Day: April 24, 2019
Malnutrition a development issue
Malnutrition has direct link to maternal and childhood mortality in Papua New Guinea as outlined below by the HEALTH DEPARTMENT. Recent studies done by Lancet, a leading scientific journal specialising […]
K2.6mil staff quarters for nursing school project ready for use
NINE staff quarters at the Divine Word University St Benedict’s campus in Wewak were blessed in a ceremony last week. Five are two-bedroom and four are three-bedroom homes. The houses […]
Student collects books for school
A LAW student is collecting books to donate to a school library in Wau-Bulolo, Morobe. Leilani Konjib, 22, from Morobe and studying law at the University of Papua New Guinea, […]
Repair work at university dorms nearly complete
Maintenance work on resident halls at the University of Natural Resources and Environment in East New Britain should be complete this month, an official says. Pro Vice-Chancellor planning and development […]
Interim uni council to probe allegations, improve management
By DALE LUMA THE role of the University of Papua New Guinea interim council is to investigate allegations made against it and look at ways of improving its management and […]
WITNESS
Last month, The National ran a photograph of this billborad at Waigain traffic light in Port Moresby showing the NCD governor and his Christmas message. Someone noticed and a change […]
University rugby league struggling to stay in the game
THE University of Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (UPNGRFL ) is an institutional affiliate under the leagues programme of Papua New Guinea Football Rugby League. The league runs under […]
Fighting over Western money
THE PNG government has lost its court battle to take ownership and control of the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Programme (PNGSDP) and its assets worth US$1.4 billion. Having lost […]
Corruption PNG’s killer disease
THERE is relatively a large body of evidence that demonstrates the direct relationship between good governance and development. The healthier a country does in measures of good governance, the better […]
Enga starts to grow
ENGA is progressing despite being the last province. Arriving from Wabag after spending the Easter weekend, I saw and heard of the developments taking place or being planned. A new […]