Month: July 2019
Shop owners slashed
THREE men of Chinesse origin were attacked and slashed by a group of men during a robbery of a shop at Kinim Station, Karkar Island, on Monday. Karkar Island service […]
NatGeo set to broadcast Goroka Show
THE world-renowned National Geographic will be film the 63rd annual Goroka Show. Show chairman Keryn Hargreaves confirmed that a crew from NatGeo would capture live coverage and send images to […]
District hands over records
MENYAMYA, Morobe, has completed and submitted its acquittals for 2016-18 to the Department of Implementation and Rural Development. District administrator Bohage Bebinaso, who presented the acquittals, said it was not […]
K3,000 boost for ‘mama’ programme
MANY farmers who supply cocoa in the rural areas are women, according to Elliven managing director Ron Neville. Neville made the remarks when donating K3,000 to Manalos Aviation’s Mama Medivac […]
Briefs
Drug theft HEALTH Minister Elias Kapavore has instructed health managers to apply stringent measures to avoid the theft of medical drugs in hospitals around the country. He had received reports […]
Women unable to access family planning
By LULU MARK SOME women are not freely accessing the available family planning services due to lack of understanding by their husbands, doctor say. The University of Papua New Guinea […]
MP thanks businesses
BOGIA MP Robert Naguri has thanked business houses who contributed relief supplies to the people of Manam Island who were affected by volcano. He said while the provincial government ran […]
Election of mayors after return of writs: Niningi
THE election of local level government presidents and lord mayors will be done after the return of writs for all ward councillors throughout the country on Friday, Inter-Government Relations Minister […]
Families homeless after homes torched
SEVERAL families in Mendi, Southern Highlands, are homeless after their homes were torched last week following a fight after drunkards insulted a man on his way to town, police commander […]
Water project gives community ‘shift in behaviour’
THE completion of a water, sanitation and hygiene project in the Kokoda Constituency in Central Bougainville in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville has given a positive shift in a community’s […]