Day: January 4, 2019
Rain, wind destroy four homes
Four houses at Sabama in Port Moresby have been destroyed by a tree falling on them during heavy rain and winds on Wednesday night. Families from Fayantina in Eastern Highlands, […]
Rain helps Western get back to normal
By ERIC PIET CONTINUOUS downpour in the North Fly region of Western has caused the Fly River to burst its banks, enabling large cargo and copper ships to dock at […]
Suspects arrested over stoning of police vehicles
By JUNIOR UKAHA SIX suspects have been arrested in Kimbe, West New Britain, for allegedly stoning police vehicles on New Year’s Eve. Provincial police commander John Midi said two police […]
Rubbish dumped close to village
RESIDENTS of Raniolo Settlement in Kokopo, East New Britain, are concerned about the “improper” dumping of municipal wastes at the entrance into their homes. Spokesman Albert Alpha told The National […]
District focuses on building roads to decrease freight cost
KABWUM district development authority (KDDA) in Morobe has realigned its funding allocation to respective sectors with an additional 10 percent allotted to infrastructure development. The change of scope for sectoral […]
Jail terms ‘lenient’
By GYNNIE KERO THE country needs tougher penalties to deter international drugs smugglers from using Papua New Guinea as a transit point, a police source says. The source, who requested […]
Abel explains new taxes imposed by Government
LOCAL industry must be supported if the nation should reduce imports, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel says. He was responding to a statement by Shadow Finance Minister Ian […]
PPC warns people
POLICE in Northern have warned people planning to travel to take weather updates seriously. Provincial police commander Supt Michael Welly said the province was also experiencing strong winds at sea […]
Aircraft firms reminded of wind gusts
By MICHAEL LAI HEAVY rain and strong winds continued to lash parts of the country yesterday and the National Weather Office warning included a word of caution for airline companies. […]
Weather may trigger flu and cold
By JASON DOM CHANGING weather is likely to see an outbreak of contagious viral infections such as flu and common cold, National Capital District health coordinator Peter Painakali says. He […]