Papua New Guinea: Pope to meet Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs
ROD McGUIRK, of Associated Press, reports ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to the South Pacific Island nation…
Pacific Islands endorse $A400 million regional policing plan
Sydney, Australia Reuters Leaders of several Pacific Islands said on Wednesday they have endorsed an Australian-funded $A400 million plan to improve police training and create a mobile regional policing unit, as Canberra looks to reduce China’s security footprint in the area. The leaders of Tonga, Fiji, Palau and Papua New Guinea said the programme would […]
“A mountain fell on them” says rescue worker at PNG landslide site
Sydney, Australia Reuters Families in Yambali village in Papua New Guinea were sleeping peacefully in their beds when a “mountain” of rubble buried them alive in a gigantic landslide, said a UN rescue worker at the disaster site and the country’s Prime Minister. For five days now those that survived have been using shovels and […]
More than 2,000 could be buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, authorities say
Sydney, Australia Reuters More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found. The National Disaster Centre raised the number suspected buried […]
More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide, UN agency says
Sydney, Australia Reuters More than 670 people are assumed to have died in Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide, the UN migration agency estimated on Sunday as rescue efforts continued. Media in the South Pacific nation north of Australia had previously estimated Friday’s landslide had buried more than 300 people. But more than 48 hours later […]
More than 300 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, local media says
Sydney, Australia Reuters More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday. Hundreds are feared dead in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province, about 600 kilometres north-west of capital Port Moresby, around […]
Papua New Guinea leader vows tough response after fighting kills dozens
Sydney, Australia Reuters Papua New Guinea will give arrest powers to its military amid an eruption of tribal violence in remote highlands that saw at least 26 men killed in an ambush, Prime Minister James Marape said late on Monday. Papua New Guinea’s police commissioner David Manning is travelling to the scene of the fighting […]
Papua New Guinea’s new parliament returns Marape as Prime Minister
Sydney, Australia Reuters James Marape was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday after lawmakers in the new parliament returned him unopposed to the post. Voting in PNG’s general election began on 4th July and ended on 22nd July but counting was extended until Monday because of special circumstances including […]
Gunmen massacre 18, including children, in Papua New Guinea attack
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Gunmen have massacred as many as 18 people including women and children in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, apparently the latest victims of a tribal feud, and Prime Minister James Marape vowed on Wednesday to hunt down the killers. Violence has long ravaged the poor but resource-rich Pacific Ocean nation, but […]
Critic of major gas deal becomes new Papua New Guinea PM
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Former finance minister James Marape, a critic of a major global gas development deal, was elected by parliament as the new Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on Thursday after weeks of turmoil over the handling of the South Pacific nation’s resource riches. Marape became Prime Minister by an overwhelming majority of 101 […]