Day: August 16, 2018
Suspects moved as cell close
The condition of Madang’s Jomba police cell has forced police to lock up suspects at Talidig cell outside of town. The cell has been condemned because of a blocked sewerage […]
Hela police urge growers to destroy marijuana plants
HELA police are warning people cultivating marijuana to destroy it. Provincial commander Chief Superintendent Martin Lakari said yesterday that the illegal drug was causing problems for so many young people […]
NAC: We are ready for Apec
NATIONAL Airports Corporation (NAC) is ready for Apec, says chief operating officer Robert Parkinson. He told the 5th high-level aviation safety and security conference in Kokopo yesterday that there were […]
Pato endorses Pacific regionalism to support unity
Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Rimbink Pato says he endorses Pacific regionalism as expressed in the Blue Pacific identity. He said Papua New Guinea strongly supported the unity at the […]
Australian academic thrilled with winning Apec science prize
The 2018 Apec Science Prize for Innovation Research and Education (Aspire) award winner Prof Madhu Bhaskaran says it is the best award that she has ever received. The 35-year-old Bhaskaran […]
Soldiers focus on Apec but still mindful of situation in Mendi
MILITARY operations along the borders and the Highlands region are aimed at creating a conducive environment for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Summit, a military officer says. Chief of the […]
Australian diplomatic office reopens in Lae
THE AUSTRALIAN consulate-general in Lae had a soft reopening of its new office space on the fourth floor of Nambawan Super Haus on Tuesday. The consulate-general was previously located at […]
K50m more for LLG elections
The national government has increased funding for the local level government elections by an extra K50 million, Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato says He said there was now a National Executive […]
New LLGs, wards added for polling
A SENIOR provincial affairs and local-level government officer says there will be additional council wards and local-level government constituencies in next year’s LLG elections. LLG director Tom Larsen said an […]
Online payslip service will be restored, says Ngangan
Finance Secretary Ken Ngangan is assuring public servants that the online payslip service will be restored soon. Ngangan said the web self service that Finance Department provided to public servants, […]