Day: November 5, 2020
Prisons need mental workers
By LULU MARK MENTAL health nurses are needed at all the prisons in the country because of the increase in the number of detainees with mental health issues, an official […]
Madang students from the Philippines set to go home
MORE than 100 students from the six districts in Madang will return home and put to practice what they have learnt in the Philippines. The 106 students consisting 15 female […]
Chamber demands answers on allocated tourism funds
A CONCERN has been raised by the East New Britain Chamber of Commerce regarding the K20 million tourism funding that was given to the provincial government in 2015. President David […]
President: Mismanagement, corruption affecting SMEs
THE main issues currently facing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are corruption and financial mismanagement at the national level which is creating an environment that is not conducive to business, […]
O’Neill thanks Pruaitch for clarifications
IALIBU-Pangia MP Peter O’Neill has thanked National Alliance Party Leader Patrick Pruaitch for clarifying the origins of the Solwara One project as the Somare government and said it was left […]
Maritime authority to set up in Kimbe
Transport Minister William Samb says the National Maritime and Safety Authority (NMSA) will be setting up an office in Kimbe, West New Britain (WNB) to oversee operations in the New […]
Director: K2mil annual funding not enough to maintain facilities
THE PNG Defence Force gets K2 million yearly in their recurrence budget for urgent repairs and maintenance of facilities but it is not enough, its engineering director says. Lt Col […]
Grade eight exams end today
A TOTAL of 263 grade eight students from Amba Demonstration Primary School sat for their exams on Monday. They were among 130,000 grade eight students from 3,400 primary schools who […]
Sale of bilums, baskets helps Angela
A WOMAN says money from the daily sales of her bilums and baskets is more than enough to meet her households and daily needs. Angela Steven, of Ponowi in Ialibu, […]
Address constraints: Teachers
TEACHERS in the remote Gimi area of Okapa, Eastern Highlands, are yet to receive their disadvantage allowances, with new teachers still waiting to be inspected for registration. The teachers from […]