Category: Highlands
Villagers want WW2 weapons removed to stop fighting
THE Kela villagers of Salamaua have called on the Japanese, American and Australian governments to take ownership of World War Two weapons buried in the area. The villagers recently were […]
Wewak connected as NID project seeks out citizens
WEWAK is the 16th town to be connected to the PNG Civil and Identity Registry’s National Identity card database in Port Moresby, says National Planning and Monitoring Minister Richard Maru. […]
Manase salutes O’Neill after govt promises K10mil funding for Wasa bridge
THE people of Kandep have welcomed the Government’s K10 million funding for the construction of Wasa bridge in the district Kandep MP Alfred Manase said the people thanked the Government […]
Youths eyed in fight to cut crime
RESOURCING youths in the Highlands to help eliminate law and order issues in the region was one of the resolutions passed during a regional governors’ conference last week in Enga. […]
Tongamp’s top of the class
JIWAKA provincial education board deputy chairman Paul Pap has lauded Governor Dr William Tongamp for taking education in the province to the next level. Pap made this remark on Friday […]
Goroka embraces Wash in push to give people clean water and sanitation
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 programme after signing […]
Official visit finds no one at work
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 to Bosave local […]
Graduation praised but school still facing huge problems
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 on a Missionary […]
Dinghy needed to stop people dying in river
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 Kutubu LLGs, says […]
Safe water for Goroka eyed
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. Programme coordinator Martin […]