Day: September 8, 2020
NID office lacks funding
By PATRICIA KEAMO THE Civil Identity and Registry (CIR) office wants to set up regional offices with printing machines to process national identity (NID) cards but the money question remains. […]
Public servants urged to get NID cards
THE Civil Identity and Registry (CIR) office is urging public servants who are yet to register to have their national identity (NID) cards processed. Registrar general Noel Mobiha said CIR […]
MP calling for proper planning
KANDEP MP Alfred Manase has urged relevant government departments to have proper plans for urban and rural districts and towns. Manase recently told Parliament that the issue of the acquisition […]
Niningi focuses on power project to light up district
IMBONGGU MP Pila Niningi says he wants to light up his district through roll out of electrification projects to complement other developments taking place in sectors such as education and […]
Kipefa calls to address discrepancies within system
OBURA-WONENARA MP Mehrra Kipefa says there are some discrepancies with the integrated financial management system (IFMS) which needs to be addressed. Kipefa, who raised the question during a grievance debate […]
Abel urges govt to beef up boundaries commission
THE electoral boundaries commission (EBC) needs to be operational to allow for new electorates to be approved allowing for the fairer distribution of funds such as the district services improvement […]
Road maintenance project to boost agro sector once completed
PEOPLE in Dei, Western Highlands, using the Eng-Muglamp Road, will soon be travelling on a sealed road, Dei development authority (DDA) chief executive officer Batamai Tipi says. Tipi said the […]
No help for prostitutes
By REBECCA KUKU THE Community Development and Religion Department will not support prostitution or protect sex workers after one was gang-raped, beaten black and blue and left to die on […]
Govt urged to revisit law
By REBECCA KUKU THE PNG Trade Union Congress (PNGTUC) wants the Government to revisit the laws on sex work and prostitution. Congress president John Paska’s response came after The National […]
Left at the mercy of sea
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK POLICE have arrested three people for allegedly abandoning their relatives on a reef in shark-infested waters and escaping with their dinghy filled with beche-de-mers in Milne Bay, […]