Day: August 13, 2020
One dead in village fight
ONE person has died and the other hospitalised after fighting between two factions at Bau village in the Morobe local level government (LLG) area of Huon Gulf over the weekend. […]
Process followed: Official
PNG Power Limited (PPL) board chairman Peter Nupiri says proper processes were followed in the appointment of Flagon Bekker as managing director (MD). Nupiri, in response to claims about Bekker’s […]
Hospital receives new equipment
THE Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) received lifesaving medical equipment from Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL). KPHL delivered six Nihon Khoden PVM-2701K-SK bedside monitors […]
Mothers raise funds to pay for children’s fees
A GROUP of women from Vunamami ward one in the Kokopo-Vunamami Urban local level government (KVULLG) of Kokopo area in East New Britain raised funds to pay school fees for […]
Passengers robbed of K20,000, 120kg vanilla beans and other belongings
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA A GROUP of passengers travelling into Maprik (East Sepik) from West Sepik were robbed of K20,000 in cash and 120kg of vanilla beans on Monday. According to […]
Sorcery commercialised: Bishop
By BRADLEY MARIORI SORCERY belief is being commercialised these days and people use it to make money, Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG (ELCPNG) head bishop Rev Dr Jack Urame says. […]
Specialists begin work
A TEAM of Australian medical specialists (AustMat) who are in the country to assist with the Government’s national response to Covid-19 have begun visiting sites and held briefings with local […]
Court case adjourned, gives time for interveners
A SUPREME Court application questioning whether the National Pandemic Act is consistent with the Constitution has been adjourned to next Tuesday to allow time for possible interveners to file applications. […]
PNG medical student stranded in Ghana
By GYNNIE KERO A 25-year-old medical student from Chimbu doing his medical internship in Ghana, West Africa, is stranded and needs about K20,000 to return home, his father Yoba Dame […]
District office taking shape, says contractor
THE new Gumine administration building is taking shape with the foundation of the double story building being laid. Bobby Silas, the construction manager, said Simbu Works inspected the completion of […]