Day: August 6, 2018
MP vows to fix school mess hall
Students at the remote Kandep High School in Enga were having a dinner of plain rice in their dilapidated mess on Saturday evening when Kandep MP Alfred Manase dropped in […]
Plans to reopen Kandep airstrip
By MALUM NALU REOPENING of the disused Kandep airstrip with the support of National Airports Corporation (NAC) is one of several projects intended for revival in this remote and tribal […]
Chamber hopes Lae road will be maintained
THE Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says roads in the city are getting better and it hopes the roads are kept that way. In a statement on Friday, […]
Deal signed to connect communities in EHP and Morobe
By PISAI GUMAR MARKHAM and Obura-Wonenara districts signed an agreement to build a road to link interior communities in the Onga-Waffa and Lamari local-level government areas of Eastern Highlands and […]
Pioneer students sit for exam
By TONY PALME A HUNDRED and sixteen Grade 12 students from Kundiawa Lutheran Day Secondary School will be the first from that school to sit for the written expression examination […]
PNG Defence Force farewells maritime ship
The PNG Defence Force farewelled one of its ships which served the country for more than 30 years. The event was on Friday in Port Moresby According to Defence Force […]
ESP managing outbreak: Official
WHOOPING cough cases in East Sepik is under control, according to an official. Public health manager Dr Sibauk Bieb said health authorities in the province were in close communication with […]
Programme facilitator hails malaria training
A WEEK-LONG malaria microscopists course under the trilateral malaria project and World Health Organisation (WHO) in Port Moresby produced good results, says the programme facilitator. Facilitator Ken Lilley, from the […]
Breastfeeding concerns raised
POOR child-feeding practices, including breastfeeding, are contributing to the malnutrition of babies who aren’t able to maximise their learning capacity later in life, an official from an international children’s fund […]
Court rules land deal a fraud
THE Waigani National Court has declared that an agricultural lease over land portion 957 at 9-Mile in Port Moresby, known as Morobe Block, was obtained by a man through fraud. […]