Month: December 2018
Party hopes to improve living standards
THE Country Party hopes to focus on improving the standard of living in the country in 2019, says its president Nelson Duwabane. “It is important that we consider the risks […]
Temu shares dreams of building Central hospital
By JEFFREY ELAPA THE proposed Central Provincial Hospital has been talked about for more than 22 years, Health Minister Sir Puka Temu says. Sir Puka said his plan was to […]
Food for inmates, patients
WEWAK MP Kevin Isifu bought K6000 worth of food for patients at the Wewak Provincial Hospital and inmates at Boram Prison in East Sepik to enjoy during Christmas. Isifu, the […]
Tree falls on house, kills mother of five
A MOTHER of five died last Thursday when a tree fell on the home they were staying in, according to a relative. The late Angelyn Mok wife of businessman Joe […]
Delivery of healthcare depends on leadership
PROVINCIAL governments are responsible for the provision and delivery of health services, an official says. Department of Provincial and Local-Level Government director Jennifer Adema said the effectiveness and efficiency of […]
K250,000 promised to Catholic Churches
THE Mendi-Munihu district development authority has committed K250,000 to five Catholic Churches which have become outstations of a new parish. Wegia, Sumbra, Kombal, Sengere and Sol have been allocated K50,000 […]
Shutting water supply should be avoided: Landowner group
A LANDOWNER group says shutting down the water supply in Goroka will affect consumers and should be avoided. Gomuzuha Incorporated Land Group chairman Kupa Janis was responding to a recent, […]
Youths attend behaviour change sessions
Thirty-two youths from Gordon in Port Moresby received certificates of appreciation recently after attending behaviour change sessions for over six months. UN Women conducted the trainings through its behavioural change […]
Kimbe police say escapees ‘still in town’
By MARJORIE FINKEO Twenty-six escapees from Lakiemata Jail in West New Britain are living in Kimbe and not out of the province, police say. Provincial police commander John Midi said […]
Murder suspect appears in court
A MAN charged with murder appeared in the Wabag District Court and has been remanded until his mention later next month. Yak Kegai, 65, of Aiyaka village in the Laiagam […]