Day: December 6, 2021
School to roll out agriculture projects on potatoes
TAMBUL Secondary School in Tambul-Nebilyer, Western Highlands will be the first secondary school in the province to roll out agriculture projects, mostly focusing on potatoes, initiated by Governor Paias Wingti. […]
‘Fear of this vaccine is real’: How PNG’s Covid strategy went wrong
By Jo Chandler IN mid-October Dr Clement Malau, a Harvard-educated public health specialist and former secretary of the Papua New Guinea Health Department, was alarmed to discover he had gone […]
School names building after late chief ombudsman Manek
A building housing six classrooms built at a cost of K350,000 at a primary school in Morobe was named after the late former Chief Ombudsman Chronox Manek. Nawaeb chief executive […]
WITNESS
Workers from Strives Investment Ltd inspecting the damaged Pawaro bridge, in Mendo, Kagua-Erave, Southern Highlands. A reader has thanked their local MP for having the bridge renovated and road upgraded.
Dept to reward top pupils
By PETER WARI THE Hela Department of Education will reward its top-performing grade 10 and 12 students, director Ronny Angu says. Angu said those who scored highly in the national […]
Protect yourself, get vaccinated
I appeal to the prime minister, health minister and the pandemic controller to immediately consider: PUTTING in necessary measures and to enforce the immediate ban of visitors travelling in from […]
Uni preparing to teach Mandarin
THE University of Goroka (UOG) is preparing to teach Mandarin in the campus’ Confucius Centre next year, the university’s Somare Research Institute executive director Dr Jane Awi says. “The centre […]
Workshop to improve skills
ELEMENTARY school teachers in Kairuku, Central, attended a recent workshop to improve their teaching skills in order to provide a better quality of education. Central education official Mathew Arua said […]
Meli first grade 12 dux among pioneers at Kundu academy
LOMA Meli, from West New Britain, is the first grade 12 dux student of the Kundu International Academy (KIA) in Port Moresby. Meli was among four pioneer grade 12 students […]
National Budget is a disappointment
I watched both television broadcasts of Government’s 2022 Budget presentation by Treasurer Minister Ian Ling-Stuckey and this is what I have to say. This is the worst National Budget presentation […]