Month: October 2021
NRI: Main agencies can put a smoother touch on elections
Three agencies expected to play roles for smooth elections next year are the Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs (DPLGA), the police and National Broadcasting Cooperation (NBC). According […]
Teachers await salary deal signing
By JINA AMBA A TEACHERS salary fixation agreement signed in 2016 for 2017-2019 has already expired and a new one needs to be signed, an official says. Papua New Guinea […]
Cocoa board staff support cancer awareness
STAFF of the Cocoa Board of PNG (CBPNG) office in Kokopo, East New Britain, have joined other organisations to support the PNG Cancer Foundation in raising awareness on cancer this […]
MP demands bomb report
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK NORTHERN Governor Gary Juffa has demanded from police a report on a clash between villagers which allegedly involved the use of World War II bombs and high […]
Dept sets date for tertiary selections
THE Department of High Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) has set Dec 21 to start selections for tertiary institutions next year. According to DHERST, the National Online Application System […]
Man held over rape of minor
POLICE have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Manus, commander Chief Insp David Yapu says. “The grade 5 schoolgirl was returning home after school when […]
Police condemn killings
POLICE in East Sepik reported three murders in Munji village, Yangoru-Saussia on Wednesday. According to provincial police commander Supt Albert Beli, a suspect from Kararau village, Angoram, entered a house […]
Man with homemade gun arrested after foot chase
POLICE arrested a man with a homemade gun in Port Moresby yesterday. National Capital District (NCD)/Central police said in a statement that the man was in a group of five […]
4 still missing, incident probed
THE four people who went missing on their way in a dinghy from Wewak to Manus last month have yet to be located or found, commander Supt Albert Beli says. […]
PX explains travel conditions
THE green vaccination card is not valid for international travel as it does not include either the person’s date of birth or their passport number, according to Air Niugini. Air […]