Day: November 21, 2017
Hope despite challenges in Kimbe
WEST New Britain Governor Sansindran Muthuvel and sports vice minister Wesley Raminai revealed yesterday that the 7th BSP PNG Games was facing difficulties. But despite these challenges, the Games would […]
Mother of 8 accused of sorcery, takes own life
By JAMES GUMUNO A MOTHER-of-eight reportedly took her life yesterday after she was accused of practising sorcery which led to the death of a boy in the village. This was […]
Over 6000 violence cases logged
By JACKLYN SIRIAS A TOTAL of 6176 cases of gender-based and sorcery-related violence were recorded in seven provinces between 2013 and 2016, according to Oxfam International. A report on understanding […]
Sanguma ops seeking funds
By MALUM NALU THE police chief in Enga says there is an urgent need for the Government to fund a sanguma (sorcery) task force to combat the evil which is […]
Projects will change lives, improve standard of living, says O’Neill
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill has welcomed US$4.46 billion (K14 billion) worth of projects to be funded by China. After signing documents with Chinese officials in Port Moresby yesterday for the […]
Amicable solution sought for refugees
By LUKE KAMA MANUS government administrator Andrew Posong says the Australian and the PNG governments need to find an amicable solution quickly to resettle the refugees at the Manus processing […]
Papitalai Secondary gearing up to celebrate golden anniversary
THE Papitalai Secondary in Manus will be celebrating its 50th anniversary from Thursday to Sunday. According to school teacher Gabriel Semel, Papitalai was one of the first secondary schools in […]
Pharmacies warned to stop giving medicine to people without prescriptions
NO one should supply antibiotics without a prescription, says Minister of Health and HIV/Aids Sir Puka Temu. Sir Puka warned private and public pharmacies to stop the practice of giving […]
Expo to promote parties
By HELEN TARAWA The Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission in partnership with UNDP will, for the first time, host an expo to promote political parties on Saturday. Registrar […]
Commission to address issue of mushrooming political parties
By HELEN TARAWA The Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission (IPPC) will address the issue of mushrooming political parties to create stability in PNG’s democracy. Registrar of Political Parties […]