Day: October 8, 2018
Give teachers the honour they deserve
TEACHING, as is often mentioned, is a noble profession. It is a mother of all other occupations. One compares a teacher to a potter “who delicately shapes our impressionable minds […]
Basil slams poor power supply
Poor and unacceptable status of power supply from the Ramu grid is one of the biggest impediments to development of this region of Papua New Guinea, Energy Minister Sam Basil […]
Bmobile embarks on new project
BMOBILE-Vodafone has embarked on a new project to improve customer experience in order to meet global standards. This was announced last Thursday at the opening of its Waterfront outlet by […]
Fisheries has potential to generate funding, create jobs: Golding
By PETER ESILA FISHERIES will still be the industry to talk about post-Apec, says chairman of Apec Secretariat Wayne Golding. He said this during an Abac breakfast update meeting in […]
L&A hands over key to bank
THE handover of the key for Bank of PNG’s Currency Distribution Facility (CDF) Building in Lae from contractors L&A Construction and Beacon Consulting to the Bank of PNG on Friday […]
Organisers say hysteria caused field invasion
PRIME Minister’s 13 organisers say fear of a light tower collapsing was what caused fans to enter the field in the 21st minute of Saturday’s game at the NFS. “At […]
Taekwondo doing part for women
STONES Taekwondo in conjunction with NCD Taekwondo will roll out its ‘Girl Power’ programme on Saturday at the Sir John Guise Indoor Stadium. The programme is aimed at complementing other […]
Investigation for Air Niugini incident to take 12 months
CIVIL Aviation Minister Alfred Manase says investigation into the crash of an Air Niugini aircraft in the Federated States of Micronesia will take 12 months. Officers from the Accident Investigation […]
Prices for petrol, diesel, kerosene increase
PRICES for petrol, diesel and kerosene in Port Moresby have increased between 7toea and 9toea this month. The price of petrol went up by 9toea to K3.85, from K3.76 last […]
Pokanis wants more money for jails
By TREVOR WAHUNE ACTING Correctional Service Commissioner Steven Pokanis has called for an increase in the department’s annual allocation from K10 million to at least K17 million because the cost […]