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Controller issues travel and provincial control measures

Police Commissioner and Controller David Manning has issued eight control measures under the National Pandemic Act 2020 dealing with a number of areas including international and domestic travels, provincial coordination of efforts to deal...

PNG confirms 9th COVID-19 case

EVERYONE in Papua New Guinea has a responsibility to ensure coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 does not spread throughout the country, medical experts said following the announcement on Saturday of the 9th COVID-19 case. The...

Governor General appoints Manning as Controller

The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae, by virtue of the powers conferred in Section 41 (1) of the National Pandemic Act 2020, acting with and in accordance with the...

Downgrade of Mount Hagen flight

Effective from today, Wednesday 10th June, Air Niugini flights to Kagamuga airport, Mt Hagen have been downgraded from Fokker jet aircraft to Link PNG’s Dash-8 and Q400 aircraft. This is to allow the National...

PNG joins countries without COVID-19

PAPUA New Guinea has not had any cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for the last 44 days which makes it COVID-19 free as other countries without any cases yet. However, health authorities and...

Police arrest and charge army officer

NCD Police have arrested and charged PNG Defence Force Lieutenant Murray Oa with one count of causing grievous bodily harm under Section 319 of the PNG Criminal Code Act. NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N’Dranou...

Correctional Services to secure quarantine facilities

The PNG Correctional Services (CS) will be brought into the COVID-19 Operations to assist in the monitoring of quarantined persons and ensure they remain in the designated quarantine facilities for the entire 14 day...