Day: June 21, 2022
Woman fined for stealing by false pretence
A Lae District Court has fined a 28-year-old female charged with stealing by false pretence last Friday. Magistrate Pious Tapil read out the charge to Elish John from Mure village […]
School closed over fighting
CLASSROOMS and other properties were destroyed after boarding and day students of Kabwum Secondary School, in Morobe, confronted each other early this month, an official says. The secondary school and […]
Huon Gulf schools to get library books
School libraries across Huon Gulf, in Morobe, will see a boost to their book catalogue following a recent donation of 3,000 new library books, says a district official. District education […]
Progress depends on workforce, says envoy
CHINA’S Ambassador to Papua New Guinea (PNG) Zeng Fanhua says PNG’s development depends on the quality of (the workforce or) the people. “We believe every country’s development is are driven […]
Students quit due to remoteness school
By YVONNE KAMBIBEL MORE than 50 students from a Junior High School in Dreikikier, East Sepik, have dropped out of school due to the remoteness of the school, a senior […]
Academics call for improved human resource
By GLORIA BAUAI TWO leading academics say the Government can do much better in investing in effective human resources. Dr Yalinu Poya Gow, from Glasgow University in Scotland, and Dr […]
Transparent reps needed for teachers
By LORRAINE JIMAL Appropriate and fit teachers’ representatives should be appointed to all provincial education boards (PEBs) to improve teachers’ leave fares, appointments and inspection issues, an official says. Papua […]
EC queries trio’s candidacy
THE Electoral Commission (EC) has asked three General Election 2022 (GE22) candidates to show proof that their court convictions and sentences have been quashed by the Supreme Court. “They are […]
Welfare schemes needed: Tarutia
By DALE LUMA LESS than 10 per cent of the country’s population is covered by superannuation, says the Authorised Super Funds of PNG (ASFPNG) president Ian Tarutia. Tarutia said aside […]
Tisa to sponsor ‘breakfast with PM’
THE Tisa Community Finance Limited (TCFL) is the diamond sponsor for the annual SME Business Breakfast with the prime minister next Monday. This was announced by the PNG SME Magazine, […]