FOREST Minister Solan Mirisim will work towards ensuring the National Forest Downstream Policy framework is endorsed by the National Executive Council. Mirisim assured former minister Douglas Tomuriesa that he would […]

PRIME Minister James Marape hopes the two factions of the Melanesians Alliances in his cabinet will reconcile. Treasury Minister and Bulolo MP Sam Basil is the leader of a faction […]

Land issues THE sale of state-owned land in Lae is creating many problems affecting the city’s development, says former city mayor James Khay. “Land grabbing and other fraudulent activities have […]

BOUGAINVILLEANS living in the National Capital District have been urged to register their names on the referendum roll in order to vote in the upcoming Bougainville referendum. In a statement, […]

TWO political parties have formed an alliance under the coalition government aimed at working closely with people inside the Papua LNG areas. The alliance is made up of five MPs […]

PRIME Minister James Marape, says improving standards and quality will be part of his government’s continuation of the free education policy. For the past seven years, the previous Government has […]

THE health authority in Eastern Highlands are confident that no child in the province will be left behind during the integrated measles-rubella and polio vaccination campaign. The provincial emergency operation […]

TWO primary school children, and an 87-year-old pastor were among this week’s winners of The National’s masthead competition. This week’s winners were Zenedine Zozingao, 9, from Finschhafen in Morobe; Newman […]

THE Labour and Industrial Relations department has warned the public not to be lured by human traffickers to work as seasonal workers on farms in New Zealand and Australia. Deputy […]

By DOROTHY MARK MADANG Governor Peter Yama plans to extend government services to Long and Bagbag islands. Yama said plans were underway to establish a girls’ boarding school at Bagbag […]