Day: December 3, 2020
Police say local youths held up two vehicles
A RECENT armed holdup at the Patep section of the Bulolo Highway last week Wednesday resulted in a 15-seater bus and its crew losing cash and other properties, according to […]
Convict pleads guilty to possessing marijuana in prison
A CONVICTED prisoner in Lae’s Buimo jail has pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow. Bobby Simon, 24, from West Sepik, appeared before […]
Grading set for new teachers
ALL graduating students from teachers colleges in Papua New Guinea should have a grade point average (GPA) of 2.4 and above in order to become a teacher, an educationist says. […]
School curriculum should be standardised: Official
THE current curriculum used by many technical and vocational schools in the country is inadequate and should be standardised, says an official. Wilson Garu from the Education Department’s Technical and […]
Over 10,000 vacant positions
THE Papua New Guinea Teaching Service Commission has more than 10,000 vacant positions across the nation, says TSC commissioner operations Maini Ugaia. Speaking at the 55th pre-service graduation for the […]
Buk Bilong Pikinini using structure to build children up
WHILE the Morobe government is talking about implementing early childhood learning in schools in the province, Buk Bilong Pikinini implemented the 3-6-6 structure nearly a decade ago in Morobe, says […]
Lack of funds slows probe into Northern shootout
FINANCIAL constraints have slowed investigations into how police officers were involved in a shootout in Northern that involved a commander of a mobile squad in Morobe and a taskforce in […]
Court dismisses appeal
THE Waigani National Court has dismissed an appeal by the PNG Sustainable Development Programme Ltd (PNGSDPL) against a decision by Minister for Lands and Physical Planning John Rosso to forfeit […]
Merger now flowing
By HELEN TARAWA WORK on merging state-owned Water PNG and Eda Ranu is continuing. Gazettal of the revised Water PNG Bill and the repeal of the Eda Ranu Bill on […]
Six months’ jail for possessing bullets
THE Lae District Court has sentenced a man who previously served a four-month sentence to another six months’ jail for possession of live ammunition. Magistrate Isaac Tjipet told Andrew Simon, […]