Day: April 21, 2020
Passengers required to fill form
PASSENGERS travelling on domestic Air Niugini flights will be required to complete an application form to get approval before checking-in for flights, the airline said. In a statement, the airline […]
MP calls on authorities to close track
SOHE MP Henry Amuli wants State of Emergency controller David Manning and police and health ministers to close off Kokoda Track. Amuli made the call following reports of huge numbers […]
Briefs
Foreign exchange important BANK South Pacific chief executive officer Robin Fleming says the Bank of Papua New Guinea has provided foreign exchange interventions over the past month and, most recently, […]
District to subsidise freight
BULOLO, where PNG’s first Covid-19 case had been detected, has taken strategic action to subsidise air freight of all essential store goods and supplies to reach shops in Morobe’s remote […]
Flood washes away gardens, foot bridges
By ELIAS LARI FOOD gardens and four traditional foot bridges at River Walta in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands, were washed away by flash flooding following heavy rain last Tuesday. A […]
Books praised for their ‘illumination of life’
POET Michael Dom’s two latest books are being praised for their illumination of life in Papua New Guinea and as a “treasure chest of a special type of poetry”. The […]
Giving rather than receiving
RECEIVING gifts on birthdays is a common practice for anyone turning a year older, but for Samuel Tam, it’s the opposite. Friday (April 17) was his 72nd birthday which coincided […]
Education never stops for Imbi
IMBI Jeffery Tagune believes that education opens doors to various opportunities in life and is key to a person’s wellbeing. “The strong desire to learn propelled me to overcome many […]
Schools to reopen
SCHOOLS are to resume classes on Monday, and “limited” international flights to also start later next week, as State of Emergency Controller David Manning partially lifts restrictions. “Schools will be […]
PNG needs to start big projects: Bank
By SHIRLEY MAULUDU THE implementation of the new multi-billion kina resource projects such as the Papua LNG and Wafi-Golpu will positively impact the country’s external balance of payments, according to […]