Day: September 18, 2018
Trump congratulates PNG
UNITED States President Donald Trump says his country hopes to advance security cooperation and deepen commercial ties with Papua New Guinea. In his message to Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae as […]
Hundreds brave bad weather for flag-raising ceremony
By CHARLES MOI HUNDREDS of people, including children, braved the cold rainy weather in Port Moresby on Sunday morning to witness the flag-raising ceremony at Independence Hill to mark the […]
Hela re-opens Hawa jail in Tari
By JAMES GUMUNO THE people of Tari and Hela celebrated the 43rd independence anniversary with the re-opening of the Hawa jail outside Tari town. Governor Philip Undialu opened the jail […]
Police nab escapee in Kokopo
AN escapee who had attempted to attack police officers with a bush knife over the Independence weekend, was shot and injured at Banana Camp area in Kokopo, East New Britain. […]
21 receive citizenship
TWENTY-ONE people received citizenshipson the eve of the 43rd Independence anniversary. Five became naturalised citizens and 16 were made dual citizens in a ceremony headed by Immigration and Border Security […]
Enga Health swears in new board members
THE Enga health authority has sworn in its new board members to serve for the next three years. The ceremony took place in Wabag on Friday. Evan Paki was sworn […]
Lae raises the bar in battle to cut crime in the city
By JIMMY KALEBE LAE district law and order chairman Sam Oyaya says a two-week awareness programme will be carried out from today in efforts to reduce crime in the city. […]
Border measures to fight polio
REPRESENTATIVES from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have agreed on border measures to prevent the spread of polio, measles, rubella and other vaccine-preventable diseases between the countries. A regular cross-border […]
New healthcare for mothers and babies
By Glenda Awikiak MORE than US$6 million (K19.5mil) has been allocated to roll out a new healthcare service for newborn babies and mothers. The funding is from the Department of […]
Police officers told to get NID card
By LUKE KAMA All police officers and their immediate family members should register for a National Identity (NID) Card, said Police Commissioner Gari Baki. He said police has signed an […]