Papua New Guinea plans to conduct its fifth National Census in July. The last census in 2011 was considered a failure. This means that, if this census goes ahead, the […]

The short answer to the question posed above is that nobody knows and there is no official estimate of the population of the country in 2020, MICHAEL BOURKE and BRYANT […]

JOHN CONROY’S book The informal economy in development: Evidence from German, British and Australian New Guinea examines formality and informality in economic affairs in PNG in an historical context The […]

A new World Bank study examines the pandemic’s impacts on Pacific labour markets while underscoring regional opportunities and policy responses. While the Pacific and Papua New Guinea have avoided some […]

A new World Bank study examines the pandemic’s impacts on Pacific labour markets while underscoring regional opportunities and policy responses. It showed that fewer local jobs and sluggishness in new […]

Yes, the potential sale of Digicel to China is concerning. But Australia should think twice before swooping in on the troubled company, ROBERT POTTER and JOHN YOUNG write Within Australia, […]

Sir JOHN KAPUTIN writes about his long-standing friendship spanning over 30 years with late Sir Mekere Morauta KCMG, former prime minister of Papua New Guinea. ON Dec 20, 2020, Lady […]

As we welcome the new year and farewell the Covid-19-ridden 2020, the United States, with partners, will resume and continue its development programmes in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific […]

Political problems have developed since the first national election in 1964. From switching to the Westminster system to ignoring warnings and advise, all these have accumulated to problems faced today. […]

Learning from the Covid-19, countries learn to progress locally and lead response and development. Josaia Jirauni Osborne, LINDA KENNI, SHIRLEY ABRAHAM, JOSIE FLINT, FIONA TARPEY and CHRIS ROCHE write. As […]