Day: September 3, 2019
Govt closes Manus refugee centre, stops services
THE Government has closed down the controversial Manus refugee processing centre on Manus Island and terminated the service of a major Australian government service provider there as of yesterday. The […]
Dept starts audit to check public servants employed, on payroll
By HELEN TARAWA THE Department of Personnel Management has started an audit into government departments, provincial administrations and statutory organisations to confirm the number of public servants employed and on […]
Fraud team arrest former first secretary
A FORMER staff of former South Fly MP Sali Subam has been rearrested and charged with misappropriating K6 million belonging to the South Fly development funds, National Fraud and Anti-Corruption […]
Public to witness PAC inquiry
By REBECCA KUKU THE public and Members of Parliament (MPs) will be invited to witness the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)’s inquiry into the awarding of two contracts worth more than […]
Uni free of govt control
THE University of Goroka (UoG) may be a government body as it displays some characteristics of an entity which is part of the State, but it is “not a State […]
Court strikes out attempted murder case
A 39-YEAR-OLD woman accused of stabbing and seriously injuring another woman had her case dismissed due to incomplete police investigations. Magistrate Ernest Wilmot made an order to strike out the […]
Govt invests in infrastructure for economic benefits
PRIME Minister James Marape says the Government will focus on investing on infrastructure that will bring economic returns to the country. Responding to questions from Unggai-Bena MP Benny Allan on […]
Donald queries trust fund
AN MP from Western has called on the prime minister to stop a pending withdrawal of K58 million from the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) area trust fund at ANZ […]
Parlt, B’ville sign MoU
THE National Parliament has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)with the Autonomous Bougainville Government Parliament to help improve ABG Parliament proceedings as part of the preparation for the Referendum. The […]
Hospitals need equipment
WORKS and Implementation Minister Michael Nali says the government should allocate funds to purchase basic medical equipment for provincial hospitals and health centres. Nali told Parliament yesterday that health workers […]