Day: September 17, 2019
Mental illness rife in PNG: Doc
MENTAL illnesses are rife in communities as a result of substance abuse but health facilities lack the capacity to treat them, a doctor says. Social Change and Mental Health Services […]
Developer donates school, medical supplies to villages
THE Pogera Joint Venture has donated school and medical supplies to communities along the Lagaip-Strickland river system. The items were airlifted to the Paka, Aluni, Wanekipa and Yokona communities in […]
BRC announces guidelines
THE Bougainville Referendum Commission has announced guidelines for a positive, peaceful and credible referendum. Commission chairman Bertie Ahern said the guidelines – BRC issuance on canvassing, broadcasting, publications, advertising – […]
ABG gets K22.5mil
THE Government last week gave K22.5 million to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville for specific programmes to be implemented by its government. Works Minister Michael Nali handed over K9.5m to […]
Ex-militant says sorry
A Bougainville evangelist pastor Albert Magoi is on a reconciliation mission throughout Papua New Guinea to reconcile with families of former PNG security forces members. Magoi, who was a former […]
Thirty get certificate of citizenship
THE PNG Immigration and Citizenship Authority has given 30 individuals certificates of dual and naturalised citizenship. Minister for Immigration and Border Security Petrus Thomas said the 30 had fulfilled all […]
Air tragedy
THE body of a man believed to be the pilot of a helicopter which disappeared near New Ireland on Friday has been recovered, according to the PNG Accident Investigation Commission. […]
Tkatchenko pledges to support Marape, govt
MORESBY South MP Justin Tkatchenko, a member of the People’s National Congress (PNC) Party, says he will support Prime Minister James Marape and his coalition government. “I (had) made a […]
NA supports plan to cut district, provincial funds
NATIONAL Alliance Party leader Patrick Pruaitch, pictured, is supporting Government plans to cut provincial and district services programme funding in the Supplementary Budget expected next month. Prime Minister James Marape […]
Unemployed told to return home
By Rebecca Kuku PRIME Minister James Marape, pictured, is urging unemployed people living in Port Moresby to return to their provinces and earn a living from the land. Marape said […]