Day: April 23, 2020
Board seeks to review decision
By KARO JESSE THE chairman of the Oil Palm Industry Corporation (Opic), Stuart Tatauro, and its board have filed an urgent application seeking a judicial review of a decision by […]
Foundation helps Park’s project with equipment
THE Sir Brian Bell Foundation has thrown its support behind the Port Moresby Nature Park’s trees for life project by sponsoring equipment to ensure its success. The equipment includes weed […]
Woman tests positive
A WOMAN in Eastern Highlands has been tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the eighth confirmed case so far in the country. State of Emergency Controller David Manning said the […]
Committee keeping track of Covid-19
A SEVEN-member parliamentary committee on emergency will recommend to Parliament during its June 2 sitting whether the Covid-19 state of emergency should be extended. Committee chairman Robert Naguri, the Bogia […]
Hospital facing funding crisis
By LULU MARK THE Laloki Public Psychiatric Hospital (LPPH) has stopped admitting new patients due to funding crisis, staff says. LPPH clinical nursing supervisor Jeffery Alphonse told The National yesterday […]
Association opens facility for potential Covid-19 patients
By SAMUEL BARIASI AN isolation facility for potential Covid-19 patients is now open at the Filipino Association of PNG (FAPNG) clubhouse in Gordon, Port Moresby. The facility of 50 rooms […]
Detained for breaching curfew
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK A FEMALE police officer has been detained for allegedly driving a Government vehicle after curfew while under the influence in Port Moresby, says a police official. Officer […]
Covid-19 checkpoint set up at Kassam Pass
By ZACHERY PER THE Covid-19 checkpoint at Kassam Pass section of the Highlands Highway that borders Morobe and Eastern Highlands was launched on Tuesday. The main purpose of checkpoint was […]
Safety concerns raised
By HELEN TARAWA POLICE Union president Lowa Tambua says the frontline workers, including disciplinary forces, are putting their health at risk by not having the proper personal protective equipment (PPE). […]
Food shortage at border villages
VILLAGERS along the PNG-Indonesian border are now facing a food shortage after being stopped from buying food in Indonesia, local businessman Andrew Kelly says. “Villages such as Bula, Mari, Jarai […]