On Thursday 13 March 2025, for the first time in 50 years of independence a female member of Parliament, Honourable Francesca Semoso of North Bougainville, presided over the sitting as Assistant ...

The sacred ritual saw a traditional performance from New Ireland Province calling the spirit of the late statesmen out of the parliament house. The Customary New ... Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New ...

A “tsunami threat” was issued for some parts of the coast of Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said waves of 3 to 10 feet above normal tidal levels were possible near the quake ...

The shallow quake was forecast to produce tsunami waves of one to three metres. A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain Island ...

The earthquake was centered 194 km southeast of Kimbe. A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Papua New Guinea on Saturday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The USGS issued a tsunami warning for waves of 1 to 3 metres along the Papua New Guinea coastline after the temblor on Saturday morning local time. A caution about smaller waves of 0.3 m was ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck off the Papua New Guinea coast, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was at a depth of 49 kilometres, according to the European ...

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A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was shallow, striking the Pacific island nation at a ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck the Pacific island nation at a depth of six ...

Pope Francis has approved the decree for the canonization of Blessed Peter To Rot, a layman from Papua New Guinea martyred for the faith, paving way for him to become the first saint from the ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the coast of the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday. The quake was at a depth ...