Day: October 21, 2019
Tony promotes Sipa name in rugby union
By ZEDAAIAH KANAU ALMOST every boy growing up in the highlands dreams of wearing the PNG Kumul jumper one day. For Tony Sipa, 24, coming from a well-known rugby league […]
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Garden of Eden A man is insisting that his buddies take him to the Nature Park in Port Moresby to meet its new arrivals – snakes. He wants to ask […]
Partnership aims to build capacity
THE New Ireland government aims to improve the standard of education in the province by engaging Queensland’s Marist College Ashgrove to assist with capacity building. A contingent from Marist College […]
University launches online research platform
THE University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) will have an online research data platform, the Pro-Quest One Academic Resource programme, pro vice-chancellor Prof Paul Fleming says. Fleming said this during […]
Reading culture lacking
A SENIOR academic is concerned about the lack of interest among Papua New Guineans in developing a reading culture. University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) Prof Steven Winduo raised his […]
Lack of service upsetting
The lack of adequate facilities, resources and staff is affecting education output in Morobe, an education official says. Former Morobe senior education officer Gesengsu Aisi said in 2015, there were […]
MP says education provides manpower, pledges K10,000 to school
MORESBY North-East MP John Kaupa has pledged to give K10,000 to Bavaroko Primary School after opening a four-in–one classroom building on Friday. “The future of this nation, the future of […]
Elementary schools vital for learning, official says
THE elementary school sector plays a vital role in early childhood education and development, an official says. Morobe education adviser Keith Jiram said elementary teachers needed to be degree holders […]
Expert says documentation of traditions, culture important
THE advent of Western influence is taking a toll on the preservation of Papua New Guinean culture and tradition and requires this information to be documented for posterity, an expert […]
WITNESS
YES temperatures are red hot in Port Moresby. But parents, don’t let your kids jump into just any pool in the city. These two girls, about 9 years old, were […]