Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has announced his cabinet. And the positions include two that are believed to be the world’s first – ministers for coffee and palm oil. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR’s Derrick Malama reports.

A political heavyweight in a South Pacific nation is endorsing four female candidates in an upcoming parliamentary election. Surprisingly, the country has had only seven female members of parliament in its nearly 50 years of independence. With the Pacific News Minute, Derrick Malama has more.

A new island has appeared in Papua New Guinea. The development has led to tensions and even outbreaks of violence as competing clans claim ownership of the land. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Papua New Guinea has repealed the death penalty 30 years after reintroducing it. The country’s leader says it wasn’t an effective deterrent to serious crime. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Australia and Papua New Guinea have agreed to close the notorious detention camp on Manus Island. At a joint news conference, PNG’s James Marape and…

A cycle of ambush and revenge is being blamed for the deaths of as many as 25 people in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea. The massacres occurred…

Seven months after Papua New Guinea hosted the APEC summit, it has yet to sell off a fleet of Maseratis and Bentleys it purchased to provide VIP…

In four months, the people of Bougainville will vote in a referendum that gives them a choice of independence or greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea.…

James Marape, the new prime minster of Papua New Guinea, has placed leading members of the opposition into key positions in his cabinet. The appointments…

On Sunday, Peter O’Neill announced plans to quit as Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, but opposition leaders say they won’t believe it until he actually…