Day: June 21, 2017
Sparrows down Paramana
A solid performance by the Sparrows ensured a 44-38 victory over Paramana in the tier one premier division match of the round in the Port Moresby Netball Association competition last […]
Sprint queen to lead PNG contingent
TOEA Wisil will lead another strong Papua New Guinea athletics contingent to the Oceania Championships in Fiji next week. The region’s leading female sprinter and multiple Pacific Games gold medal […]
POLLS ALERT
By MALUM NALU PRISON terms of up to two years and fines of up to K500 can be imposed on those who breach election-related rules during the two weeks of […]
Locals threaten to turn off taps
By DOROTHY MARK FREQUENT robberies along a road in Madang are discouraging families from visiting inmates at Beon Prison. They and other road-users have now threatened to shut down water […]
Firm donates anti-malarial drugs to Angau
By LARRY ANDREW A SECURITY firm has donated K24,000 worth of anti-malarial drugs to Angau Memorial General Hospital to ease the medicine shortage that has hit hospitals and health centres […]
Changes in Gulf: PM
The nation’s second LNG project will deliver clear benefits for the people of Gulf province, with many lessons learnt from the first LNG project negotiated by the previous government, Prime […]
Namah asks Toropo to explain the deployment of soldiers
By LUKE KAMA VANIMO Green MP Belden Namah (pictured) wants Papua New Guinea Defence Force commander Brig-Gen Gilbert Toropo to explain why a large number of soldiers have been deployed […]
EHP praised for peaceful campaign period
Eastern Highlands elections steering committee chairman Samson Akunai yesterday praised the people for a peaceful campaign period in the province. Akunai, who is the provincial administrator, thanked the 700,000 people […]
Long-serving diplomat to receive knighthood
EMINENT Papua New Guinea diplomat Charles Lepani will soon become Sir Charles when he is awarded the Order of the British Empire, as knight commander. His award was announced in […]
No special treatment: Kantha
By HELEN TARAWA THE Migration Office has encountered many cases of missionaries overstaying their visa or breaching the country’s laws in some other ways. Acting Chief Migration Officer Solomon Kantha, […]