Category: Highlands
Numu calls for political unity so province can grow
Article Views: 821 SAYING the time for playing politics is over, Eastern Highlands Governor Peter Numu is appealing to local leaders to set aside their differences and help develop the […]
Porgera urban clinic treating 400 a day
Article Views: 654 THE Porgera urban clinic, which was expanded at a cost of K1.1 million, is now serving about 400 patients daily. This follows the closure of Paim Hospital […]
Daulo puts aside K1.5m for repair of feeder roads
Article Views: 573 THE Daulo District Development Authority (DDA) has allocated K1.5 million to fix feeder roads this year, MP Pogio Ghate says. He said damaged bridges would also be […]
Melanesian studies centre to host talks
Article Views: 566 The Centre for Melanesian Studies will host a series of informative seminars at the University of Goroka starting this week. Speaking at the seminars will be Dr […]
Hela joins project designed to prevent childbirth fatalities
Article Views: 522 HELA has joined two other provinces in introducing the “Saving Lives – Spreading Smiles” project designed to prevent childbirth fatalities. The project was launched in Koroba last […]
Polio vaccination underway in WHP
Article Views: 700 ROUND four of the nationwide polio vaccination programme began last week and will run for two weeks. In the Western Highlands, health teams went to the four […]
Church calls for 1930s road fixed
Article Views: 824 THOUSANDS of people depending on the old highway from Kerowagi station in Chimbu to Nondugul station in Jiwaka are concerned about its deteriorating condition. The 30km road […]
New maternal village a home away from home for mums
Article Views: 1,194 Giving birth is a serious business, and best done under medical supervision. Getting to a hospital in time hasn’t always been easy in Southern Highlands, which has […]
More people trained to protect our children
Article Views: 1,108 TWENTY-three people in Western end of the Highlands can now play a protective role for children. This is by providing surveillance mechanisms and doing legal justice in […]
Former EHP administrator refutes report
Article Views: 1,355 Former Eastern Highlands administrator Munare Uyassi said he was surprised of a news headline in The National in November about K9.8 million being misused in Madang and […]