Day: October 30, 2019
Fidelis trained to look after mums, babies
By ROSELYN ELLISON FATHER-of-four Fidelis Gira is a community health worker trained to take care of mothers and their new-born babies. He works at the health centre on Simberi Island […]
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Healthy living Journalists on assignment at a government agency yesterday were told that the workers have been put on a healthy diet because a recent medical check had revealed that […]
Study support focuses on health
OVER the past 50 years, more than 12,000 Papua New Guineans have studied in Australia, with study and research in health remaining a focus area. Three women have demonstrated how […]
Education enlightens: Principal
EDUCATION is the pathway to enlightenment. This was the graduation message for St Gabriel’s Technical Secondary School’s grade 12 and grade 10 students, in Kiunga, Western, from principal Brother Johnson […]
Programme sets new focus
THE New Ireland government will be diverting the overseas scholarship component of its school subsidy programme to capacity building of the education institutions, particularly the high schools. Governor Sir Julius […]
Lack of funding hinders Fode centre’s operations in province
MOROBE flexible open distance education (Fode) centre in Lae is struggling without funding from the provincial government. The centre is yet to receive the K800,000 allocated in this year budget. […]
WITNESS
A senior magistrate and police in Lae have raised concerns over the increasing number of homemade weapons found in the settlements. It includes homemade guns, wire catapult, sling short and […]
Forex issue a concern
THIS relates to the commonly seen grievances from the business community, published in The National yesterday (Oct 29). The fact remains the same since 2017, when most of the business […]
Use proposed site for terminal
THE National government proposed section 8 allotment 16 for a new terminal site for Vanimo aerodrome in the 1970s. This allotment is located between the Works Department and weather station […]
Too far out from your job description
LAST week I was standing with a crowd of mothers and children at the 9-Mile market in Lae when a police vehicle stopped where I was. We were ordered not […]