Day: January 28, 2019
PM wants police to arrest Baker
By REBECCA KIKAU PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill wants police to arrest notorious criminal Tommy Baker who is allegedly behind the killing of a lawyer and the burning of police quarters […]
Log export development levies ‘set for distribution’
LOG export development levies collected by Customs are in a trust account ready to be distributed to beneficiaries, Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa says. He told Parliament that the levies (LEDL) […]
Encourage rural doctors with better pay, says MP
MORE doctors would go out and serve in rural and remote parts of the country if the government improved their salary package, an MP says. Wabag MP Dr Lino Tom […]
Niningi wants judges’ salaries increased
Imbonggu MP Pila Niningi wants the salaries and remuneration committee led by the parliament speaker to consider increasing salaries for the country’s judges. Niningi, who is also the Higher Education, […]
Lack of information in system affects service delivery: Abel
THE government reporting system lacks vital information and statistics to enable the delivery of goods and services on an accurate and timely basis,” Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel […]
Central calls for assistance
CENTRAL has called on the Government to activate a State of Emergency after 11 people were killed and all their food crops were destroyed by rain and strong winds. Rigo […]
Petroleum Department gets new acting secretary
THE National Executive Council has appointed Lohial Nuau as the acting Secretary for the Department of Petroleum for three months. Nuau replaces Kepsy Puiye, who was the acting Secretary for […]
Former officer faces K1.2m fraud-related charge
Police have charged a man for allegedly misappropriating K1. 2 million belonging to the Defence Force commercial support programme trust account. The former PNG Defence Force officer (named), from Manus, […]
School denies charging fees
Gordon Secondary School principal George Kenega has denied a report that students at his school are being charged school fees. He said this in response to a report in The […]
TPA committed to developing island tourism
Tourism Promotion Authority chairman Kennedy Wenge says it is committed to developing tourism in the Siassi islands of Morobe. He made the commitment on Friday during a visit to the […]