Month: November 2016
State heeds court
By ELIZABETH VUVU THE Government has made available K730,000 needed to progress the mv Rabaul Queen ferry disaster trial, the Kokopo National Court was told yesterday. Lawyer Jerome Sioni from […]
Cuban doctors opposed
By OGIA MIAMEL DOCTORS in Cuba are trained differently and will not be able to fit in clinically and administratively to the PNG healthcare system, according to Professor Glen Mola. […]
State eyes medical school as stand-alone
THE University of PNG School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) will become a university in 2018 to address the doctor shortage in the country, executive dean Professor Nakapi Tefuarani […]
Water-borne diseases claim 7
By JAMES GUMUNO THREE children were among the seven who died of reported water-borne diseases in Hela after flooding of the Kemo River, a health worker says. Martin Mandalo, the […]
Foundation donates to Anglicare
THE Sir Brian Bell Foundation has given K200,000 to Anglicare PNG Inc to support its work in addressing HIV/AIDS in the country. Foundation chief executive officer Bronwyn Wright said they […]
Stop wasting court’s time, lawyer told
By TABITHA NERO A MAGISTRATE reminded a lawyer not to waste the court’s time and state only important points when presenting submissions. “Unless there is special reason to read all […]
Angoram power project to be completed: Developer
By MALUM NALU THE controversial K15 million Angoram Rural Electrification Project in East Sepik is expected to be completed in March, according to project developer PNG Engineering and Power Services. […]
PNG playing ‘catch up’ in world of technology
ONE of the major challenges facing human resources planning in Papua New Guinea is dealing with the uneven level of technological development in this country. The world has witnessed a […]
Kua is right but his own ‘house’ is not in order
I WRITE in reference to a news article in The National last Friday (Nov 25) titled, “Kua urges politicians to be accountable in decision making”. Firstly, Kua is right in […]
Reporters must focus on quality journalism
EMTV and NBC TV news reporters, readers and technical teams do a wonderful work of news gathering and broadcasting. The world is changing and there is increasing appetite for more […]