Month: February 2020
Churches called to do more awareness on sexual violence
CHURCHES should be engaged in doing more awareness on child protection to help families and others to become aware of their responsibility towards children, a church head says. Evangelical […]
EHP gives K100,000 to China for virus
EASTERN Highlands Governor Peter Numu presented a cheque for K100,000 to China to help combat coronavirus (Covid-19) in a small ceremony at the Chinese embassy in Port Moresby yesterday. Numu […]
Konga’s call to ban vessels refused
GAZELLE MP and Health and HIV-AIDS Minister Jelta Wong has refused to support the call by East New Britain Governor Nakikus Konga to declare a temporary ban on all foreign […]
Clear decision needed for tourism
THE PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (PNG TPA) wants a clear single decision to be implemented from the national level down to the provincial governments when dealing with the coronavirus. PNG […]
Dept receives boats from firm
FOUR fibre glass banana boats (23ft long) with 60 horsepower outboard motors and trailers were received by the Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs (DPLGA) secretary Dickson Guina from […]
Court imposes curfew on teen
By JAMES GUMUNO THE Mt Hagen District Court has imposed a five o’clock curfew on a teenager at the request of his mother who said she wanted to keep her […]
PM: Govt focuses on public service reform
THE Government’s key priority is to reform the public service with the intention of making Waigani flatter, thinner and leaner. Marape, on arrival from a state visit to New Zealand, […]
Concern raised over ‘lost land’
PLANS on the development of land owned by Central became a heated topic during a debate in Port Moresby on Wednesday. The discussion followed a presentation done by the provincial […]
‘Cancel contract’
Abau MP Sir Puka Temu wants Central Provincial Assembly chairman and Governor Robert Agarobe to cancel a contract awarded to build a new administrative office for Abau district because it […]
Work on highway underway
A severely damaged section of the Madang-Ramu highway is undergoing major reconstruction initiated by the country’s nickel/cobalt mine developer, the Ramu NiCo Management. This vital transportation road link experienced a […]