Day: December 5, 2017
Games vice-president escorts baton
Hugh Graham, the Commonwealth Games Federation Oceania regional vice-president, has been in the country for the past couple of days escorting the Queen’s Baton. Upon arriving in the country, he […]
Teachers upset over handling of leave entitlements
By PHOEBE GWANGILO THREE senior teachers are disappointed with how their leave fares entitlements were handled by the authorities. Papua New Guinea Education Institute lecturer William Bare, Tokarara Secondary School […]
Murderer back in jail for 25 years for rape
By ALPHONSE PORAU A JUDGE has sentenced a man to 25 years imprisonment for raping a woman who had asked him to protect her family from village youths, saying he […]
Lae firm looks for opportunities as overseas company takes over
THE Lae-based stevedoring company of Riback Stevedore is looking at other business opportunities because its primary functions at the Lae Port have been taken over by International Container Terminal Services […]
Budget cut stalls gun amnesty
By Rebecca Kuku THE Papua New Guinea Defence Force will not be executing a gun amnesty due to funding issues, commander Lt-Col Gilbert Toropo says. Toropo said the callout operation […]
Dua grateful for K194mil allocation
CHIMBU Governor Michael Dua has commended the Government for allocating K194 million to his province in next year’s budget. Dua said it showed the Government’s commitment under the leadership of […]
Agency clears air on investment
The International Education Agency (IEA) board has denied claims that it was struggling to recoup money that it had invested for an infrastructure development project. Board chairman Mea Ravu, in […]
Manage land: Maru
By PISAI GUMAR National Planning and Monitoring Minister Richard Maru has reminded customary landowners along the Lae-Nadzab highway to refrain from selling land portions to settlers but manage their land […]
Cepa to assess clean-up of oil spill
THE Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (Cepa) will assess the clean-up of a recent oil spill in Port Moresby next year, Environment, Conservation and Climate Change Minister John Pundari says. […]
Forest industry slams tax claims
THE PNG Forest Industries Association has strongly objected to the Government’s justification in imposing increased progressive taxes on log exports in the 2018 Budget. The association, in a statement yesterday, […]