Day: July 11, 2019
Over 21,000 teaching posts open, official says
THERE are 21,051 teaching positions vacant in the Education Department, according to an official. The department’s first assistant secretary provincial services Maxton Essy revealed this during the senior education officers […]
Businessman charged with misappropriation
MALAYSIAN: businessman and popular owner of the Goroka Bintangor Lahanis rugby league team Simon Sia has been charged with misappropriating K5.9 million from the Konkua Coffee Development Agency in Eastern […]
Police catch 8 suspects in armed robbery case
QUICK response by police has resulted in the apprehension of eight suspects in an armed robbery at a shop at Koma, in Kokoda, Northern, on Tuesday. Provincial Police Commander Michael […]
Man assaults woman for swearing
A DEFENDANT told the Mt Hagen District Court that he assaulted a drunken woman after she swore at him in front of the town’s police station. Defendant Jacob Philip, 36, […]
Teachers get training
TEACHERS from the Maino Heduru Catholic Vocational Centre received training and information on technical and vocational education training (TVET) inspections and curriculum during the teacher’s in-service last week. The centre […]
New curriculum brings mixed reaction from officers
THERE have been a lot of discussions, including mixed reactions, about the new curriculum citizenship and Christian values education (CCVE) at the senior education officers’ meeting in Eastern Highlands this […]
Office to lay off 70 casuals
By HELEN TARAWA and LUKE KAMA ABOUT 70 casuals for the 2020 national Census were served notices of termination by the National Statistics Office on Tuesday following a decision to […]
Investigation done
AN investigation into alleged misuse of K24 millioin at the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the leadership of suspended statistician Roko Koloma is complete and with the Department of Personnel […]
Nurses seek 25pc increase
THE Papua New Guinea Nurses Association (PNGNA) has called on the Eastern Highlands Health Authority (EHPHA) to address their members’ concerns including an increase of 25 per cent in their […]
Governments committed to deliver referendum
THE Minister for Peace Agreement Implementation in the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Albert Punghau has assured Bougainvilleans that the two governments were committed to deliver a successful referendum. Punghau thanked […]