Finance probe on
THE Commission of Inquiry into the Finance Department is to resume with a new team and some “very prominent” people would find themselves heavily implicated.

Toks culture... Milne Bay students at the Tokarara Primary School in Port Moresby perform the famed Tapioca dance from Trobrian Islands as part of the school’s cultural day on Wednesday. Each ethnic group was represented and there was song and dance and the beats much to the delight of parents, teachers and visitors. The cultural day was part of the Education Week, which began on Monday and ends today. – Nationalpic by WILLIAM WILLIANDO

TOP STORIES:

Second Boeing to join PX fleet
- AIR Niugini is securing a second Boeing aircraft, which is expected to be put into service on international routes next month.

Baki revamps RPNGC
- TWO assistant police commissioners will swap their current positions with their former jobs in a major reshuffle announced this week by Police Commissioner Gari Baki.

Handling of toxic wastes inadequate
- TOXIC chemical and various hazardous wastes have accumulated in Papua New Guinea but the country is in the dark over the real situation, a disaster management conference heard this week.

BUSINESS:

‘No spectrum issues’
-DIGICEL and Greencom, an upcoming entrant to the local mobile market, yesterday jointly promoted competition in the sector and dispelled any rumours on spectrum issues between them.

CIC: We don’t dictate or offer coffee prices
-THE Coffee Industry Corp (CIC) does not offer or dictate prices of coffee.

DCI website to link Govt units, offices
-THE Papua New Guinea Government is targeting an integrated Government information system that would link all departments and agencies for better running of their affairs.

EDITORIAL:

Our invisible arts
-THE actions taken to clean up the chaos at the National Museum and Art Gallery should begin a process of revival for the arts in our country.

SPORTS

NCD hosts soccer 7s tournament
24 teams vie for K20,000 in prize money

Kapi Natto... impressed with interest shown in inaugural soccer tournament

Concern for assault on refs, while junior league suffer
- THE continuous assault on rugby league referees and officials and non-existence of junior development in most league centers are huddles to the future of rugby league in Papua New Guinea.

Nickel project developer into sports
- RAMU Nico Management Company (MCC) Limited has come to the aid of two sports associations in the Astrolabe Bay local level government area of Raikos District of Madang province with a K2,000 sponsorship worth of sports equipment.

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