Guinea Junta Pardons Ex-dictator Convicted for 2009 Massacre

Guinea’s junta has pardoned ex-dictator Moussa “Dadis” Camara, who was serving a 20-year sentence for the 2009 stadium massacre that killed at least 157 protesters and saw dozens of women raped. The victims were demonstrating against Camara’s presidential …

U.S. Army’s SATMO team advances training with Papua New Guinea Defense Force

The United States Army’s Security Assistance Training Management Organization (SATMO) team is excited to announce the progress of their ongoing training with the Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF). Over the past two weeks, the SATMO team has been …

Guinea Junta Pardons Ex-dictator Convicted for 2009 Massacre

Papua New Guinea’s Peter To Rot to be canonised as first Melanesian saint

The Vanuatu Government has received assurances that funds paid to Airbus for the purchase of A220 aircraft are safe and will be returned once the domestic service of Air Vanuatu is resolved to improve connectivity.  This comes after the Daily Post received …

MOBIL OIL NEW GUINEA LTD CONTINUES NATIONAL INVESTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN FUEL SUPPLY STABILITY

Mobil Oil New Guinea, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has recently commissioned a bottom loading facility at its Lae Terminal to enhance fuel supply for customers in Papua New Guinea as part of its ongoing PGK 40 million investment program. …

Economic update: Will 2025 be Papua New Guinea’s golden year?

PNG’s state-of-the-art new National Court Complex will house PNG’s Supreme and National Courts when it opens this year. Credit: David Kirkland The year 2025 is a big one for Papua New Guinea, home to the Pacific Islands’ largest economy. It will mark 50 …

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery buys first crude oil from Brazil, Equatorial Guinea

Nigeria’s new Dangote refinery bought its first crude oil from Brazil and Equatorial Guinea, according to a company executive, as volatile domestic availability has added incentive to diversify its feedstock. According to S&P Global Commodities at Sea( …

Pope Francis clears canonization of 3 blesseds, including first saint from Papua New Guinea

CV NEWS FEED // Pope Francis on March 31 approved the canonization of three blesseds, including Blessed Peter To Rot, who will become the first saint from Papua New Guinea.  Vatican News reported that Pope Francis also cleared the canonization of …

Supreme Court orders a recall of Papua New Guinea parliament

Papua New Guinea parliament in session on 15 February 2024. Photo: Loop PNG / Screencapture Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has ruled that parliament must be recalled on 8 April to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister James …

Peter To Rot, the first saint of Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis has approved his canonisation, together with that of Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan, killed in the Armenian genocide. A lay catechist, To Rot was killed in 1945 for defending marriage against the Japanese who, in order to ingratiate themselves …