Day: December 10, 2018
Elementary school graduates ‘pioneers’
By EREBIRI ZURENUOC AN elementary school located in the heart of Bumbu Settlement in Lae is the first school in Lae settlements to graduate its pioneer grade 2 students under […]
Partnership helps students find better use for waste
PNG Biomass is partnering with youths in the Markham Valley and Lae to help drive inclusive economic growth, encourage entrepreneurship and give students real-world challenges to research and find solutions. […]
Commitment boosts performance: Dux
By MICHAEL LAI Viennie Romba, 17, who lives at 9-mile settlement outside Port Moresby, says commitment at school and home can boost a student’s study and performance. Romba said this […]
Students attend leadership course
MORE than 100 students from Divine Word University and Sogeri National High School received certificates for completing a leadership programme aimed at overcoming cultural barriers and nepotism (wantok system) in […]
Governor wants to turn primary school to high school
By TONY PALME ST John’s Border Primary School on the border of Chimbu and Jiwaka will become a high school in 2020, according to Jiwaka Governor Dr William Tongamp. The […]
Funding classrooms show these parents are no free-riders
By JAMES GUMUNO Parents of Hagen Secondary School have contributed K200 each to build a new double classroom for the school. Western Highlands’ assistant secretary Noks Kiap and Wai Rapa, […]
Only female in carpentry course giving men a run for their money
Sandra Yumbibi, 18, from Northern is the only female who graduated in conventional carpentry and construction at Maino Heduru provincial technical vocational training school. She said the reason she took […]
WITNESS
The collapse of the Nubia Bridge in Bogia, Madang, eight months ago continues to make life difficult for the 30,000 people who live in the area. The Bridge collapsed during […]
Letters in brief
Chinese example: China is the world’s second largest economy by nominal GDP and the world’s largest economy by purchasing power parity. Until 2015, China was the world’s fastest-growing major economy, […]
Warning against robbing expats
ON the evening of Dec 8, two of our company vehicles were on their way from 9-Mile to the airport when the lead vehicle swerved to miss a dog and […]