Day: March 1, 2019
Con artists raid mum’s savings
By REBECCA KUKU Children of a woman who has been conned into investing her life savings in a money racket are appealing to police to look into the affairs of […]
Manus police on alert as Paladin staff go on strike
POLICE on Manus Island are on full alert as local Paladin staff providing security to the three refugee camps on the island staged a sit-in protest on Tuesday. The sit-in […]
Firm says allegations of illegal cigarette production false
The company whose premises was raided by police in January on suspicion of illegal production of cigarettes says after a court ruling that it was innocent. Goldensborough Ltd, in a […]
New plan eyed to save mums, babies
By LULU MARK HIGH maternal and newborn mortality in Papua New Guinea is the result of the lack of midwives or skilled birth attendants in health facilities, a report shows. […]
Morobe enters new round of polio fight
By EREBIRI ZURENUOC MOROBE will go into its fifth round of polio immunisation and is confirmed to include vaccination against other diseases, according to the health division’s deputy programme adviser […]
Review shows need to strengthen health system
PAPUA New Guinea needs a stronger health system, a review has shown. The Health System in Transition (HiT) Review is an independent evaluation of the entire national health system that […]
Hela govt spends K7mil on land to extend airport
THE Hela government has spent almost K7million to acquire customary land for the extension of the Tari Airport and work is ready to start, Hela Governor Philip Undialu says. He […]
Shipping cost difficulties cause decline in production
SHIPPING cocoa and copra is still a major problem causing a decline of 10 per cent in total agriculture production in Talasea district. Provincial agriculture adviser Mark Lebong said since […]
Asaro-Kagi road in Daulo receives K1.5mil for reconstruction
DAULP MP Pogio Ghate says road connectivity will trigger all other developments and economic activities and he is banking on it in his district this year. Ghate presented a K1.5 […]
O’Neill and Momis would discuss referendum
PRIME Minister, Peter O’Neill is expected to meet with Autonomous Bougainville Government President Dr John Momis, and Bertie Ahern, at the Joint Supervisory Board meeting in Port Moresby today to […]