Day: November 10, 2020
Govts agree to work on weapons disposal process
PRIME Minister James Marape and Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama have reaffirmed the need for continued work to finalise the weapons disposal process. The two agreed to secure economic investment for […]
B’ville leadership respected, focus set on self-determination
PRIME Minister James Marape has said the respect given to the leadership in Bougainville allows for more attention and focus for self-determination in the region. He said the preliminary focus […]
Invite public to bid for projects: Commission
THE National Procurement Commission (NPC) has urged the newly sworn in procurement committees to invite the public to bid for projects and award contracts less than K10 million to local […]
Power entities liable to checks
INDEPENDENT Power Producers (IPP) are subject to regular performance and contractual reviews, says PNG Power Ltd (PPL) managing director Flagon Bekker. Responding to queries from The National in regard to […]
Briefs
Covid-19 team deployed to Hela THE National Control Centre for coronavirus (Covid-19) response has deployed a team to Hela to support the provincial teams in case investigation, contact tracing and […]
Bird delivers budsticks
THE East Sepik government is using cocoa to empower rural people and remote communities as with earning power, Governor Allan Bird says. He wrote on his social media page that […]
Workshop receives 20 sewing machines
THE Numu Foundation has donated 20 sewing machines to help support the PNG Fashion and Design Week 13-day workshop in Goroka. Rosheila Tess Numu when presenting the sewing machines to […]
Communities thankful for water
SOME villages in Northern now have gravity-fed water supply installed by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) through USAid funding. The completion of the 8.3km water supply was made possible […]
Ame hands reports to Tambua
IN a rare handover ceremony, former Goroka MP Henry Ame officially handed over the Goroka district progressive reports to incoming MP Aiye Tambua in North Goroka on Friday. Ame said […]
PM: Fake news
Marape dismisses claim of split in coalition govt By HELEN TARAWA and MIRIAM ZARRIGA PRIME Minister James Marape is confident that the 90-plus MPs in his coalition government will remain […]