Day: November 21, 2019
Thanks for the memories
Hello there and welcome to the 35th and final edition of my comments in Coach’s Corner in your favourite rugby league newspaper — The National. This paper has been our […]
PNG travel to Aust for volleyball tournament
THE national women team (Amoa) travelled to Canberra yesterday to compete in the Australia Neighborhood Volleyball as part of their preparations for the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands. […]
Nines tourney eyes more teams
ORGANISERS of the Sportz Events Southern Nines have increased the slots for teams interested to compete in the Dec 8-12 tournament at the Oil Search National Football Stadium. The country’s […]
CRU plans to host 7s annually
THE Capital Rugby Union (CRU) is looking at hosting its sevens tournament as an annual event and not just a one-off, says tournament director Paul Joseph. CRU hosted its first […]
Board dropped Post PNG
By REBECCA KUKU PNG Postal Service with offices in 20 of the 22 provinces in the country was dropped by the Central Supply and Tenders Board (CSTB) after receiving a […]
Firm says only one batch of supplies delivered
A LOGISTICS company has revealed that only one batch out of the three annual supply of medicines and pharmaceutical drugs was delivered this year, last month. South Pacific Pharmaceutical (the […]
Vaccine stops outbreak: Doc
THE integrated measles-rubella vaccine administered in the last round of the nationwide polio campaign prevented a measles outbreak in PNG which neighbouring countries currently have, an official says. The World […]
Committee to find out why Parl facilities not maintained
THE Public Accounts Committee will inquire into parliament services for failing to maintain parliament facilities. Chairman Sir John Pundari told a press conference yesterday that the committee wanted to “ascertain […]
Protection system lacking
By SAMUEL BARIASI PAPUA New Guinea does not have a sustainable child protection system because the required institutions are yet to be fully established, National Office of Child and Family […]
Budget on main agenda when Parliament resumes
THE 2020 Budget will be on the main agenda when Parliament resumes on Tuesday. Acting Clerk of Parliament Kala Aufa told The National that the session is expected for two […]