Day: March 4, 2019
Tere-Apisah bows out in Osaka quarters
PAPUA New Guinea’s Abigail Tere Apisah won four matches in Japan on her first ITF (International Tennis Federation) pro tour tournament of the year. The 26-year-old was in Osaka and […]
Jiwaka takes back control of Waghi Tumbe
By JACK AMI THE Jiwaka Provincial government under the chairmanship of Governor William Tongamp, pictured, has retained the naming rights of the Waghi Tumbe semi-professional rugby league club for this […]
Too many deaths show lack of govt support
DISTURBING figures were released last week showing Papua New Guinea as having the lowest number of skilled birth attendants and needing 6000 more to meet global standard. And a 2019 […]
Bank South Pacific reports K844mil profit
BANK South Pacific Group has recorded positive profit increases for 2018 with a consolidated operating profit after tax of K844 million for the 2018 financial year, a 11.5 per cent […]
Kokonas Indastri provides training
KOKONAS Indastri Koporesen (KIK) has been working in Gulf to help set up a viable coconut industry. It has set up nursery at Terapo, collected seeds for the gene bank […]
5000 women in Madang register with new bank
MORE than 5000 Madang women have opened accounts with the newly introduced Mama Bank in the province. They are using the biometrics system, which require all of their 10 fingers […]
Women landowner associations in Ramu attend workshop
THREE of the four women landowner associations of the Ramu Nickel mining project recently attended a workshop on guidelines and mechanisms governing administration and disbursement of royalty funds. The three […]
Kaven buries Angras at NSI
KAGUA Erave’s Jorden Kaven single-handedly handed the Simbu Angara their first loss of the Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League Highlands Conference at the National Sports Institute in Goroka on Saturday. […]
Vanimo sports has impact
SPORTS is one of the activities that brings people together, especially the youths to meet and share their skills and talent as well as helping them to keep occupied. Member […]
Two children die, one hurt in fishy house fire
TWO children were burnt to death and another is in the Mt Hagen Provincial Hospital, Western Highlands, after the house they were sleeping in burnt down last Monday, police said. […]