Day: July 27, 2018
Samaritan Aviation to bring in another plane
THE Wewak-based Samaritan Aviation will bring its second float plane to the country in October, according to President Mark Palm. Palm made the announcement yesterday during signing of an agreement […]
Masiu gives Honiara hospital K40,000 aid
THE Solomon Islands PNG Association has thanked South Bougainville MP Timothy Masiu for donating K40,000 towards the purchase of medical equipment for the National Referral Hospital in Honiara. Association president […]
Pupils’ poor work blamed on phone
THE use of mobile phones by primary school students has been blamed for their poor performance in Grade 8 examinations in Morobe last year. Provincial education officer and Grade 8 […]
EU funds Bulolo Vocational Centre with K3 million
PEOPLE of Bulolo in Morobe will have a technical vocational school – thanks to a K3 million funding from the European Union. The Bulolo Technical Vocational School and Umi Technical […]
City roads will close for Apec: Police
POLICE have confirmed that some roads in Port Moresby will be closed next week for the Apec senior officials’ meeting – but it will not say which roads. Roads closed […]
Kindergarten launches syllabus for early childhood education
ONE of Ginigoada Business Development Foundation’s early learning centres in Mirigini has launched its curriculum on early childhood development in Port Moresby yesterday. It is the foundation’s pilot project that […]
Country not ready to lose vaccine partner
By Glenda Awikiak PNG will not be ready to move out of the Gavi support – a global vaccination alliance for children – as scheduled in 2020, Deputy Health Secretary […]
Immunisation system ineffective: Expert
By EREBIRI ZURENUOC The outbreak of diseases in Morobe is due to ineffective performance of the immunisation system, an international expert says. The chief executive of Global Alliance for Vaccine […]
340 children at Mt Bosavi safe
Three-hundred-and-forty (340) children from six villages in Muluma, Southern Highlands, were immunised during a four-day health patrol as part of Oil Search Foundation’s (OSF) post-earthquake relief operations last month. The […]
Cocaine 7 still in custody
By JACKLYN SIRIAS THE seven foreigners arrested in connection with discovery of cocaine in Alotau last month remain in custody awaiting police experts from Port Moresby to investigate the case. […]