Day: August 24, 2016
Vai breaks into junior squash top ranks
PAPUA New Guinea top-seed Lynette Vai, pictured, survived a tough draw to finish in the top 42 in a field of established professional players in the Squash World Junior championships […]
Visa ban lifted
THE Government has granted Australians entering Papua New Guinea a visa-on-arrival status as part of a plan to allow easy travel arrangements for people from Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) […]
B’ville better off with PNG: PM
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill says Bougainville does not need independence but more Government support to rebuild its infrastructure. “This Government is already doing that,” he told Parliament […]
IRC: Firms failed to pay taxes
By HELEN TARAWA THE Internal Revenue Commission says a number of businesses in the country fail to lodge their returns and pay income tax as required. Commissioner General Betty Palaso […]
Bills passed in proper manner, Speaker says
SPEAKER Theodore Zurenuoc says all bills passed by Parliament have been done so in a proper manner. He said that yesterday after he was taken to task by Rabaul MP […]
Health needs support
The free primary health care and subsidised specialist services are “overloaded” and more needs to be done to support this Government policy approved in 2013, Health Minister Michael Malabag says. […]
Church to host Pastors’ unity meeting
By JUNIOR UKAHA MORE than 600 pastors from one of the largest Pentecostal denominations in the country gathered in Lae on Monday night for a weeklong conference. Pastors and laymen […]
Duma highlights DDA’s efforts
HAGEN Central in Western Highlands has achieved a lot in terms of basic government goods and services through the district development authority. This was highlighted by MP William Duma while […]
Schools host Ramu NiCo’s programme
TWO elementary schools in Basamuk, Rai Coast district of Madang, were recently visited by the a Ramu NiCo MCC team conducting an awareness programme on the environment permit and operational […]