# 2024 in Papua New Guinea

Events in the year 2024 in Papua New Guinea.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Charles III

### Federal government

* Governor-General – Bob Dadae
* Prime Minister – James Marape

### Provincial Governors

* Central: Robert Agarobe
* Chimbu: Micheal Dua Bogai
* East New Britain: Michael Marum
* East Sepik: Allan Bird
* Enga: Peter Ipatas
* Gulf: Chris Haiveta
* Hela: Philip Undialu
* Jiwaka: William Tongamp
* Madang: Peter Yama
* Manus: Charlie Benjamin
* Milne Bay: Sir John Luke Crittin, KBE
* Morobe: Ginson Saonu
* New Ireland: Julius Chan
* Oro: Gary Juffa
* Sandaun: Tony Wouwou
* Southern Highlands: William Powl
* West New Britain: Sasindran Muthuvel
* Western: Taboi Awe Yoto
* Western Highlands: Wai Rapa

## Events
### January

* 10 January – Riots break out in Port Moresby and other cities across the country following an announcement by prime minister James Marape of a tax deduction which is subsequently retracted. At least 22 people are killed and 41 others are injured.

### February

* 18 February – At least 64 people are killed in an ambush during intertribal clashes in Wabag, Enga Province.

### March

* 24 March – Three people are killed and 1,000 houses are destroyed following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in East Sepik Province.

### April

* 15 April – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes West New Britain Province. No damage or casualties are reported.

### May

* 24 May – A landslide hits the village of Kaokalam in Enga Province with a disputed death toll ranging from 160 to 2,000.

### July

* 6 July – Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina is charged by Australian police with assault relating to a domestic dispute that occurred in Sydney. He subsequently resigns from the cabinet and is replaced on 10 July by Energy Minister Thomas Opa.
* 16–18 July – At least 26 people are killed in attacks by an armed gang on several villages in Angoram District, East Sepik Province.

### September

* 6–9 September – Pope Francis conducts the first papal visit to Papua New Guinea since 1995.
* 12 September – Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape survives a vote of no confidence in the National Parliament.
* 17 September – At least 35 people are killed in intertribal clashes near the Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province.

### October

* 31 October – The government announces that it would boycott the upcoming 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan in November, calling it a "waste of time" amid criticism over unfulfilled pledges on climate change.

### December

* 12 December – Papua New Guinea receives a licence to have a local team play in the Australian National Rugby League beginning in 2028.
* 22 December – A Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander operated by North Coast Aviation crashes in Sapmanga Valley in Morobe Province. All five occupants are found dead the next day.

### Scheduled events

* 2024 Papua New Guinea Hunters season

## Holidays

Source:
* 1 January – New Year's Day
* 26 February – Remembrance Day of the Late First Prime Minister
* 29 March – Good Friday
* 30 March – Easter Saturday
* 1 April – Easter Monday
* 10 June – King's Birthday
* 26 August – Repentance Day
* 16 September – Independence Day
* 25 December – Christmas Day
* 26 December – Boxing Day

## Deaths

* 6 February – Jimmy Uguro, politician, MP (since 2017)
* 4 April – Kaia Arua, 33, cricketer (national team)