Author: mlipen
Calls blocked
THE public could be hit with communication and power blackout heading into the long Easter holiday because of disputes between the phone companies and upgrade work at a power facility. […]
Bad roads delay work on LNG
Source: By ANDREW ALPHONSE EARLY works on the multi-billion-kina PNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is running behind schedule, the delay caused in part by the deteriorating state of the […]
College suspects typhoid outbreak
CLASSES at the Mt Hagen Technical College in Western Highlands province were suspended on Monday due to a suspected outbreak of typhoid. According to unconfirmed reports from student sources, about […]
Barrick helps to clean cells
Source: Story and picture by JAMES APA GUMUNO BARRICK (PNG) Ltd, the developer of giant Porgera gold mine in Enga province, has stepped in to help renovate the much publicised […]
InterOil to be investigated
INTEROIL, embroiled in a potentially damaging lawsuit, is being taken on by a high profile litigator in New York. Veteran New York-based securities class action litigator Howard B. Sirota announced […]
Low funding for literacy programmes
Source: By DULCIE OREKE DESPITE PNG’s huge resources in the country, funding for literacy programmes is still lacking. National literacy and awareness secretariat director Willie Jonduo said: “Sadly, support is […]
MCC intent on local economy
Source: By PATRICK TALU RAMU NiCo Management (MCC) has, to date, awarded K80 million worth of business contracts to landowner companies for its spin-off businesses. It has also paid more […]
Man jailed for murder
Source: By JACOB POK A 20-YEAR-old man was jailed for 20 years with hard labour by the National Court for robbery and murder in 2006. Lukas Kolap, from Anawe village, […]
Indons fined
Source: By GABRIEL FITO TWO Indonesians have been fined K2,000 each in default three months jail by the Vanimo District Court for illegally entering PNG last week. The court on […]
Law and order issues improve in Tari: Mataro
Source: By ANDREW ALPHONSE LAW and order problems have improved in Tari, Southern Highlands province,due to the presence of a police mobile unit from Enga province. The MS11 squad was […]