Day: October 15, 2018
School gets books for once-empty library
A PRIMARY school in Lae has received books for its library from a non-government organisation in Australia. The Butibum Primary School, located near the Bumbu Settlement, built a library in […]
Students with disabilities complete grade 10 exams
Two students with different disabilities have successfully completed grade 10 examinations and are setting clear goals to achieve in life. Gerison Eric and Robert Wagias were among 561 students from […]
Teachers’ payroll issue blamed on lack of data
The lack of sufficient and proper teacher data and audit in the provinces is one of the reasons behind the teachers’ payroll issue, says PNG Teachers’ Association general secretary Ugwailubu […]
Teachers swap to supervise examination
NINE teachers from the Chuave Secondary School were part of a swap programme to invigilate grade 10 national examinations in Chimbu. It is a tradition used by school boards to […]
Students present research projects at mathematics, computer science symposium
FOURTY-one final year students presented their research projects at the Divine Word University information systems and mathematics and computing science symposium last Friday. The theme was “Transformation through collaborative learning […]
Tokiwa to publish books written by PNG writers
Tokiwa Publishers Ltd (TPL) is ready to take on the challenge of publishing books written by Papua New Guineans. It is a locally owned company that aims to produce reading […]
Selection of courses important to success, students told
SCHOOL leavers have been advised to choose a course that suits them and enrol at an institution that is registered with the Education Department. Flexible Open Distance Education (Fode) coordinator […]
WITNESS
A VILLAGER next to a K200,000 ramp pump that pumps water for Kabwum district in Morobe. It pumps water 200 metres up a hill to a reserve tank which then […]
Pay cuts drive teachers to debt
ALLOW me to express dissatisfaction on behalf of teachers affected by the recent pay-cuts. For some teachers, more than a third of their pay has been cut and no reasonable […]
Morobe tourism has potential
I WOULD like to comment on the article ‘Tourism a sleeping giant’ (The National, Sept 12). The statement by the Morobe governor to describe tourism in the province as a […]