Day: January 10, 2017
Settlers claim North East 9s title
By MELTON PAIS THE Oro Settlers, a team that contained four basketball representatives, claimed the Port Moresby North East Bang-36 rugby league nines cup on Sunday. The Settlers beat the […]
Power cut off
By MALUM NALU PNG Power Limited has disconnected the electricity supply to the Central Government Building in Waigani because of arrears totalling nearly K1 million. Personnel Management department Secretary John […]
Police suspend recruitments
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK POLICE have suspended the intake of new officers this year because of the increasing claims of nepotism and bias in the recruitment process, says acting Police Commissioner […]
Allow repairs, locals told
WORKS Secretary David Wereh has urged people living along the Highlands Highway section in Chimbu affected by a major landslide to allow work to begin so that traffic flow can […]
Relocating refugees is an ongoing process: MP
FISHERIES Minister and deputy leader of People’s National Congress Party Mao Zeming says relocating asylum seekers on Manus to other countries is an ongoing process. Zeming (pictured) said this yesterday […]
Call-out operation launched
By GYNNIE KERO THE call-out security operation was launched in Tari town, Hela, yesterday with a final appeal to locals to hand in any illegal firearms in their possession to […]
Compensation ceremony to be held in Hela
By GYNNIE KERO A COMPENSATION ceremony will be held in Hela for 14 people killed in tribal at Komo last year, Koroba-Lake Kopiago MP Philip Undialu says. Speaking in Port […]
‘Reporters must be fair in reporting’
By PISAI GUMAR REPORTERS should never allow themselves to become “briefcase carriers” for politicians but to concentrate on educating the public about socio-economic issues, former Morobe Governor Luther Wenge says. […]
New medicine for asthma
THE Modilon General Hospital new asthma medicine and management plan will be rolled out in health centres in the province this week, Dr Rebecca Heath says. Heath told The National […]