Category: Momase
Broken-down Finschhafen school needs K1.5mil for repairs
A PROPOSAL for the maintenance and renovation of Dregerhafen Secondary School, in Finschhafen, will cost around K1.5 million, according to board chairman Bussim Stoessel. The school was closed on March […]
Attack by pirates forces MP to buy sea ambulance
Raicoast people will now have a sea ambulance that will also cater for sea emergencies in the Raicoast waters. MP Peter Sapia made the announcement last week following the attack […]
MP blames delivery for shortage of medicines
MAPRIK MP John Simon has called on the Department of Health to look into contracts signed for the delivery of medical supplies because they were indirectly causing the shortage of […]
Schools in Nawaeb get a pass mark
DESPITE going without a district education manager since the beginning of the school year, Nawaeb district is doing well, district chief executive officer James Neapukali says. He said that although […]
New schools in Kabwum will be ready for classes next year
THREE new high schools in Kabwum district, Morobe, will be ready to take in students next year, says district education manager Ezekiel Nigo. He said the high schools at Yus, […]
Services return at end of five-year conflict
GOVERNMENT services are finally being restored in the Nahorawa local level government area after five years of conflict over sorcery-related accusations and killlings, a local MP says. Raicoast MP Peter […]
Pupils sick at crowded schools
WATER and foodborne diseases have been common among pupils of Dregerhafen Secondary School, in Finschhafen, Morobe, for about five weeks, a health officer says. “We have 18 cases of diarrhoea […]
Madang stays calm as 5.9 earthquake strikes
MADANG residents have been praised for keeping themselves in doors after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit 43 kilometres east of the town. Town mayor Joe Yama commended the residents for […]
Port company agrees to build police station
THE rundown Omili police station in Lae will be replaced by International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), Lae Metropolitan Chief Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jr says. Wagambie said during the handover […]
Aussie students build toilet, classroom for Tumarawa
TUMARAWA Elementary School in ward four of the Turubu local-level government in Wewak, East Sepik, has a new classroom and toilet building donated by the Bower Studio of the University […]