Category: Highlands
Goroka embraces Wash in push to give people clean water and sanitation
Article Views: 125 By ZACHERY PER GOROKA has implemented the water sanitation hygiene (Wash) programme. Goroka MP Henry Ame, Goroka district development authority and Oxfam PNG International are spearheading the […]
Official visit finds no one at work
Article Views: 135 By PETER WARI ACTING Southern Highlands’ provincial administrator Joseph Cajestan is looking to remove government officers in rural areas who are not performing. Cajestan, during his visit […]
Graduation praised but school still facing huge problems
Article Views: 93 SIXTY-one grade 10 students have graduated from remote Jimi High School in Jiwaka. It marked the school’s 18th graduation. Guests at the graduation on Friday flew in […]
Dinghy needed to stop people dying in river
Article Views: 89 By PETER WARI PEOPLE from Bosave local level government in Southern Highlands are in need of a dinghy for crossing the Tagali River that separates Bosave and […]
Safe water for Goroka eyed
Article Views: 200 NEARLY 80 per cent of the population of Goroka district in Eastern Highlands need safe water and proper sanitation, according to the District Water Sanitation Hygiene Programme. […]
Allan opens market for farmers in Goroka
Article Views: 143 AGRICULTURE and Livestock Minister Benny Allan has started the Market for Village Farmers project in Goroka and opened a one-day agriculture stakeholder’s workshop. “The aim is to […]
Health facilities rundown: Birisi
Article Views: 131 MANY health facilities in Southern Highlands are run-down and have deteriorated over the years, says Provincial Health Authority chief executive Joseph Birisi. Birisi said no maintenance had […]
Candesly’s winning combo
Article Views: 428 Sacrifice, commitment, hard work and God make a winning combination for any student. For proof, ask 18-year-old Candesly Takeyako, the dux of Paglum Adventist Secondary School in […]
Dua wants confusion over airport cleared
Article Views: 290 AIR Niugini is unable to resume flights to Kundiawa Airport in Chimbu because the runway has been reduced by 65 metres. Link PNG general manager Bruce Alabaster […]
Lack of unity leaves Mt Hagen stuck on toilet issue
Article Views: 258 THE approval of the Mt Hagen city authority structure by the department of personnel management now paves the way for the implementation of the city plans and […]