Day: May 28, 2019
Concern over winding down of air service
THE users of the Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) aircraft in Madang are worried that the service provided by its branch is winding down. Gama LLG president Elijah Kas and ward […]
Funding delay leaves Western school without rations
By JOSHUA MANI A HIGH school in remote Western has run out of food as a result of delays in Government funding, its principal says. Morehead High School in South […]
Rise in demand for pharmacists
By LULU MARK THE demand for more local pharmacists is growing but the University of Papua New Guinea can take only about 25 students each year, an academic says. UPNG […]
Menstrual issues reason behind girls leaving school, official says
HEALTH issues, mainly unwanted pregnancies and menstruation issues, have seen a high number of girls in the Nawaeb, Morobe, drop out of school, an official says. Nawaeb health manager Justin […]
Village court officials must be registered: Magistrate
DECISIONS made by unregistered village court officials are invalid, says Hagen district magistrate Lydia Karre. Karre said yesterday that village court officials needed to be properly registered and issued with […]
No rally requests given to police
NATIONAL Capital District police to date have not received any request for public walks, peaceful protest or any public gathering in regard to this week’s Parliament sitting, Metropolitan Superintendent Perou […]
NCD, Central police put plan forward to improve stations
A K600,000 action plan to look into building and refurbishing police stations in Central and the National Capital District (NCD) was presented at the Police Commissioner’s Conference in Port Moresby […]
Depts told to prepare reports
THE alternative government is giving notice to heads of department and state-own enterprises to prepare to produce reports of their performances over the last seven years, Opposition leader Patrick Pruaitch […]
Seminar held to build journalists’ capacity
POPULATION Services International (PSI) conducted a media and advocacy mini-seminar for a programme called “Start Awareness and Support Action” (Sasa) in Port Moresby yesterday. The seminar was about building capacity […]
Committee planning for ‘bigger, better’ Goroka Show
THE 63rd Goroka Show in September will be bigger and better than in previous years, Show chairperson Keryn Hargreaves says. She confirmed this after more than 100 traditional singsing groups […]