NATIONAL Planning and District Development
Minister Paul Tiensten has promised a “major
shake-up” to rid the rot in the department as he
ordered a full scale investigation into an....
TWO top officials in the West New Britain
provincial administration are facing contempt
charges for failing to facilitate entitlements
for teachers as ordered by the court.
FOUR fully armed mobile police officers have
been deployed to Salamaua in the Morobe province
following prolonged fighting between youths of
two neighbouring villages.
MORE than 3,000 Catholics in the North Waghi
district Western Highlands province staged a
protest march on Wednesday in Banz to prevent
landowners from....
Mother
Nature's rage... The continuous rain in most parts of the country has
made roads slippery, making it hard for the traveling public. As this
picture hows, the road leading to the Tinputz hill is so bad, people had to
tow this vehicle which is carrying cocoa to the market to be sold. With
Members of Parliament being allocated a record K10 million to spend in their
electorates, it is expected some of these money will be used to upgrade
roads like this. – Nationalpic by ALOYSIUS LAUKAI
HARMONY Gold, the world’s sixth biggest gold
producer, is now in the process of selecting a
partner for its Hidden Valley and Wafi-Golpu
projects, chief executive Graham Briggs said.
THE oil palm plantations of New Britain Palm Oil Ltd
(NBPOL) went under water after prolonged heavy rains
in West New Britain province but the company is
taking it easy.
NEW DELHI: India’s giant Tata Group unveiled
yesterday a US$2,500 (K7,342) car it bills as the
world’s cheapest amid predictions the compact,
no-frills vehicle could revolutionise how the....
SYDNEY: Shares in Australia’s top banks came under
pressure yesterday after a report put their exposure
to the United States sub-prime crisis at A$1 billion
(US$884 million).
KOKOPO School Soccer teams may not have won any
awards but they have won many hearts during the
Australian National Futsal Championships in
Canberra, Australia, this week.
The weekend matches in
the Port Moresby A Grade Cricket competition will
see some interesting encounters as teams intensify
their efforts with an eye on securing places in the
top four.
