Day: November 7, 2019
Give us a fair deal: Official
THE Government spent so much money over the years purchasing vehicles for police, health and other departments but did little to empower district education services in rural areas, a district […]
Curriculum to be rolled out in schools
SCHOOLS in the Kagua-Erave district of Southern Highlands will be rolling out the standard based curriculum (SBC) starting next Monday. During the launching of the curriculum at Kagua station on […]
Teacher diverts water bill funds for school’s debts
By JIMMY KALEBE A TEACHER in charge of an elementary school in Lae has diverted funds allocated to pay water bills to pay the school’s debts. Milfordhaven Road Elementary School […]
Delivery of services ‘challenging’
DELIVERY of basic goods and services is difficult to geographically-isolated and remote villages and communities, the Government acknowledges. Esa’ala district in Milne Bay is no exception. It consists of several […]
‘Cane art’ supporting villagers
ULADU villagers from Balimo in Western are earning a steady income from locally-made cane furniture after struggling for some time to find a market for their products. Saida Stiggy Lalela, […]
Thousands attend film festival
MORE than 1,000 people attended the 10th annual PNG Human Rights Film Festival’s final screening for the year as an integrated part of the 16th National Kenu and Kundu Festival […]
Bank supports agriculture show with K5,000
AGRICULTURE continues to play an integral role in developing the economy and local businesses in the country. Such was the motivation behind Bank South Pacific’s (BSP) support of K5,000 to […]
Festival to promote agriculture, traditions in province
By GYNNIE KERO EAST Sepik will host a festival this month aimed at promoting agriculture and traditional practices from its six districts. Provincial culture and agriculture show committee member Chris […]
Tapa-Tattoo show to display culture, heritage
By HELEN TARAWA TUFI Station in Ijivtari district, Northern will host the Tapa-Tattoo cultural show this weekend. The show, launched last year, is expected to attract tourists. Telikom PNG donated […]
Kung fu fighting
By MARJORIE FINKEO IT was like a Bruce Lee kung fu (Chinese martial arts) fighting movie scene at the Jackson Airport on Sunday evening – and it was real. A […]