Tag: Students

Prime Minister Charlot Salwai, Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Leingkone and Education Minister Jean-Pierre Nirua have visited Noumea within the framework of the regional cooperation...

By Sally Pokiton in Port Moresby A temporary stay against the eviction of University of Papua New Guinea students from both the Waigani and Taurama...

About 5000 students have been ordered to leave the Waigani campus of the University of Papua New Guinea - but a court ruling late...

NBC's PNG Tonight reporter Mark Kayok reports on UPNG council's decision to indefinitely suspend semester 1 and the hostile response with a threat by...

Administrations at both of Papua New Guinea's two major universities have contrasting approaches to dealing with the national student standoff against the prime minister. While...

By Cleopatra Kolta in Port Moresby The University of Papua New Guinea Council has announced the suspension of the rest of semester 1, which is...

By Carmella Gware in Lae A student leader at Papua New Guinea's University of Technology in Lae has responded to Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's letter...

This is the 10-page letter from Prime Minister Peter O’Neill sent yesterday to the University of Papua New Guinea and the PNG University of...

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has replied to the petitions from the student representative councils of both the University of PNG and...

Prime Minister Peter O'Neil has responded in letters to the University of Papua New Guinea and University of Technology student presidents following their petitions...

By Carmella Gware in Port Moresby The University of Papua New Guinea students will continue their boycott of classes over the next week, a member...

University of Papua New Guinea students have warned that they will not back down from their campaign to defend the constitution until the prime...

By Adelaide Sirox Kari in Port Moresby Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has responded to petitions presented to him by students at the two major universities...

By Vasinatta Yama and Serah Aupong in Port Moresby An urgent application by the University of Papua New Guinea's Student Representative Council (SRC) president Kenneth...

For three weeks, more than 5000 students at the national University of Papua New Guinea have had a stand-off with the government of Prime...

PNG Tonight presenter John Eggins says Papua New Guinea went from a state of high anxiety after civil society groups called for a strike...

By Carmella Gware in Port Moresby Students at the University of Papua New Guinea have given Prime Minister Peter O'Neill 24-hours to respond "favourably" to...

Papua New Guinean police have assured residents of Port Moresby that it will be business as usual today, and that officers will be out...

Uniforce security guards at the University of Papua New Guinea campus say the administration has overlooked their role by bringing in the police force...

 By Michael Guba in Port Moresby National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Benjamin Turi says police visibility at the University of Papua New Guinea campus is...

Papua New Guinea's Chief Secretary to government Isaac Lupari has warned people attempting to commit illegal acts as part of attempts to hijack student...

Report and video story by TJ Aumua Name: Jenny Jiva Age: 23 Occupation: Masters student, University of the South Pacific Passion: Pacific diplomacy and climate change Country: Fiji Jenny Jiva,...