Day: October 16, 2017
Bulolo, Bialla to benefit from programme
NATIONAL Planning and Monitoring Minister Richard Maru says Bulolo in Morobe and Bialla in West New Britain will be the first to benefit from a World Bank-funded water supply programme. […]
K1.8mil hydro budget approved
By HELEN TARAWA CABINET has approved the second phase of the K1.8 billion Ramu Hydro Power project. Prime Minister Peter O’Neill revealed this while officiating at the Butuka Primary School […]
Film festival hosted to show how global goals impact lives
THE United Nations in PNG hosted its 8th Human Rights Film Festival in Port Moresby to show how global goals impact the lives of locals, a representative says. UN resident […]
Human rights has been in the constitution since independence, official says
HUMAN rights should not be seen as a new thing in Papua New Guinea as it has been in the constitution since independence, says Transparency International PNG director Richard Kassman. […]
Company wants govt to declare state of emergency along h’way
MAJOR trucking companies, small businesses and the travelling public are suffering from continuous violence along the Mendi to Tari section of the Highlands Highway due to lawlessness, a trucking company […]
Teen slashed after killing two children
A TEENAGER who accidentally drove into a settlement roadside store in Madang on Saturday killing two children was murdered in retaliation. The teenager, Herrigon Dambui, was reported to have used […]
Goroka hospital upgraded
GOROKA Hospital opened its newly-upgraded K351,000 eye clinic last week. Chairman Bekson Kia cut the ribbon to open the facility, witnessed by country director of Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Diana […]
600 nurses to attend 14th symposium in ENB
By PHOEBE GWANGILO The PNG Nurses Association has raised over K200,000 through more than 100 sponsorships since March and is set to hold its 14th annual symposium next month which […]
Deal aims to boost aviation safety
THE Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) has signed agreements with two aviation companies to share safety information, chief commissioner Hubert Namani says. It signed separate memorandum of agreements with the Civil […]
Chinese govt helps farmers to grow rice as cash crop
THE Chinese government is looking at educating farmers in Papua New Guinea to grow more rice as a cash crop and staple food. This is the message from the Chinese […]