Dr Niure Badia (centre)
supervising the packing of medical supplies and
medicines at Popondetta for distribution to the rural
health centres in Oro province. The supplies are those
from the hospital. – Nationalpic by CLIFFORD FAIPARIK
Team NCD has taken over the Games lead from the
Eastern Highlands after the gold medals count at the
end of day five.
Team Madang high jumper Delilah Kami
crosses the bar during the 3rd PNG Games in Lae
yesterday. Madang has two gold in the medal
tally. Nationalpic by EKAR KEAPU
THE National Weather Service in Port Moresby has
issued strong wind warnings for the Southern
region including Port Moresby and has dismissed
fears that Cyclone Guba could hit Port Moresby
and Central province after diverting its course
south east as predicted previously.
THE need to survive has simply become ‘sheer’
desperation for over 1,000 displaced people of
Sohe district in Oro province after the
devastation wrought by severe floods that was
triggered by tropical Cyclone Guba.
AUSTRALIA and other international aid agencies
are ready to help flood victims in the flood
devastated Oro province where more than 153
people have been killed and homes, roads,
bridges and food gardens washed away.
TREASURER Patrick Pruaitch has defended the
Government’s decision to allocate K10million to
each districts in the country, telling business
houses yesterday the Government will improve its
capacity to spend these large sums and account
for their use.
The Government will not allow armed criminals to
help the police maintain law and order in
Western Highlands, Internal Security Minister
Sani Rambi said.
