Day: July 13, 2021
Applications for volunteers open
PAPUA New Guineans interested in becoming volunteers to help deliver basic government services in communities around the country can now apply online via National Volunteer Service (NVS) website or Facebook […]
Call for govt agencies to partner volunteer service
By PHOEBE GWANGILO A SENIOR official from the National Volunteer Services (NVS) is calling on government agencies to partner them to reach rural communities. Programmes director Jacquelyn Krewanty said NVS […]
Minister wants boundaries reviewed
CONFUSION with the electoral boundaries between Lae, Huon-Gulf and Nawaeb in Morobe has posed administration challenges, a minister says. Lands and Physical Planning Minister John Rosso said currently, they had […]
Tewai-Siassi people want electorate split into two
SOME people in Tewai-Siassi, Morobe, want their district split into two electorates. This was revealed during an Electoral Boundaries Commission public consultation meeting in Lae yesterday. Local Billy Amakua told […]
Dept, Morobe to work towards having ward record book system
THE Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs will be working closely with the Morobe administration to establish and roll out the ward record book system in the province. This […]
Namah: Seize opportunities, make a difference for country
OPPOSITION Leader Belden Namah says individuals can make the difference for a nation if they seize the opportunities that are within their grasp. “You and the nation will be left […]
Committee wants more action
THE Special Parliamentary Committee on gender-based violence (GBV) wants more action from the Government as GBV cases rise nationwide, committee chairman Charles Abel says. “One of the most pressing issues […]
MP announces radio coverage for Namatanai
THE people of New Ireland’s Namatanai will, for the first time since independence, be able to access news and updates through radio coverage, local MP Walter Schnaubelt says. Schnaubelt, who […]
Maintain high standards: Toropo
PAPUA New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) chief Major-General Gilbert Toropo says the way forward for the army is for commanders to maintain high standards at all times. “The senior leadership […]
Councillor installs lights
MT Hagen urban local level government (LLG) ward eight councillor Michael Nita has installed security lights at almost every PNG Power pylon in his ward following a spate of rape, […]