Day: May 3, 2022
Police hunting escapee who allegedly killed an ex-convict
By JIMMY KALEBE POLICE in Bulolo, Morobe, are looking for an escapee who allegedly killed an ex-convict of Buimo Prison at Watut last Tuesday. Morobe commander Supt Jacob Singura is […]
Students fear for safety, leave college
CLASSES at Kokopo Business College have been suspended indefinitely and students have begun returning to their home provinces. Three students who flew out of the province on Friday told The […]
Milne Bay students return home
TWENTY-eight of the 36 Milne Bay students from Kokopo Business College are now safe in Alotau with their families, says Alotau MP Charles Abel. “The remaining students will be flown […]
Typhoid is a major health problem, says doctor
TYPHOID fever is a major public health problem in the Eastern Highlands and is mainly associated with poor drinking water, Dr Issac James Tikindi says. Tikindi from the Goroka Hospital […]
Govt serious about fighting corruption: PM
PRIME Minister James Marape says the Proceeds of Crime Bill 2022, which was passed in the last session of Parliament, shows how serious his Government is about fighting corruption. Under […]
Abel: PNG’s debt has increased by 18 per cent
ALOTAU MP and former Treasurer Charles Abel says Papua New Guinea’s debt has increased from 35 per cent to 53 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the […]
Large gatherings banned in EHP
LARGE gatherings will not be allowed throughout this year’s general election campaigning period in Eastern Highlands to avoid a Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, Covid-19 provincial controller John Gimiseve says. “While exercising […]
Amputee overcomes adversity
By BOSON WILSON DESPITE missing his right arm due to an amputation, Judah Wamamberi says he may have lost a limb but he did not lose his desire for knowledge. […]
Covid-19 strengthens health system: Esorom
By LULU MARK THROUGH the course of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the health system was strengthened with a lot of investments and improvements made, says National Pandemic Response deputy controller […]
Briefs
K2.7mil for Tvet MENDI-MUNIHU MP Michael Nali says the Kuma Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Upper Mendi was commissioned last month at a cost of K2.7 million. “Tvet […]