Day: January 6, 2022
Handouts damaging to growth
NORTH Fly MP James Donald has told his people that handouts are impediments to the country’s development. “To win favour with the voters, you simply feed them, become a warehouse […]
Leaders pay respect to Akoitai
FOR an hour, the casket of Central Bougainville MP Sam Akoitai laid in state in the Grand Hall of Parliament House. He was remembered by all who paid their respects […]
Schools, health facilities and churches in Tari received funding
ALL schools, health facilities and churches in Tari-Pori, Hela, received funding from the district development authority (DDA) to improve their infrastructures toward the end of last year. Schools received K100,000 […]
Strengthening governance will promote development: Wong
STRENGTHENING governance at the district level will promote economic development, Gazelle MP Jelta Wong says. He was speaking at the Gazelle development authority’s first meeting of the year in their […]
Funding needed to start work
PAPUA New Guinea’s Government departments and agencies can be connected to a database which records all its employees’ personal data in order for easy access and verification for a range […]
Processing of NID cards continues, Mobiha says
PROCESSING of National Identification (NID) cards will continue as the department tries to meet its targets in completing registrations, acting registrar-general Noel Mobiha says. Despite civil servants taking a break […]
Surrender
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA BAKER and Edna Maeva have appealed to remnants of their son’s gang to lay down their firearms and surrender to the police. “The death of our son […]
State, Toropo to defend case
By BEVERLY PETER THE Supreme Court has given the State and ousted Defence Force commander Gilbert Toropo 21 days to argue their cases over the revocation of his appointment on […]
Paradise Foods among firms affected by telephone cables vandalism
THE country’s oldest established food manufacturing company says the vandalism of telephone cables in Lae has affected its services and incurred extra costs. Paradise Foods Limited is among businesses in […]
Procure sanctioned drugs: PM
PRIME Minister James Marape has ordered the Health Department to procure drugs and medicines directly from World Health Organisation (WHO)-sanctioned manufacturers. “Do away with the current procurement system introduced by […]