Day: March 20, 2019
Govt to sign Papua LNG project with Total
THE Government will sign the Papua LNG project with the developer Total next month, according to Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. O’Neill said it would be one of the biggest investments […]
Need for national monitoring office in PNG
PAPUA New Guinea needs a national content monitoring office like in the United Kingdom, it has been proposed. During a panel discussion, it was proposed that the national content policy […]
Energy mix, diversification seen as critical for development
ENERGY mix and diversification are very critical for the development of Papua New Guinea, says Mayur Resources managing director Paul Mulder. Mulder, whose company is pushing for a coal power […]
Hospital welcomes Chinese doctors
By MALINDA KALE Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) welcomed a team of seven urology specialist doctors from China yesterday. Among the delegates was Chongquing director of health, Dr Huang Minghui. […]
China ready to help build urology centre
By LULU MARK China is ready to support building of a urology centre at Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) through its medical team, an official says. Team leader of visiting […]
Volunteers hailed for work in remote Highlands areas
THE director of the Volunteers In Action (VIA) missionaries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Pacific Division is happy with the work of the volunteers in the country. Rev […]
Buimo holding too many inmates
BUIMO Jail in Lae is overcrowded and stretched to the limit, says commander Felix Namane. He said they had 1051 detainees and the prison was struggling to feed them. The […]
Prison raising funds to help pay for chapel renovations
By PISAI GUMAR PRISONERS at Buimo Jail in Lae have started a fundraising drive to raise K30,000 to pay for renovations to their chapel and buy musical instruments for worship. […]
Plan focuses on rural districts
By MICHAEL LAI A NEW ‘district-town improvement programme’ will recognise the need to build facilities in rural districts and keep public servants there, Minister for National Planning and Monitoring Richard […]
Swiss lawyer celebrates mudmen experience
A LAWYER from Switzerland has described his trip to Goroka as a memorable experience. Walter-Peter Ludin arrived on the mv Europa with his wife and 50 other tourists, and visited […]