A JUVENILE appeared in the Lae District Court charged with being in possession of an explosive (hand grenade) which he allegedly had in a bag last week. The 15-year-old from […]

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has urged people to wash their hands for 20 seconds at midday today to mark Handwashing Day. Unicef’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) sector, […]

A POLICE prosecutor has asked a district court in Lae to adjourn a case involving an Australian expatriate after his lawyer did not consult the prosecutions to withdraw the case […]

A MAN alledgedly involved in the killing of another, appeared at the Waigani Committal Court yesterday before Magistrate Paul Nii who adjourned the case. Ikwaro Maona, of Rigo, Central, was […]

A PETITION from the public transport vehicle owners and the people of Maprik, Wosera-Gawi, Ambunti-Dreikikir in West Sepik and Nuku in West Sepik was accepted by East Sepik Governor Allan […]

AN INITIATIVE aimed to increase the number of skilled workers in the country by growing Papua New Guinea’s technical, vocational education and training (Tvet) sector has been launched. It will […]

CONNECTING Karamui district in Chimbu with two roads has been long overdue, Gumine MP Nick Kuman says. Kuman said the roads under construction were from Salt-Nomane to Karamui and from […]

FINANCE secretary Dr Ken Ngangan has assured MPs that a counterfeit cheque will be detected by the system and procedural controls set in place by his department. Dr Ngangan made […]

THE Central government will subsidise fees for its tertiary and high school students this year, says Governor Robert Agarobe. Agarobe said this week that this would include K3 million for […]

Ex-governor dead FORMER Western Highlands governor Brian Kindi Lawi was laid to rest at his Pulgimb village, outside Mt Hagen last week. Lawi died at the age of 65 and […]