Day: August 21, 2018
Gr 9 girl arrested after knife attack in school
By Dorothy Mark A ninth grader at Madang’s Tusbab Provincial Secondary School has been charged with wounding and is kept in custody for her safety and to avoid further trouble. […]
Madang provincial administration steps in to stop eviction of settlers
MOVES to evict settlers living near the Lae Builders Company (LBC) facilities in Madang yesterday was stopped by the provincial administration. Settlers, mostly Sepiks near Wagol River, were issued an […]
Little progress made in achieving HIV goals: Dala
By GLENDA AWIKIAK PAPUA New Guinea has not done anything serious to address HIV, says National Aids Council Secretariat director Nick Dala. He said PNG was still a long way […]
Teams fight to contain yaws in Western
EMERGENCY medical teams in Western are doing all they can to contain the outbreak of yaws and help those that were affected by the February earthquake, says Emergency Controller Dr […]
Shop owner accuses cops of robbing his shop
By ALICE OSII A SHOP owner at Hohola in Port Moresby is calling on policemen who he said raided his shop last week to return the properties they had taken. […]
St John wants app promoted
ST John Ambulance will be launching a media campaign to promote their ambulance emergency smartphone app. Commissioner Matthew Cannon said that this may include putting up billboards across the National […]
Morobe govt keen to work with people: Saonu
THE Morobe government is working closely with all nine districts to have key impact projects delivered to the people, says Governor Ginson Saonu. He said this last week when presenting […]
Gang members arrested in failed robbery
WAU police have arrested three suspects who were allegedly involved in holding up a vehicle travelling from Lae. The incident happened at about 11pm on Saturday near Wau. Police station […]
Outstanding issues eyed in B’ville meet
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK NINE key issues have been identified for discussion at the upcoming joint supervisory body (JSB) meeting scheduled for Thursday in Bougainville, the autonomous government’s peace agreement implementation […]
PM: Apec funds there
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill says the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Coordination Authority has funds allocated for the three Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) leading up to the leaders’ summit […]