Category: Islands
Hospital staff ‘under pressure’
By ELIZABETH VUVU NURSES and doctors at the Nonga General Hospital in East New Britain are working under a lot of pressure because the hospital is providing both referral and […]
Approvals of buildings should be controlled, says official
THE establishment of a Tourism Development Authority in East New Britain should control approvals of the type of buildings erected, says an official. ENB Chamber of Commerce and Industry president […]
Outreach programme covered 95pc of health facilities: Report
THE rural outreach programme of the Nonga General Hospital covered 95 per cent of health facilities in East New Britain last year, a report says. Hospital chief executive officer Dr […]
Chamber eyeing plan to give ENB clean image
EAST New Britain Chamber of Commerce and Industry president David Stein plans to organise a clean-up campaign to address littering. “We must do something about the blatant littering and increase […]
Students promote education, environment, hygiene issues
West New Britain Tertiary Students’ Union launched a three-week education awareness programme last Friday in Kimbe, West New Britain. The programme started at Lolokoru in Talasea local level government (LLG) […]
Concern raised over K80mil sewage pond
LEGAL action is likely to be taken against the East New Britain government to force it to stop work on the K80 million sewage project in Kokopo. ENB chamber of […]
Match made in Kimbe: 49 couples tie knot en masse
FORTY-nine couples tied the knot during a mass wedding in Kimbe, West New Britain, recently. The ceremony was organised by the West New Britain Health Authority under its gender equity […]
Pomio looking for hospital land
POMIO in East New Britain is looking for land to build a hospital following the allocation of K50 million for district hospitals. Pomio MP Elias Kapavore accompanied health officials to […]
Trukai gives winners more reason to cook up a storm this Christmas
ELEVEN consumers of Trukai Industries Limited’s Roots medium grain rice in the New Guinea Islands have won K1000 each plus and a 20kg of their favourite rice. Trukai Industries in […]
Chinese firm donates K10,000 to Kavieng General Hospital
A CHINESE construction company has donated K10,000 to the Kavieng General Hospital in New Ireland. PNG CJ Construction made the donation during a visiting Chinese medical team’s farewell dinner. New […]