Tag: National Capital District
Aftermath of Port Moresby looting, rioting – 14-day state of emergency
By Miriam Zarriga and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Fires from the 24-hour spate of looting, rioting and mayhem in Papua New Guinea's Port Moresby...
Boroko declared ‘betel nut-free’ as PNG capital Moresby spruces up
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guineans have been challenged to "actively contribute" towards development projects like the Boroko Transformation Project if citizens want to see change...
Senior PNG police officer calls for mandatory drug tests for all...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A senior Papua New Guinea police officer has called for mandatory drug tests because the National Capital District (NCD)...
Commonwealth observers call for ‘urgent review’ of PNG electoral process
RNZ Pacific
The Commonwealth group that has been observing the Papua New Guinea national elections has called for an urgent review of the electoral process.
The...
‘I’m ready – energised,’ Port Moresby’s Parkop pledges to huge crowd
PNG Post-Courier
"Powes! Powes! Powes!" The city of Port Moresby was ringing with chants of support for its governor for the past 15 years --...
Former PNG election manager for Port Moresby jailed for ballot fraud
PNG Post-Courier
A former election manager for Papua New Guinea's National Capital District (NCD) who was charged with election fraud for corruptly receiving a...
Port Moresby public’s cry for safe public transport finally answered
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby
The public’s cry for a safe, affordable and efficient public transport system in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby...
People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby
The People’s Party has made an unprecedented announcement to endorse four women candidates for all four National Capital District...
9 children among 54 bodies in Port Moresby mass burial for...
By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby
Not a single tear was shed as 54 unclaimed bodies and 11 body parts were laid on top of...
Governor Parkop takes back Moresby park for ‘benefit of our people’
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has vowed that NCDC has the municipal mandate to protect public interest and manage the...
Parkop blasts PNG Lands Department for failing to protect public parks
By Frank Rai in Port Moresby
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has lashed out at the Papua New Guinean Department of Lands and Physical...
Images: A day in the life of polling in Port Moresby
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
One of our University of Papua New Guinea citizen journalists has been on the ground photographing polling around Port Moresby -...
Chaotic PNG election scene in Moresby with cancelled polling, 4 ‘arrests’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's general election has been rocked with many disruptions, the cancellation of the capital Port Moresby's one-day polling, and...
Under fire PNG elections chief vows he will not resign
Papua New Guinea's under fire Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato says he will not step down and will continue to ensure the general election is...
