Day: February 15, 2018
Govt asked to pay up outstanding tuition fees for students on Tesas
CONTINUING students on Tertiary Education Scholarship Assistance Scheme (Tesas) at the University of PNG are appealing to the Government to pay up outstanding tuition fees for last year. The university […]
Ogil quits as PNG Power board chairman
PNG Power board chairman Andrew Ogil resigned from his post on Monday. Ogil said he was happy that PNG Power Ltd (PPL) had in place a complete management team to […]
Rape case struck out over reports
THE Lae District Court had to strike out an alleged rape case yesterday after police failed to provide reports in court. The arresting officer, who was in court, was asked […]
Courtroom packed to see officers’ in drowning case
THE LAE District Court was yesterday packed to capacity as people tried take a peek at the five policemen who allegedly forced a man to swim across a lake at […]
Lack of data a planning obstacle
THE availability of data is important when making government plans, says Minister for National Planning and Monitoring Richard Maru. Maru told the first Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) meeting […]
Hela to set up bureau to regulate Huli culture
The Hela government will be setting up a tourism bureau to regulate the province’s famous Huli Wigman culture. Provincial administrator William Bando said the government had signed a partnership with […]
Maru wants council to provide feedback to State
National Planning and Monitoring Minister Richard Maru has urged the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) to provide effective feedback to the Government. Maru, who is also the council chairman, […]
Hela hailed for unity in face of law and order issues
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel has commended Hela for showing unity during the presentation of the 2018 provincial budget. Abel said despite the Hela facing many law and […]
Schram hoping for talks on his case
Suspended University of Technology (Unitech) Vice-Chancellor Dr Albert Schram is expecting the Unitech Council to deliberate on his response today. Dr Schram was suspended from his position on Jan 19 […]
Help PNG seeing plastic bags as a serious problem
PORT Moresby is in the middle of a silent invasion, says Help Papua New Guinea chief executive Frank Butler as he talks of the plactic-strewn city. “Plastics are literally everywhere,” […]