Eight-year-old Hazel Hakalits has made headlines both locally and internationally as her parents and family push to raise funds for her treatment overseas, for a rare medical condition which cannot be treated in PNG.
Effective March 4, 2019, the US Embassy says the following visa reciprocity schedule for nonimmigrant visa (NIV) categories for Papua New Guinea citizens will come into effect.
Minister for National Planning, Richard Maru, will be leading a high level delegation to join other Pacific leaders for Post-Cotonou Dialogue with the European Union (EU) in Samoa from February 25-26.
The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) and PNG Health Assurance (PHA) have signed a K10 million contract as major sponsors of the PNG Kumuls for the next five years.
The fall in oil prices from $US85 per barrel at the time of the 2019 budget preparations down to $US52 per barrel just two months later demonstrates the risks of the government relying too much on resource revenues.
Deputy Opposition Leader and South Bougainville MP, Timothy Masiu, has raised concerns about the recent behaviour of the people of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
But what started as a single family’s efforts to generate funds for Hazel is now turning into a much bigger agenda, for the whole country.
And so far the support has been overwhelming.
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