Day: March 7, 2019
Man dies, 4 houses burnt during fight
IT was a case of no winners in an ethnic clash involving 10 villages in Gazelle District, East New Britain, on Tuesday. A man was killed but four houses belonging […]
Lae family mourns loss of girl, 6, in house fire
By PISAI GUMAR A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl was trapped in a house fire and burned to death at 2-Mile in Lae on Tuesday. She was alone in a room upstairs in […]
More charges expected against Baker’s gang
By TREVOR WAHUNE MORE charges are expected to be laid against the 11 men accused to have conspired with notorious criminal Tommy Maeva Baker in committing a series of crimes […]
UPNG staff happy to return to work
The University of PNG will resume classes tomorrow, says National Academic Staff Association acting president Mark Kia. He assured the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Pila Niningi, […]
Capital investment plan to cost K27bil, says Maru
THE Capital investment programme under the Government’s medium-term development plan three (MTDP III) from 2018 to 2022 will cost a record K27.2 billion, National Planning Minister Richard Maru says. He […]
Marape warns dept heads, administrators to stick to budget
Finance Minister James Marape has warned heads of departments and provincial administrators that failure to stick to budgets will result in non-renewal of their contracts. Marape, at the Leaders’ Summit […]
Govt finds way to cut public service wage bill
By LUKE KAMAand HELEN TARAWA Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the Government must find a way to reduce the K4 billion public service wage bill. Speaking at the leaders’ summit […]
Abel expects high-level investment projects to lift economy
The country’s economy should be driven by high-level investment projects including Papua LNG and Wafi-Golpu, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel says. Abel, in his presentation at the leaders’ […]
Authority using leftover funds to fix roads
LAE District Development Authority is cementing deteriorated road sections and streets using available funds from 2018 while waiting government funding. Chief executive officer Robin Calistus said the feeder streets within […]