Day: February 4, 2020
PNGRFL 7th annaul meeting to elect new board chairman
By JACK AMI THE Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League seventh annual meeting will see 30 affiliated leagues elect a new board chairman next month at the National Football Stadium […]
School reopens after fight 17 months ago
PARENTS and children are celebrating the re-opening of the Salamaua Primary School in Huon Gulf district, Morobe, after it was closed 17 months ago because of a fight. Officials from […]
‘Teachers’ appointment done on merit’
By JAMES GUMUNO APPOINTMENT of teachers in Enga are done “on merit” following set processes and guidelines, provincial education adviser Rowintina Was says. He was responding to a warning by […]
Marape encourages PNG students in China not to travel
PRIME Minister James Marape has encourage Papua New Guinea students in Wuhan City and other parts of China not to travel. Marape said the Government was in constant talks with […]
Cut backlog of cases: CJ
By ZEDAIAH KANAU CHIEF Justice Sir Gibbs Salika has urged members of the legal fraternity to come up with new strategies to minimise the number of pending cases before the […]
More efficiency sought from judges
JUDGES need to spend more time in court so that cases are dealt with quickly, says Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika. Sir Gibbs, addressing the legal year opening in Port […]
Hospital’s ancillary staff receive uniforms
FORTY-ONE hygiene and facility staff of the Goroka Provincial Hospital received new uniforms from the Eastern Highlands health authority (EHPHA) recently. Hospital manager Dr Michael Dokup, when receiving the uniforms, […]
Health official: Cancer registry needed for updated statistics, data
THE exact trend of the spread of cancer in the country is unknown because there is no cancer registry, a health official says. Port Moresby General Hospital chief executive officer […]
Surrender, fugitive told
POLICE have given police fugitive Evera Kivovia until Sunday to surrender or police will come after him, police policing officer in-charge Insp Robert Wane says. First Const Kivovia, accused of […]
Budget passed
THE K484 million Morobe government budget, which focuses on rural development, was passed at the Tutumang Haus in Lae yesterday. All members of the house present during the budget meeting […]