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Prime Minister James Marape has declared a state of emergency in Papua New Guinea amid an outbreak of rioting and looting, as depicted here in the country's capital, Port Moresby, on Jan. 10, 2024.
The landslide in the Pacific nation north of Australia buried more than 300 people and 1,182 houses, the Papua New Guinea Post Courier said, citing comments from a member of the country's ...
The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier called 10 January the city's "darkest day." [14] Leader of the Opposition Joseph Lelang called the rioters "opportunists" [26] but also said the riots were the only way "many frustrated people" could air their grievances and called on Marape's government to address the situation. [27]
Three bodies have been recovered after a landslide in Papua New Guinea, local officials told CNN on Saturday, adding that the death toll was likely to rise to a “significant” total.
The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier is a newspaper based in Konedobu, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. [1]It was established on 30 June 1969. Its parent company, The Herald and Weekly Times (later purchased by News Corp Australia), had acquired what had then been the two main newspapers in Papua New Guinea, the three-days-a-week South Pacific Post and the twice-weekly New Guinea Times Courier ...
A bridge connecting the town to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force garrison at Moem Barracks also collapsed. [ 12 ] Allan Bird , the governor of East Sepik, said that the earthquake had "damaged most parts of the province", [ 12 ] with the worst affected areas being Angoram, Wosera-Gawi and Ambunti-Dreikikier Districts , as well as areas along ...
September 17, 2024 at 7:01 PM SYDNEY (Reuters) - Barrick Gold has suspended operations at its Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea until Thursday after tribal violence in the region killed at ...
12 December – Papua New Guinea receives a licence to have a local team play in the Australian National Rugby League beginning in 2028. [16] 22 December – A Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander operated by North Coast Aviation crashes in Sapmanga Valley in Morobe Province. All five occupants were found dead the next day. [17] [18]