Day: December 3, 2019
Students should stop chewing
CHILDREN who chew betel nut score lower grades in school as it impairs the brain’s developments, an education specialist says. PNG Partnership Fund secretariat Catherine Johnston said students who chew […]
Art exhibition helps to enhance students’ creativity
GRADES one and two students of the Koroboro International School in Port Moresby held a week-long art exhibition where they displayed what they had learnt in their art class during […]
Student dedicates success to God
GRADE 10 dux Pim Watep of Kui Wamp Nga High School who topped the class in all seven subjects has dedicated his success to God. Watep came first in English, […]
Director tells of bribe, threats
By REBECCA KUKU A COMPANY managing director told an inquiry yesterday how a Health Department official, who was paid only K20,000 of the K70,000 he demanded, stalled payments to the […]
Appointment of chairman queried
By REBECCA KUKU THE Public Accounts Committee yesterday queried the appointment as board chairman of a hospital the chairman-owner of a company supplying medicine to the Health Department. Committee chairman […]
Hospital out of drugs for 10 months
By Rebecca Kuku THE Kaugere Urban Clinic in Port Moresby has been facing a shortage of medicine for more than 10 months, forcing it to buy supplies from pharmacies and […]
All is meaningless without peace: Parkop
NATIONAL Capital District Governor Powes Parkop says without peace and reconciliation in communities, all services and infrastructure developments are meaningless. Speaking at the switching on of Christmas lights at Waigani […]
College hosts end-of-year parade to close financial year
PAPUA New Guinea Defence and Joint Forces College personnel at Igam Barracks in Lae on Friday hosted an end-of-year parade to close the financial year like last year, Lt-Col Joe […]
Kidnapped students, staff freed
FIFTEEN Margarima Secondary School students and five teachers were kidnapped on Sunday morning and held captive for just under 24 hours. The hostages were freed unharmed at night following successful […]
Commission announces completion of polling
THE Bougainville Referendum Commission (BRC) announced the completion of polling across all 829 locations, with the remaining three regional centres close at 6pm today. Chief referendum officer Mauricio Claudio said […]