end of the times. As known, J IR was the “last man” from the first postcolonial government of PNG until he died 85 years old in Harris, New Ireland last week. As the first Minister of Finance, […]
‘Moving to the mountaintops’: rising seas displace tens of thousands in Papua New Guinea | Pacific islands
TA few years ago, fisherman Siri James was living in a small village near Pariba Beach on the south coast of Papua New Guinea. But as the tide continued to rise, James was forced to move farther from shore. “It's not easy to move inland. I was born and raised on the sea, I'm a […]
Pope Francis welcomed to remote Papua New Guinea as he seeks ‘to break down distances’ | Pope Francis
Pope Francis visited Vanimo, a remote town on Papua New Guinea's northwest coast, after celebrating Mass before an estimated 35,000 people in the capital, Port Moresby. The pope received a warm welcome in the town, on the peninsula near the border with Indonesia, where he was greeted by members of the small Catholic community served […]
Papua separatists kill helicopter pilot from New Zealand, say police | Indonesia
Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have killed a New Zealand helicopter pilot but four passengers on board were uninjured, police said. Glenn Malcolm Koning, a pilot for Indonesian airline PT Intan Angkasa Air Services, was shot dead, said Faisal Ramadani, a national police official and head of Papua’s Joint Security and Peace […]
Slingshots and metal darts see tribal violence ‘horrors’ worsen in Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea
TThe spread of slingshot-style weapons that fire metal arrows has exacerbated violence in Papua New Guinea’s northeastern East Sepik province and led to a rise in traumatic injuries, authorities and medical workers said after attacks that killed dozens of people in the region. Last month, young men attacked three remote villages in Angoram district, East […]
Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say
Gangs killed at least 26 people in three remote villages in the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Friday and left eight villagers missing in the latest wave of violence linked to land disputes and allegations of witchcraft, authorities said. “It was a very horrific event. As we got closer to the […]
Seventh-Day Adventist Church Baptizes 300,000 in Papua New Guinea
The Seventh-day Adventist Church recently held a baptismal ceremony in Papua New Guinea, where a reported 300,000 people were baptized. according to Adventist Today, The baptism was part of a joint effort between the South Pacific Division, the Papua New Guinea United Mission (PNGUM), the General Conference and Adventist World Radio. The event lasted two […]
‘Our hearts are heavy’: anguish as Papua New Guinea picks up the pieces after deadly landslide | Papua New Guinea
IIn a remote village in Enga Province, northern Papua New Guinea, the community House RegionA traditional mourning house, located about 200 metres from the site of the landslide. A place where people were buried in their sleep on May 24th. The house is a place of memorial for those who died in a tragedy that […]
Papua New Guinea PM blames extraordinary rainfall for deadly landslide | Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has blamed “unusual rainfall” and changing weather patterns for several disasters in the Pacific island nation this year, including last week’s landslides that may have killed thousands. Part of a mountain in the Maipu-Muritaka region of Enga province in northern Papua New Guinea collapsed early last Friday, and […]
Hundreds dead and missing after Papua New Guinea landslide buries more than 2,000
Hundreds of people are dead and unaccounted for after a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea buried more than 2,000 people. The landslide occurred on Friday, but government officials visited the site of the disaster on Sunday and said that the death toll was estimated to be 670, a number that is expected to grow […]