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The 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest occurred on 10 January 2024 in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, later spreading to Lae and other cities. The unrest began following protests by security officers due to a sudden reduction in their salaries and prime minister James Marape's tax deduction announcement which was later retracted.
6–9 September – Pope Francis conducts the first papal visit to Papua New Guinea since 1995. [12] 12 September – Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape survives a vote of no confidence in the National Parliament. [13] 17 September – At least 35 people are killed in intertribal clashes near the Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province ...
The February 2024 Enga Province massacre occurred on 18 February, 2024, where dozens of people were shot and 44 killed in a tribal dispute in Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, the remote highlands region of Papua New Guinea. [1] Casualties numbered at least 49, including both combatants and bystanders. [2]
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, left, gestures during a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.
Papua New Guinea entered two athletes to compete at the games. Gibson Mara qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of winning the final match in his weight class; meanwhile Kevin Kassman fail to win the final match in his weight class, but later on confirmed that he will compete for Paris 2024, after New Zealand taekwondo fail to meet the requirements for NOC nomination.
Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the Pacific archipelago's aspiration of political independence from Papua New Guinea is to be a success, PNG Prime Minister James ...
13 April 2024, 13:00 National Football Stadium: Port Moresby Vipers: 22-16 Goroka Lahanis: 13 April 2024, 15:00 National Football Stadium: Waghi Tumbe: 18-14 Central Dabaris: 13 April 2024, 14:00 John Amban Oval, Minj Mendi Muruks: 26-16 Hela Wigmen: 14 April 2024, 15:00 Lae Rugby League Oval Kimbe Cutters: 24-22 Lae Snax Tigers: 14 April 2024 ...
Papua New Guinea has regularly experienced fatal landslides resulting from its mountainous terrain, weather, climate, poverty, poor land use practices and government mismanagement. In 2024, the country saw intense rainfall and flooding, [2] and in April, 14 people died in a landslide, while 21 died in a landslide one month earlier. [5]