Day: August 29, 2019
Mom guilty of theft
AN 18-year-old mother of two who stole a pair of shoes, has been urged to be a better example to her children. Rebecca Wau from Karintz in the Mendi-Munhiu district, […]
University students visit The National
TWENTY-FIVE University of Technology communications for development undergraduates visited The National’s news office and printing plant in Lae on Monday. The visit was part of their study excursion on news […]
Australia backs agri plans
AUSTRALIAN Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women Marise Payne says there is enormous potential for growth in PNG’s agricultural exports to Australia. Payne told The National that Australian Prime Minister […]
Ministers launch PNG-Aust schools’ partnership programme
THE launch of the PNG-Australia partnership of secondary schools initiative is an important part of Australia’s commitment to engage more with the Pacific, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women […]
Call for more PNG workers
AUSTRALIA is working to increase the number of Papua New Guineans going to Australia under the Pacific Labour Scheme and Seasonal Workers Programme, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women […]
Payne: PNG vital economic partner
THE Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women Marise Payne says Papua New Guinea is an important economic partner to Australia considering the investment by Australian companies in PNG which […]
Court clears 57-yr-old of charges
A 57-YEAR-OLD man who was charged with two counts of cheating over the sale of land was freed by the Waigani Committal Court. The court found that there was insufficient […]
Children learn basic fire safety, fire fighting
MORE than 20 children from Port Moresby’s Gerehu Adventist church were given lessons on basic fire safety and fire fighting last Saturday. The children, aged between four and nine, were […]
Road will ease air freight costs: MP
TELEFOMIN MP Solan Mirisim says people in his electorate desperately need a road to ease the burden of air freighting cargo. Mirisim told former minister for national planning and monitoring […]
Locals urged to let road work continue
THE people of Kora in Dei, Western Highlands, need to change and stop demanding compensation for maintenance and upgrading of their road, local MP Westly Nukundj says. Attempts by the […]