Day: May 6, 2022
Commander satisfied with joint cadet pass-out exercise
JOINT Forces Academy chief instructor and commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Don Aisu is satisfied with the way the PNG Defence Force (PNGDF) and Correctional Services (CS) cadets are performing during their […]
Officers in joint search training
The PNGDF Engineer Battalion with support from Australian Defence Force have conducted a six weeks high risk search refresher training which will end today. PNGDF Engineer Battalion training officer Capt […]
ENB to get 100 cop reservists
A hundred police reservists from Bomana Police College in Port Moresby will be sent to East New Britain to help in election operations, Chief Insp Joseph Tabali says. “East New […]
Border crossing suspended
THE traditional border crossing arrangements between Australia’s Torres Strait and Papua New Guinea has been suspended, National Pandemic Response Controller David Manning says. Manning said the measure came into effect […]
BbP partners with St John to launch book
Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) in partnership with St John Ambulance and Sir Brian Bell Foundation launched a small readers book at BbP library in Port Moresby yesterday. BbP said the […]
Court strikes out robbery case
By MALIKAI BALANDU A 21-YEAR-OLD man charged with armed robbery had his case struck out by a committal court in Lae on Wednesday. Senior Magistrate Pious Tapil told Noel Kenny, […]
Different teaching methods vital
DIFFERENT teaching techniques will improve basic education in Papua New Guinea, according to the National Research Institute (NRI). A researcher from the development indicators research programme at NRI Peter Michael […]
High school in need of water supply: Principal
FOUR-YEAR-OLD Boana Lutheran High School in Nawaeb, Morobe, still lacks its own water supply, a school official says. Principal Isaac Dambui said the school’s 486 students – 406 of whom […]
3 killed in car crash
THREE people were killed on the spot in a road accident involving a truck transporting betel nut on Tuesday night. Eastern Highlands commander Superintendent Michael Welly said the truck went […]
IOM helping communities sustain peace
THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is working with local communities of Guala, Kikita, and Tigibi in Hela and Munihu, Pambal, Megi and Yame in Southern Highlands to sustain peace […]