Day: September 9, 2021
Boost for Buk bilong Pikinini’s centres programme
A COMPANY has supported Buk bilong Pikinini literacy week programme with the stationary supplies to improve children literacy throughout the country. The Namba Wan Trophy Ltd (NWTL) Group donated pencils, […]
Over 54,000 people living with HIV
PAPUA New Guinea has 54,845 people living with HIV/AIDS with the fear of an increase in the coming National General Election period next year, says National AIDS Council Secretariat (NACS) […]
MP pledges to purchase scanning machine
A HELA MP has pledged to purchase a scanning machine for his district hospital after watching a drama performed by locals which depicted the hardship local women faced when giving […]
Emergency dept sees 120 patients per day: Doctor
THE Port Moresby General Hospital emergency department sees 120 patients per day, says a doctor. Acting coordinator emergency department Dr Duncan Sengiromo said this during the graduation of 65 staff […]
Hela has district doctors
Hela has moved ahead of other provinces by having residential doctors in all of its districts. This milestone was attained through partnerships between the Hela health authority, Komo-Margarima, Koroba-Kopiago and […]
Work underway to provide platform for children
WORK is underway for the National Capital District (NCD) to provide a positive platform for children, according to Governor Powes Parkop Parkop was responding to The National’s question yesterday regarding […]
Help youths, Yanis says
By PHOEBE GWANGILO THE National Office of the Child and Family Service director Simon Yanis says skilled youths on the streets making ends meet demands intervention programmes. Yanis said this […]
Police probe K681,300 for station
By ZACHERY PER POLICE fraud investigators are looking into payments totalling K681,300 made to a contractor to build a rural police station in Kerowagi, Chimbu, in 2016 where no work […]
Foundation donates books to school library
THE Digicel Foundation has donated more than 10 boxes of reading books to partner Tubusereia Primary School in Central recently to mark the International Literacy Day. Digicel Foundation chief executive […]
O’Neill: Protect our sovereignty
FORMER Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the country needs to protect its sovereignty and people and national security must not be compromised. O’Neill was responding to a statement this week […]