Day: May 13, 2020
Meninga eyes NRL ambition
Kumuls forward keeping it simple as he pushes for first-grade berth By PARKER TAMBUA TOWNSVILLE Blackhawks recruit Moses Meninga says he is eager to learn from his senior teammates while […]
Skills training
Do we dare to dream as the curve starts to flatten and the light at the end of the tunnel begins to appear? The lack of cases of this horrible […]
Preparations on hold
By PARKER TAMBUA PAPUA New Guinea’s preparations for the Singapore Series and the Oceania qualifiers for Under-21 Netball World Cup have been put on hold following the deferral of the […]
Pole becomes better goalkeeper during champions league
HEKARI United’s Ismael Pole says he has become a better goalkeeper despite the club bowing out in the group stage of the Oceania Football Confederation Champions League in February. The […]
Starting comps defend on observing health rules
KICKING off Southern competitions will depend on the capacity of following strict health protocols during the Covid-19 state of emergency, says a Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) official. […]
Alleged assault on police officer by soldiers ‘resolved’
POLICE Commissioner David Manning says the assault on a police officer allegedly by off-duty soldiers which led to his death had been “resolved” by the two disciplined forces. In his […]
Province beefs up security along borders
SECURITY along the borders of East New Britain have been beefed up, says provincial police commander Snr Insp Joseph Tabali. He said this was especially along the New Britain Highway […]
K600mil goes to health, economy
The National Executive Council has allocated K600mil out of the K5.7 billion coronavirus economic stimulus package for the health, security and economic sectors. Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey said K280 million of […]
Briefs
Containment phase The Kiunga Hospital in Western is in containment phase – conducting preparedness and triaging on everybody entering the hospital. The provincial health authority office told The National that […]
Sector losing money, govt losing taxes, says Sir Peter
MADANG businessman Sir Peter Barter is concerned that many people in the private sector will not be able to pay tax this year because of the state of emergency, which […]