Month: January 2019
Bougainville aiming to bounce back: Passam
By ISAAC LIRI Bougainville are planning to turn the tide when they face Eastern Stars in round two of the National Soccer League Southern Conference in Port Moresby on Saturday […]
Come support us, say Stallions
THE Tusbab Stallions management is calling on football fans in Madang to head to the Laiwaden Oval on Saturday to show their support in round two of the National Soccer […]
Babaga pleased
National Soccer League manager Leslie Babaga has described the first round of matches as competitive. Babaga told The National that the results from all the games in the southern and […]
Milne Bay schools yet to resume classes
By GLENDA AWIKIAK SCHOOLS in Milne Bay are yet to resume classes because education officials were still trying to sort out the mess created by moving them around, says provincial […]
Yama wants audit conducted on education funds
By DOROTHY MARK MADANG Governor Peter Yama has called for an audit to be conducted on the education funds for 2017 and 2018. Yama was responding to the boycott of […]
Expediture report for Apec delayed
APEC Minister Justin Tkatchenko told Parliament yesterday that the full Apec report has been delayed by the Ombudsman Commission. “We are going through a detailed process to ensure that the […]
K10mil road fund diverted
A BUDGET appropriation of K10 million in the 2018 national budget for the construction of the Gumine-Karamui-Nomane road in Chimbu has been diverted to another project, the local MP claims. […]
Safety, security for travelling public a priority for Manase
THE safety and security of the travelling public is one of the top priorities of the Government, Civil Aviation Minister Alfred Manase says. Manase said this in Parliament yesterday when […]
Parlt passes Act for Ok Tedi
Parliament yesterday passed the Ok Tedi Environment Management Act by an absolute majority – 87 votes. The Bill will provide for and give effect to the national goals and directive […]
Govt, BHP blamed for damage to Fly River
THE Government and BHP should be equally responsible for the damage to the Fly River as the result of the Ok Tedi mine, a former mining minister says. Former mining […]