Month: May 2021
Resourcing social workers helps protection: Official
RESOURCING social welfare workers will ensure that protection mechanisms such as the Lukautim Pikinini Act are fully implemented, says United Nations resident coordinator Gianluca Rampolla. Rampolla also said it was […]
PM thanks people working in rural areas
Prime Minister James Marape has thanked public servants and church workers working in rural areas for serving the people. Marape thanked church workers in Simbai who serve the Middle Ramu […]
Abandoned casino at Boroko not approved project: NGCB chairman
THE abandoned 4-Mile Casino Hotel project in Port Moresby is not an approved project, National Gaming and Control Board (NGCB) chairman Clemence Kanau says. “The project was never sanctioned by […]
Police detectives complete skills training
POLICE detectives completed a week-long training workshop aimed at sharpening and maximising their investigative skills on sexual offences, according to National Capital District (NCD)/Central commander and Asst Comm of Police […]
NCD’s fox unit stops robbery
A MAN’S trauma quickly turned to relief when police intervened and chased four armed suspects who were about to rob him at Erima in Port Moresby on Friday. Police, in […]
No immunity for constitutional institutions’ employees: Court
By KARO JESSE A RECENT Supreme Court ruling has confirmed that those employed by constitutional institutions like the Electoral Commission (EC) are not immune to prosecution in the event that […]
Multilateral action needed to vaccinate world, says EU
CLOSELY coordinated multilateral action is needed to ensure the entire world’s population is vaccinated by the middle of next year to prevent further health and economic impacts, particularly in developing […]
Health workers in Highlands train to treat Covid-19
HEALTH workers in the Highlands – Eastern Highlands, Chimbu, Jiwaka, Western Highlands, Enga, Hela and Southern Highlands – will be trained to treat and swab Covid-19, non-governmental organisation Touching The […]
Need to close vaccination gap to avoid ‘vaccine apartheid’
THERE is a need to close the vaccination gap between the advanced economies and developing countries to avoid ‘vaccination apartheid’, an official says. European Union representative for foreign affairs and […]
Official: Stop wasting time, education
SMALL and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) Corporation managing director Petrus Ralda says the unemployed should stop wasting their time, education and talent. “There are many business opportunities that they can venture […]