Day: April 12, 2018
Lawn bowlers gather pace after disappointing start
The venue for the Commonwealth Games lawn bowls, the Broadbeach Bowls Club, witnessed a turn of events for Team PNG on day seven of competition yesterday. Being the busiest of […]
Pukpuks coach stays upbeat
By HUXLEY LOVAI THE MTSL Papua New Guinea Pukpuks sevens team failing to progress beyond their pool has highlighted the growing gap between PNG and the rest of the world […]
League taking action to stop fans sneaking into venue
By JUNIOR UKAHA THE Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) is cracking down on opportunists sneaking into venue to watch Digicel Cup matches. PNGRFL has engaged Wenett Building Construction […]
Babaga: Funding woes forced NSL to put off games
By ISAAC LIRI The cancellation of National Soccer League games over the last two weeks was due to financial constraints, says manager Leslie Babaga. Babaga said some franchises were struggling […]
Finance given ‘sweep’ access to monitor govt agency accounts
THE Finance Department has begun a process to monitor government agency bank accounts. Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel told The National that the Public Money Management Regularisation Act […]
Tax for hospital equipment paid
TREASURY has paid K358,000 to the Sir Joseph Nombri Memorial Kundiawa General Hospital in Chimbu for the goods and services tax required to clear two pieces of medical equipment at […]
New 6-lane road set for Moresby
By PETER ESILA A SIX-lane boulevard will be built by the Chinese government linking Waigani Drive and Parliament House. Prime Minister Peter O’Neill thanked Chinese Ambassador Xue Bing for the […]
Downturn in economy resulting in decrease of functional grants, says Abel
THE downturn in the economy has resulted in a decrease in functional grants to districts and provinces from K578 million to K565 million, says Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles […]
Depts working together to address road issues
THE departments of Transport and Works are working together to lift the standard of roads and address their maintenance, says Minister Westley Nukundj. He told Parliament transport was a conduit […]
Thomas promises to bring back deported missionaries
IMMIGRATION Minister Petrus Thomas has promised to help the deported Lutheran missionaries from the United States return to the country. He was responding to Enga Governor Sir Peter Ipatas who […]