BA, 17 AUGUST 2026 (OFC)—Rewa FC came from 1-0 down to defeat Lae City FC and book their place in the semi-finals of the OFC Men’s Champions League, in an entertaining tussle in Ba. By virtue of their superior goal difference, the Papua New Guinea side knew a draw would be enough for them to […]
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fishing HONIARA, 17 AUGUST 2026 (FFA)—Sixteen vessels of interest (VOIs) were identified during Operation Island Chief 2026 (OPIC26), one of the higher numbers recorded in recent FFA coordinated regional surveillance operations, as Members and partners stepped up fisheries monitoring activities across the region. The two-week long operation, coordinated by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
PORT VILA, 17 AUGUST 2026 (VANUATU DAILY POST) —The United States (U.S) Embassy in Port Moresby, which handles U.S interests in Vanuatu, has defended the decision to permanently include Vanuatu in the U.S Visa Bond Programme, saying the measure is aimed at enforcing immigration laws and reducing visa overstays. The Embassy told the Daily Post
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AUCKLAND, 14 AUCKLAND 2026 (OFC)—The draw for the OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup 2026 has been confirmed at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland, New Zealand. The OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup returns to Tahiti for the first time in three years, with five teams from across
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SUVA, 14 AUGUST 2026 (SPC)—A death certificate records a life’s end. But when the medical cause is not coded consistently, governments lose part of the picture they need to understand and prevent avoidable deaths in future. Seven Pacific countries are working together to change that. A Pacific partnership is helping countries to better use and
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PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (THE NATIONAL)—The PNG Chiefs have stepped up their pursuit of former NRL star Joey Manu, with the NRL expansion side continuing to build a strong squad for its historic NRL debut in 2028. Manu recently travelled to Port Moresby and met with the club as part of discussions about a
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PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG) —Papua New Guinea’s agricultural production has been in steady decline for more than two decades, and continued emphasis on policies and legislation will not reverse the trend without a fundamental change in how farming is carried out on the ground. The decline began around 1990 with the Bougainville crisis,
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PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (EU- STREIT PNG)—Papua New Guinea has expanded its capacity to process cocoa locally with the inauguration of a US$2.8 million upgrade at Queen Emma Chocolate in Port Moresby. The new equipment is expected to double the factory’s output and allow more Papua New Guinean cocoa to be turned into higher-value
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PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (THE NATIONAL) —About 4,000 to 4,500 jobs awaits for the Papua LNG project downstream operations, says ExxonMobil PNG national content manager Sam Koyama. Koyama said during the Papua LNG development forum in Port Moresby that ExxonMobil’s national content plan for Papua LNG downstream had three pillars. “For workforce development, the
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