Day: February 3, 2020
No advice from Health Dept to wear masks, says St John
THE St John Ambulance PNG says there is no advice from the Health Department for people to wear respiratory masks. It made this known on its Facebook page on Friday […]
Firm stops Chinese workers from going home
THE Ramu NiCo management (MCC) Ltd has temporarily stopped its Chinese employees from travelling home for their leave because of the coronavirus outbreak. Vice-president of Ramu NiCo, Wang Baowen, said […]
Students at Wuhan still waiting for govt help
By REBECCA KUKU THE 21 PNG students stranded in Wuhan City where the coronavirus was first detected are still waiting for the Government to help them. They have also been […]
Three deaths over fish sale
A MAN’s refusal to pay for fish he ate at a market in Madang has led to three deaths, six houses torched as tension remains high in Bogia. This was […]
Health Dept to seek funding for thermal equipment
THE Health Department will seek funding from Cabinet to buy thermal surveillance equipment to screen people at airports and sea ports for any symptom of the coronavirus. Acting Health Secretary […]
Couple arrested following death of uni centre director
By SYLVESTER WEMURU WEWAK police arrested a man and his wife for the murder of East Sepik University Centre director John Gillichuku on Thursday. East Sepik commander Supt Albert Beli […]
Police separate fighting settlers at bus stop, call to bring suspects forward
POLICE in Lae dispersed a group of settlers who were fighting among themselves at the 2-Mile bus stop last Tuesday. According to Lae police, its policemen were patrolling along the […]
Supreme court dismisses retrenched soldiers case
PNG Defence Force soldiers began evicting families of 80 retrenched soldiers at Murray Barracks after the Supreme Court dismissed their court case that filed over 20 years ago. Soldiers carrying […]
Nepotism a problem: PM
By HELEN TARAWA PRIME Minister James Marape says there are too many wantok and friends employed in the public service, making it difficult to assess their performance. Marape told public […]
Marape launches work plans for departments
PRIME Minister James Marape on Friday launched the 2020 annual operational plans for government departments and state agencies. The launch coincided with the annual public service dedication service at the […]