Day: March 18, 2020
Young Mary stuns with oratory skills
By ZACHERY PER MARY Valentine Geglua speaks English so eloquently that she can be mistaken by those who do not know her as a school girl from overseas. When she […]
Steven sells to survive in the big city
By BERRY DINGHAN STEVEN Tumau does not mind being the only man sitting among the women vendors in Waigani. It is a matter of survival for him in the big […]
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Mini-budget A little bird whispered yesterday that there will be a major announcement this week on the realignment of the 2020 budget to cater for the coronavirus response plan. Stay […]
Be animators, says priest
TEACHERS should be animators of youths, a priest says. Father Ambrose Pereira, the social communications secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference told participants at a youth animation seminar in Port […]
Partnership delivers dormitories, quarters to uni
THE Divine Word University (DWU) in Madang has been provided two fully-furnished student dormitories and seven staff quarters funded by the PNG-Australia partnership incentive fund. The K7 million worth infrastructure […]
Donor agency presents 6,000 text books to schools
A PRIMARY school in Jimi, Jiwaka, has received 6,000 text books on mathematics and science from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The text books also include the teachers’ guides. […]
Programme gets K50,000 for literacy
THEODIST has donated K50,000 to Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) to assist its work in promoting literacy and providing quality reading books to children. The donation is part of the company’s […]
Youth council system to represent all youths, says official
UNEMPLOYED university and college graduates can raise their concerns and grievances through their provincial, district and local level government youth councils representatives. Director-general of National Youth Development Authority Joe Itaki […]
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A vehicle was bogged in the middle of the busy Taurama road creating a hazard and risking the lives of motorists. The road is linked to Magi Highway and is […]
Gas deposit found
PAPUA New Guinea is a country rich in mineral resources. Some of these minerals have been discovered and are being extracted by mines, but a few are yet to be […]