Day: March 7, 2019
Bulolo supports work of churches with a 10pc tithe
THE Bulolo district development authority (DDA) has acknowledged the importance of churches in the district with 10 per cent tithe offerings. The DDA, through its church assistance programme, began its […]
Services return at end of five-year conflict
GOVERNMENT services are finally being restored in the Nahorawa local level government area after five years of conflict over sorcery-related accusations and killlings, a local MP says. Raicoast MP Peter […]
Bible school opens its door to all churches
By JIMMY KALEBE A BIBLE training college in Lae is enrolling participants from all denominations to undergo training to become diploma and certificate holders. Rhema Bible Training Centre, at Malahang, […]
Pastors learn technology to make job more effective
By EHEYUC SESERU The ministry arm of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has trained 19 pastors from different denominations on how to preach with the use of a PowerPoint presentation. Church […]
Pupils sick at crowded schools
WATER and foodborne diseases have been common among pupils of Dregerhafen Secondary School, in Finschhafen, Morobe, for about five weeks, a health officer says. “We have 18 cases of diarrhoea […]
Madang stays calm as 5.9 earthquake strikes
MADANG residents have been praised for keeping themselves in doors after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit 43 kilometres east of the town. Town mayor Joe Yama commended the residents for […]
Port company agrees to build police station
THE rundown Omili police station in Lae will be replaced by International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), Lae Metropolitan Chief Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jr says. Wagambie said during the handover […]
WITNESS
Madang town urgently needs a better drainage system to stop flooding, like in this photo of the Handy Mart junction. The town flooded again yesterday, with the roads in town […]
Confusion, uncertainty rule at PNG’s premier university
THERE is so much confusion, uncertainty and frustration over the so-called ‘Premier University of the South Pacific’, otherwise known as University of Papua New Guinea. The current strike led by […]
Letters in brief
Expensive canteen: The University of Papua New Guinea canteen is charging students almost double for goods sold there. It’s daylight robbery. They should charge reasonable prices because students don’t have […]