Day: April 20, 2020
Briefs
Students urged to keep calm Autonomous Region of Bougainville students who are studying at the University of Goroka have been urged to remain calm during the Covid-19 pandemic. South Bougainville […]
MP calls for support
AGRICULTURE and Livestock Minister John Simon met with key agency heads in Goroka on Thursday to discuss food security during the Covid-19 state of emergency. He met with Fresh Produce […]
Briefs
Council to finalise details THE PNG Micro Small to Medium Enterprise (MSME) Council is working with the government to finalise details of the national government’s economic assistance to MSMEs throughout […]
Theresa given second chance
AN eight-hour walk to school and back may seem long to some, but Theresa Sara, it’s normal. For eight years, Sara, 36, from Gorari village, is a village health volunteer […]
Watch your health
By LULU MARK THE Covid-19 situation will cause stress and anxiety which can be managed, a doctor says. Dr Uma Ambi, the acting director of the Social Change and Mental […]
Call for help if you have health issue
By LULU MARK A DOCTOR has advised people to call the mental health hotline 79074944 if they are stressed or need to talk to someone about overbearing circumstances related to […]
Panic can be deadly: Doc
A DOCTOR in Enga is warning that panic caused by Covid-19 and the response to stop it from spreading can be deadlier than the virus itself. Kompiam District Hospital rural […]
Police seize drug, ’brew
By SYLVESTER WEMURU POLICE from Tangori police station in East Sepik on Saturday confiscated a large amount of marijuana and home-brewed liquor at Kwarip village in West Yangoru, Yangoru-Saussia. East […]
Abel calls for reassessment of state of emergency
IT is practically impossible for people who live in settlements and villages to practise social distancing or wash their hands with soap or sanitiser on a regular basis, an MP […]
Locals ready to supply food
GOILALA MP William Samb is now preparing to bring garden food from Goilala in Central to residents of Port Moresby. Samb, who is also the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, […]