THE Department of Health and its partners have
resolved to set up a secretariat in the nation’s
capital to look at regulating fat contents in
imported lamb flaps as....
Five new ministries will be created under the
reform process currently being undertaken, and
that will cost the National Government an
additional K2-3 million annually. .
Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds on
Monday afternoon have caused massive damage to
parts of Anglimp/ South Waghi district, Western
Highlands province.
A POLICE officer in charge of a rural police
station in Eastern Highlands province took on
single-handedly a group of armed suspects at a
roadblock in Okapa, and shot dead two of....
Catch of the
day... A Pari fisherman’s encounter with a 133cm saltwater crocodile
yesterday in the Joyce Bay mangroves between Kilakila and Pari village was a
hair-raising affair but he was aptly compensated for his troubles when he
reported his catch to a local crocodile hunter at Gordon. The fisherman was
casting his net out to see when he snared the crocodile and fled in panic.
As soon as he regained his composure, he reported his catch to Martin Haro
of Northern Trading Ltd – a trader in crocodile skin exports and perhaps
Port Moresby version of Crocodile Dundee. Mr Haro organised his boys and
soon had the crocodile rendered helpless and ready for the skin market. Mr
Haro said the crocodile had a first grade skin and the Pari fisherman was
promptly paid K235 for his troubles. He, however, sounded a warning for
local fishermen in the area – “where there’s one crocodile, there was bound
to be more, so be careful”. Above, Cain Waile and the catch of the day. –
Nationalpic by JOE HENI
DIGICEL PNG Ltd warned yesterday that its users will
suffer Telikom’s congestion problems, poor quality
of service and increased call rates once it is
forced to use Telikom’s international gateway.
LIHIR Gold Ltd (LGL) has recorded a total gold
production of 701,091oz, up 7.7% from the previous
year, including 168,370oz in the final quarter of
last year.
HANOI: Vietnam has given the green light for South
Korea’s POSCO Group to build the country’s largest
steel mill, a project valued at US$3.5 billion
(K10.2 billion) in its....
WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve opened a two-day
policy meeting on Tuesday amid high expectations for
another cut in interest rates as part of a concerted
effort to....
ENGA Governor Peter Ipatas has imposed life ban on
players and officials who have tarnished the good
name of their franchise team Toyota Mioks and Enga
province last year.
THE Agmark Rabaul Gurias have named a 21-man train
on squad for this year’s SP Cup competition with
most of the players from last year’s line-up
retained.
Gahuku off-season rugby league competition followers
and officials are preparing to seize yet another
weekend of exiting finals rugby league matches as it
heads into the....
