Jesten Jessy was bedridden with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 during the pandemic. Later, he recalled that he had seen a woman doing something, involving sugarcane sprouts. A magic spell to give him fever and weakness? So, while she was sleeping, he beat her to death with a piece of timber. Not...
Joyce Bay settlement, formerly known as Horse Camp, is a notorious settlement in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG). It has been known for criminal activity, and as a place where many criminals live. The settlement is located in the Port Moresby South Electorate of the National Capital District...
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has, for a long time, struggled to maintain law and order within its borders. However, the past few years have been particularly challenging for the country’s overstretched police force. This year alone, the Royal PNG Constabulary (RPNGC) has faced serious ethnic clashes in...
Although only 65,000 suspect COVID-19 cases have been reported in Papua New Guinea over the last year, PNG’s own administrative health data show 2.6 million cases of flu- and pneumonia-like symptoms over the same period. Clearly, the pandemic is much more widespread than the official data suggests...
Ron May has spent more than 50 years working in and on Papua New Guinea, including 32 years at The...
There is increasing evidence that the private sector can and should play a key role in responding...
In the first and second blogs of this series, I discussed students’ views on alcohol consumption...
Female candidates are under-represented in parties at Papua New Guinean (PNG) elections. This is...
This week, PNG’s Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) rejected the acquisition of...
It seems the push to devalue the kina continues unabated. Following earlier arguments for devaluing...
