Day: June 2, 2021
Partnership for bank agent to set up at market
THE Lae market management and MiBank have formalised a partnership through the signing of an agreement to have a bank agent stationed at market. The memorandum of agreement was signed […]
Minister notes decline in nurses
NURSE numbers in Papua New Guinea have been in decline and there is an urgent need to address the shortage and build capacity in the health sector, a Government minister […]
Infrastructure for education remains key priority: MP
NIPA Kutubu MP Jeffery Komal says providing infrastructure for quality education for children in remote areas remains a key priority and challenge. “The district development authority (DDA) is focused on […]
Local ward setting up cop shop
A LOCAL ward in Chimbu’s Kerowagi and the provincial government are setting up a police station using cargo containers, to increase police presence for better and effective law and order […]
Church plans to develop land
THE removal of squatters and illegal tenants from land owned by the Evangelical Lutheran church of PNG (ELCPNG) in Nagada, Madang, has been completed and the church is now set […]
Two schools receive 2,000 library books from company
TWO schools have received 2,000 library books donated by NiuPower Ltd in a week. Boera and Porebada primary schools received the donations on Monday and last Thursday respectively. The books, […]
District helps students with tuition fees
STUDENTS from Madang’s Sumkar attending higher learning institutions will receive help with their tuition fees, thanks to the district development authority (DDA). The Sumkar school fee subsidy programme roll-out began […]
Kickboxer given K1,000 fine
By ZEDAIAH KANAU PAPUA New Guinea kickboxing champion Rickson Yamo has been fined K1,000 in default three months jail for failing to follow lawful police instructions after a road accident […]
K500 fine for crashing vehicle
SENIOR Const Tau Naliga, who is attached to the police commissioner’s office, was yesterday fined K500 by the Waigani Traffic Court for crashing an unmarked police vehicle on a public […]
Police catch murder suspect
POLICE in Madang have caught a suspect alleged to have been involved in the murder of a grade 11 student of Holy Spirit Secondary School in Bogia on Monday. Provincial […]