Day: September 2, 2016
Island leaders urged to manage economies well
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neil has urged Pacific Island nations to manage current economic challenges by sticking to sensible financial management and exploring innovative trade opportunities. O’Neill, the chairman of the […]
Businessman faces theft charge
A BUSINESSMAN who allegedly disappeared with K360,000 belonging to the Kagua Secondary School appeared in the Mendi District Court yesterday charged with false pretence and misappropriation. Provincial police commander Chief […]
Kondra awaits verdict of appeal against conviction
By DAPHNE WANI THE Supreme Court will give a decision on an appeal filed by North Fly MP Boka Kondra regarding his conviction for misconduct in office by a leadership […]
NCDC to revisit betel nut laws
NEW laws being implemented by the National Capital District Commission against people chewing betel nut in public motor vehicles will be revisited, city manager Leslie Alu says. He told The […]
K156m more needed to start phase 2 of PMIZ
THE multi-million kina Pacific Marine Industrial Zone project in Madang will require another K156 million loan to kick off the second phase of the project. Madang MP Nixon Duban announced […]
Hela to press govt to declare state of emergency
THE Hela provincial executive council will continue to press for the Government to declare a State of Emergency (SOE) in the province despite opposition from Komo/Margarima MP Francis Potape and […]
Freight subsidy planned
Reports by HELEN TARAWA The Department of Transport has developed a freight subsidy framework that will support rural communities to transport their produce. This was revealed in a report by […]
Police lack funding
Popondetta police are badly in need of funding to carry out their operations, provincial commander Chief Inspector Lincoln Gerari says. Gerari said Popondetta police did not have funds to transport […]
Nursing school loses 3 buildings in blaze
Three buildings at the Katereda Nursing School in Oro Bay, Northern, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday, Popondetta police said. Provincial police commander Chief Inspector Lincoln Gerari said the fire […]
Council: Govt needs to support agriculture
THE Government needs to fully support the agriculture sector by making infrastructure accessible to farmers, according to a Consultative and Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) report. The report, produced following […]