Sydney (AFP) – Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was shallow ...

P ORT MORESBY, 5th April, 2025 (WAM) – A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.2 on Richter Scale has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, according to the United States ...

Papua New Guinea has blocked access to Facebook in what authorities call a "test" to limit hate speech, misinformation and pornography. The sudden ban, which started on Monday, has drawn criticism ...

Papua New Guinea's government has shut down Facebook, citing an increase in misinformation and pornography. Facebook is by far the most popular social media platform in the country, and the move ...

“Yes, that’s true,” Sebby said on Tuesday, March 15, 2025. Mathias reportedly passed away from old age and illness at the Vanimo Hospital in Papua New Guinea, at age 104. According to documents ...

Sandro Is any place on the planet less familiar to Americans than heavily forested, mountainous, linguistically complex, faraway Papua New Guinea? The images on these pages document just a few ...

(Supplied: Facebook) Over the past five years, Papua New Guinea has witnessed a series of political and legislative changes that have systematically strengthened the government's hold on power.

(Illustration photo) A village church stands near the shore in Papua New Guinea, Sept. 17, 2024./U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Boucher. (Wikimedia Commons Public domain) A historic decision ...

Papua's New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape arrives in New Zealand today for a three-day state visit. Marape will meet with New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Wellington on Tuesday ...

The prime ministers of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have signed a new statement of partnership marking 50 years of bilateral relations between the two countries. The document - which focuses on ...