Day: June 14, 2022
Health centre in dire need of assistance
THE Salamaua Health Centre building in Huon Gulf, Morobe is in dire need of repair, an official says. Officer-in-charge Zavier Zuti said all the posts had rusted and the flooring […]
Paita threatens to revoke hydro project’s licence
By GLORIA BAUAI FINSCHHAFEN MP and National Planning and Monitoring MinisterRainbo Paita has given Burum Hydro project landowners two weeks to sort out their integrated landowner group (ILG) certification. “The […]
Agreement signed to remember aviator Earhart’s bravery
PAPUA New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with United States Embassy and PNG Tribal Foundation recently to build a statue to honour a […]
Man convicted of murder asks court for mercy
By GEORGINA KOREI A MAN convicted of killing another man in Port Moresby last year has pleaded for leniency from the National Court. The prosecution had recommended a sentence of […]
Woman pleads guilty to assault
By MALIKAI BALANDU A WOMAN has pleaded guilty in a magistrate’s court in Lae to assault, using insulting words and obstructing police work on June 6. Senior Magistrate Pious Tapil, […]
Son to pay K1,600 for insulting dad during row
By JACINTA COHLEE A 24-YEAR-OLD man was fined K600 in default six months’ jail by a district court in Lae for using insulting words to swear at his father on […]
School plans to build staff houses
By GLORIA BAUAI SCHOOL fights involving Morobe’s Bumayong Secondary School have seen more focus on security and a decline in teachers’ welfare over the years, says principal Sarah Tapo. “A […]
Students display skills at open day
COOKING, tailoring, assembling personal computers, table skirting, and dancing were some of the skills on display during an open day hosted by Caritas Technical College in Port Moresby. Parents and […]
Schools grateful for exhibition which ‘boosted students morale’
Two rural schools in Morobe that participated in the inter-school exhibition last month say the event has hugely boosted the morale of their students. Fifteen schools took part in the […]
Students turn trash into art
STUDENTS from a secondary school in Port Moresby created classroom decorations using empty juice packets, plastics, newspapers, cartons and slippers. Kilakila Secondary School deputy principal Pala Balun told The National […]