Day: June 25, 2020
Five hundred citizens still stranded abroad, official reveals
FIVE hundred Papua New Guineans are still stranded overseas due to the Covid-19 restrictions, an official says. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) acting deputy secretary operations John […]
Govt brings home 82 citizens from NZ, Australia
EIGHTY-TWO Papua New Guinean citizens returned to the country from Australia and New Zealand on June 16 following a repatriation exercise carried out by the Government. Out of that number, […]
Manning urges people to drink responsibly
NATIONAL Pandemic Controller and Police Commissioner David Manning has urged people to drink alcohol responsibly. Comm Manning made the call following five deaths in Port Moresby last weekend which he […]
Facilities need urgent attention
Rural health facilities in East New Britain have faced legacy issues and needs attention, the provincial health authority says. The Gaulim rural health centre in Inland Baining local level government […]
Emergency ward ready for patients
THE accidents and emergency (A&E) wing of the Highlands Regional Hospital in Goroka will now take in patients. Provincial health authority chief executive officer Dr Joseph Apa said the new […]
Firm donates suits to department
KUMUL Petroleum Holdings Ltd (KPHL) donated body suits (coveralls) and infrared thermometers to the Health Department last week. KPHL managing director Wapu Sonk said this was part of the organisation’s […]
Water, sanitation projects built to contain coronavirus: MP
By HELEN TARAWA WATER and sanitation projects are being built in districts to address hygiene and health issues and avoid the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), an MP says. Moresby […]
School inspector calls for justice over young teacher’s death
A SCHOOL inspector is calling for justice following the death of a young teacher. Yangoru-Saussia school inspectors Magdalene Kambaki made the call last week during the funeral of 26-year-old Enoch […]
Institutes urged to work together
By ZEDAIAH KANAU TRAINING institutions must lift their standards by working together in order to give a better platform for students, NCD Governor Powes Parkop says. Parkop made the comment […]
EC ‘failure’ called out
By KARO JESSE A COURT was told that the PNG Electoral Commission’s failure to prevent a candidate convicted of rape from contesting the Madang provincial seat in the 2017 general […]