Papua New Guinea

Another six people in Papua New Guinea have died in the Covid-19 outbreak, raising the death toll to 67.

Pope Francis has appointed Father Paul Sundu as the new Bishop of the disocese of Kundiawa in Papua New Guinea.

The number of recorded Covid-19 infections in Papua New Guinea has passed 7,000, more than doubling in the past two weeks.

The Solomon Islands government is committing the majority of its first shipment of vaccines to protecting communities living along the border with Papua New Guinea.

Carl Sandri has been appointed as the new coach for Cricket PNG, following the departure of Joe Dawes.

A PNG Cabinet Minister says his South Bougainville electorate needs more information about Covid-19 from the Bougainville Health Department.

PNG's Prime Minister has warned citizens against relying on information on Facebook to guide their approach to vaccines.

A women's health campaigner on Bougainville says most Bougainvilleans have a "careless" attitude to the threat posed by Covid-19.

Papua New Guinea recorded seven more Covid-19 deaths in a day as the country's vaccination rollout began.

PNG has recorded eleven new Covid-19 deaths, increasing the country's total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 51.

The President of Bougainville, Ishmael Toroama, has dismissed concerns about governance raised by the former Chief Secretary.

Sceptical health frontliners in PNG are seeking answers about Covid-19 vaccines before they consent to the jab.

PNG has issued a ban on all traditional border crossings as they try to deal with a sky-rocketing Covid-19 infection rate.