Day: November 8, 2017
Work on K250 million Mt Hagen road on track
WORK on the K250 million four-lane road from Kagamuga Airport to Keltiga in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands, is progressing well, an official says. Western Highlands works manager Maling Ambranga said […]
With no help from government, centre puts out public begging bowl
THE only technical training centre in remote Jimi, Jiwaka, is short of teaching materials and resources and is calling for help. Jimi technical vocational education training (Tvet) manager Bang Kupul […]
Landowners want to extract best benefit
LANDOWNERS from a resource-rich area in Enga have formed a company in anticipation of any major development to extract gas, oil, gold or copper from their land. The landowners of […]
Some property owners want proper valuation done first
By JAMES GUMUNO SOME property owners being affected by the construction of the the four-lane Kagamuga-Keltiga Road in Mt Hagen want proper valuation and surveys before the work starts. Property […]
Goal-setting key to success, students told
GRADE 12 graduates of Goroka Grammar School have been challenged to plan their own life and be their own boss. Founding principal and director Paddy Kelly issued the challenge at […]
Govt told rural airstrips provide vital link
THE Government is urged to build more airstrips in the country’s remote regions where roads cannot be easily built. Godfrey Sim, the church, community, and government partnership manager with Missionary […]
Kila Kila dux eyes life in world of engineering
Trisha Sayam, the grade 12 science dux of Kila Kila Secondary School in Port Moresby, wants to be an engineer. The 19-year-old from Milne Bay was awarded the first prize […]
Dame Meg urges students to help fight violence against women
One of Papua New Guinea’s leading diplomats, Dame Meg Taylor, has called on final-year male students of Divine Word University in Madang to help stop violence against women and girls. […]
Foundation helps teachers to be certified
Elementary school teachers from three provinces will undergo a six-week training programme to allow them to be certified. The 746 teachers from Chimbu, Central and National Capital District will undergo […]
Education institute announces in-service training programme
Papua New Guinea Education Institute (PNGEI) will run a one-year in-service programme for elementary school teachers, an official says. PNGEI’s elementary teacher training unit director Michael Mera said yesterday that […]