Day: January 24, 2017
More equity for villagers
By GYNNIE KERO PEOPLE from six mine area villages which host the Ok Tedi Mine Project have become the first landowners to own a larger than mandated equity share in […]
Tigers boost
THE Lae Tigers will get the benefit of their PNG Hunters contingent with the players being given the green light to line up for their Digicel Cup side in the […]
Gahuna finally gets it
By JACK AMI A CHANGE of attitude and improved discipline has ensured 23-year-old Gahuna Silas’ inclusion in the SP Papua New Guinea Hunters squad for the 2017 Queensland Rugby League […]
U17s jet off to Auckland
AS the Papua New Guinea Under-17 men’s side prepares for the Oceania Football Confederation Championship, coach Harrison Kamake wants his players to get the little things right at the first […]
Defence bounce Brothers
A FIRED up Defence bounced back from the previous weekend’s loss to upset United Brothers 4-2 in the Port Moresby men’s A grade softball competition last Sunday. A 12-6 loss […]
Backyards bag touch title
THE Popondetta Urban LLG Uni compound touch nines staged at the bottom town ended successful on Sunday. In the men’s final Backyards edged Saints 1-0 to snatch the Richard Masere […]
Costly civil service
By LUKE KAMA ALMOST half of the K12 billion annual budget is spent on maintaining the public service, says Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. On top of that, he said K2bn […]
Kali unaware of wages
By MALUM NALU PERSONNEL Management Secretary John Kali is in the dark over who determined that general-secretaries of political parties be paid a Public Service Grade 20 salary of more […]
Bridge gives way, traffic flow halted
By JUNIOR UKAHA TRAFFIC flow along the Wau-Bulolo Highway has been cut off after a section of the Wara Bung Bridge was washed away following heavy rain on Sunday. The […]
PNG, New Zealand seek closer corporation
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill received a courtesy call from New Zealand High Commissioner Tony Fautua to discuss ongoing co-operation with Papua New Guinea and a visit by NZ’s outgoing Foreign Minister Murray McCully next month. […]