Day: November 22, 2019
Boy, 11, gets 4yrs for rape
By HEZRON KISING A JUDGE has sent to prison a juvenile, who raped a six-old-girl, to get him away from his peer group and give him a chance to undergo […]
Surprise over Borneo deal
By REBECCA KUKU HEALTH secretary Pascoe Kase told the PAC that he was surprised the contract to procure and supply medicines was awarded to Borneo Pacific Pharmaceutical Ltd (BPPL) in […]
There was a need to set up a logistics firm: Owner
LD Logistics Company (LDLC) was set up in 2007 by two friends and seven years later it secured a K25 million contract to deliver medicines and pharmaceutical drugs nationwide. LDLC […]
Contract to deliver drugs in NCD included ‘air freight’ costs
A K1.6m Government contract to distribute and deliver medicine in the National Capital District was awarded on a defective document that included air freight in its quotations, an inquiry heard. […]
Labour inducing drug distributed despite failing quality test
IN 2014, Misoprostol, a drug that helps induce labour for pregnant women, was distributed throughout Morobe despite failing the quality test, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard yesterday. National Department […]
ICAC Bill expected to be tabled
By HELEN TARAWA DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Davis Steven is expected to table the Organic Law on the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Bill in […]
PNG, Australia agree to bump up patrols to watch sea borders
THE Australian Border Force (ABF) and the PNG Customs Service (PNGCS) have agreed to increase the number of joint cross-border patrols along the PNG-Australia sea border next year. The increase […]
Uphold democracy in election, says judge
By HEZRON KISING PAPUA New Guinea is a democratic country and its laws place great emphasis on a free and fair election so any corrupt and improper practice in the […]
Perioperative nursing course should be separate
PERIOPERATIVE nursing should be a standalone course offered at the University of Papua New Guinea, says UPNG Nursing head of division Dr Nancy Buasi. Buasi told the Perioperative Nurses’ Society […]
Nurses discuss work ideas
THE Perioperative Nurses Society will hold its annual conference starting today with members from 10 provinces. Perioperative Nurses Society president Eunice Laim said the society had held a conference annually […]