Day: July 2, 2019
Ward council election dates draw confusion
NOMINATIONS for the ward council elections opened on Thursday but many councillors and intending candidates as well as the people are not aware of the dates and how the elections […]
Dept concludes media workshop
SIXTEEN participants were awarded certificates for attending the Department of Community Development, Youth and Religion’s communicate for development media sensitisation workshop in Port Moresby recently. The workshop was held to […]
Killer cops get lengthy jail terms
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK THREE drunken police officers who shot dead a man returning home from work two years ago have been sentenced to long jail terms – one to life […]
Death penalty for crimes that warrant it: Steven
THE death penalty is applicable to crimes that warrant extreme penalties and Parliament is entitled to include that in the penalty provisions, Deputy Prime Minister Davis Steven, pictured, says. Steven […]
Polls for disaster areas deferred
By REBECCA KUKU LOCAL level government elections in areas affected by last week’s volcanic eruptions will be postponed, says Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato. Gamato told The National that the areas […]
National office awaiting reports from West New Britain
THE National Disaster Office is still waiting to receive reports from the West New Britain disaster office regarding emergency needs following last week’s volcanic eruption. Director Martin Mose said the […]
Police presence stopped tribal fighting: Lakari
By ELIAS LARI THE heavy presence of police has stopped the tribal fighting and bloodshed in Kagua’s Sugu Valley, Southern Highlands. “We have successfully prevented the clashes of the warring […]
Plan from the roots: Basil
TREASURER Sam Basil, pictured, asked the Department of National Planning and Monitoring to encourage bottom-up planning after 2022 rather than top-down planning that suppressed programme implementation processes in respective local […]
Sir Puka stresses importance of ICT
By HELEN TARAWA MINISTER for Bougainville Affairs Sir Puka Temu says universities and tertiary institutions should extend outwards to advance information and communication technology (ICT) in rural settings. He said […]
Muthuvel calls for declaration of SoE in West New Britain
By Jeffrey Elapa WEST New Britain MP Sasindran Muthuvel says the situation in the province after the volcanic eruption warrants a State of Emergency (SoE) to be declared. Muthuvel said […]