Day: June 7, 2019
UNDP programme aims to protect conservation areas
THE United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) through its PNG Small Grant Programme aims to raise awareness on the protection of conservation areas in the country. UNDP, in partnership with the […]
Help sought to remove implants
IMPLANTS are a modern and effective method of family planning lasting up to five years and used worldwide for more than 20 years, says Health secretary Pascoe Kase. Kase made […]
Books boost young people’s IQ: Director
NATIONAL director of library and archive services Kakaito Kasi has reminded teachers, parents and schools of the important role books play in helping young learners develop their intelligence quotient (IQ). […]
Arrests mar weekend
FOUR arrests have been made while two suspects remain at large after offences committed over the weekend in West New Britain, provincial police commander inspector John Midi says. Midi said […]
Woman’s claim ‘false’
A COURT has been told that a woman’s claim that she had been unlawfully detained for allegedly aiding her son to escape from lawful custody was false. Yuana James had […]
Briefs
Overseas study opportunity MORE than 400 students were at the Madang government conference centre last week to be interviewed on study opportunities in the Philippines. Madang Governor Peter Yama initiated […]
Marape: PPL vital to vision
By HELEN TARAWA PNG Power Ltd (PPL) will play an important role in contributing to Prime Minister James Marape’s vision of making PNG the richest black Christian nation in the […]
Hospital has more than just water issues: Official
LALOKI Psychiatric Hospital staff are trying to make the wards habitable as calls increase to readmit patients, an official says. Clinical nursing supervisor Jeffery Alphonse told The National yesterday that […]
Watch what you eat, says journalist with cancer
PEOPLE should watch what they eat to keep healthy and energised, says former journalist Ramcy Wama after he was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue. Wama, from the Dei electorate […]
Community hails ExxonMobil, church for healthcare service
PEOPLE in the Hides area of Hela are grateful to ExxonMobil PNG (EMP) for continuously supporting their health services, says an official. The resource developer in partnership with the Evangelical […]