Day: September 6, 2018
Aust explains visa rule
AUSTRALIA has a universal visa system which is non-discriminatory, saying it cooperates with Papua New Guinea on a broad range of issues “in the interest of regional security and prosperity”. […]
Security duty leads police to marijuana garden
By ZACHERY PER POLICE in Chimbu uprooted 150 matured marijuana plants in the Yoya mountains in Gumine district last week. Provincial Police Commander Chief Superintendent Jacob Singura said officers who […]
Collapsed Bunum Wo bridge in Jiwaka under construction
THE National Road Authority and the Works Department are rebuilding the Bunum Wo bridge in North Waghi, in Jiwaka, at an estimated cost of K2 million. The bridge was washed […]
Students in Northern school get new classrooms
STUDENTS at a school in Sohe, Northern, are enjoying their new classrooms built through funding by the Papua New Guinea and Australia governments. More than 140 students at the Gorari […]
US Secretary of Interior arrives for talks
UNITED States Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is in the country to hold high-level talks with senior government officials including Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. He is the first US […]
Classes resume after toilet issues resolved
STUDENTS from a primary school in Lae have resumed normal classes after a month of closure. The Gantom Primary School was allowed to receive its 1000-plus students after health risk […]
Doctor raises sago poison fears
THE sago-eating population of this country has been warned about a toxin that is present in sago flour that takes 15- 20 minutes to make a person sick if consumed. […]
Coffee puts two Okapa roads in government’s priority list
NATIONAL Planning Minister Richard Maru, pictured, told Parliament that Okapa, in Eastern Highlands, is an important district for coffee and it will be given high roading priority. Maru was responding […]