Day: August 12, 2019
Pilot hurt in accident
A HELICOPTER pilot escaped with minor injuries after his Bell 427 helicopter ditched in water in the Kimbe area yesterday. It had failed to arrive in Kimbe at 11.10am as […]
Kase on drug supply issue
HEALTH secretary Pascoe Kase says medical supplies procurement, management and distribution have been an ongoing challenge for the department for many years. “There are many reasons why medicines may not […]
Kase sidelines senior officers after concerns raised
HEALTH secretary Pascoe Kase says concerns raised by the public for better health services are being taken seriously as he has sidelined three senior officers from the department. Chief medical […]
‘Magic’ man faces rape charge
A 74-YEAR-OLD man appeared before the Lae Committal Court on Friday accused of raping of a 16-year-old schoolgirl between March and April. The court was told that the defendant, Daniel […]
Man charged with multiple counts of raping girl
AN Eastern Highlands man was charged with multiple counts of raping an eight-year-old girl in the Bush Wara settlement in 9 Mile, Port Moresby. Roy Agaraveno, from Kainantu’s Rakoana Village, […]
Court requests documents
The National Court has ordered the National Executive Council (NEC) to produce documents for appointing PNG Defence Force Colonel Otto Pandum as the new National Intelligence Organisation (NIO) director general. […]
Con artist walks away with K1,000
HUONVILLE Primary School in Lae, Morobe, paid K1,000 to a person claiming to represent Morobe Governor Ginson Saonu’s office sent to collect cheque processing fees. School board chairman Robin Kunai […]
Villagers clash over land
AN ongoing land dispute and a recent death caused a fight between two villages of Lowaiyah and Lapep Lahan in the Mbunai area of the Penabu-Nalisopat local level government in […]
Province looks into ecotourism
By LULU MARK ESTABLISHING protected areas will conserve the unique biodiversity of Central which should lead to more ecotourism activities and economic gains, its governor says At the signing of […]
PNG needs to depreciate exchange rate, academic says
Papua New Guinea’s economy showed signs of recovery last year but it has not been sustained this year, according to survey results presented at the 2019 Update PNG Forum in […]