Day: September 6, 2018
K150 million in tuition-free funding will be made, says govt
THE Government is committed to paying the tuition fee-free funding of K150 million each term, with a total of K600 million budgeted for this year. Kuman told The National that […]
669 prison escapees since 2016
By HELEN TARAWA CORRECTIONAL Services Minister Roy Biyama told Parliament yesterday that 669 prisoners had escaped since 2016 and only 123 were recaptured, leaving 546 still at large. Biyama was […]
Mother, daughter attacked
A MOTHER and her daughter are admitted at the Angau Memorial Hospital after their home was set on fire by people accusing them of engaging in sorcery. They were ambushed […]
Two trainee nurses on polio vaccination duty raped
By JIMMY KALEBE THE rape of two student nurses on Monday at a village in the Wasu LLG of Tewai-Siassi in Morobe set “a very bad precedent for the province”, […]
Accountants robbed in Alotau
RASKOLS fired four shots at two accountants, closely missing one of them, during a robbery near Alotau on Tuesday. On seeing the raskols aiming their rifles at them, one of […]
Suspect becomes State witness
A CASE involving a woman being in possession of dangerous drugs on Aug 2 was withdrawn by police prosecutors last week because she was becoming a State witness. Police prosecutor […]
Implants will help reduce baby deaths, says doctor
By DOROTHY MARK CONTRACEPTIVES such as implants are the most effective approach to reducing maternal mortality, Madang-based gynaecologist Dr John Bolnga says. Bolnga made presentation at the 54th medical symposium […]
Doctors told to do more than one malaria test
DOCTORS and nurses dealing with malaria diagnostics have been urged to conduct several malaria tests to confirm malaria parasites. Divine Word University’s medical faculty lecturer Dr Miila Gena said malaria […]
PM gives Treasury reports his vote
By HELEN TARAWA PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill told Parliament yesterday that the Government, through the Treasury Department, has done well in presenting its reports on a timely basis. O’Neill was […]
Panic as rice stocks stolen
NORTHERN police commander Superintendent Michael Welly says that armed robbers have stolen bags of rice from a container at the province’s main rice terminal, causing fears of a shortage. “The […]