ENB FACES PROBLEMS REVERTING TO OLD EDUCATION SYSTEM 14 Mar 2013
East New Britain Acting Provincial Administrator Wilson Matawa says the province will have some difficulties in reverting from the Outcome Based Education system to the traditional Objective Based Education system. However, Mr. Matawa says the province is used to adapting quickly to changes imposed by the National Government. He said two vital things now are for all teachers to change the... more
FLOODS AFFECT 8000 PEOPLE IN MEKEO 14 Mar 2013
More than 8,000 people in the north Mekeo area in the Central province are now affected by rising flood waters, with threats of water borne diseases and other outbreaks likely to occur, following days of heavy downpour. Eight houses from Amiaka village were reported to have been washed away by strong currents while food gardens and roads are submerged in water, estimated at... more
US LAUNCHES NEW PROJECT TO RESTORE MANGROVE FORESTS IN THE PACIFIC 13 Mar 2013
US Ambassador to PNG, Walter North led the ceremonial planting of mangroves today at the Tahira Research Centre in Tubuseria outside Port Moresby with high-level government officials to launch the US government's new five year project that seeks to restore mangrove forests in the Pacific region. The US Agency for the International Development's (USAID) Mangrove Reha... more
FALCON JET TO BE UTILIZED ON A CHARTER BASIS IN PNG PENDING ITS SALE 11 Mar 2013
The Falcon Jet will be brought back into the country, because its incurring huge storage cost while sitting in storage in Singapore. Air Niugini that was assigned by the Government to sell the Falcon by obtaining a maximum price on it, have not sold it has yet because the private jet market has become very volatile, due to the European economic crisis and many private jets ha... more
FINES IMPOSED IN LAE TO STOP BETELNUT CHEWING IN PUBLIC PLACES 11 Mar 2013
Strict penalties and fines are now in place in Lae city on those who litter and spit betelnut juice in public places. Chairman of the Law & Order Committee in Labu and Wampar LLG Bonny Assai says they have resorted to utilizing the services of Morobe Menyamya Security Services to implement this initiative to keep Lae City safe and clean for residents. Mr Assai says using the C... more
LANDOWNERS THREATEN TO BURN DOWN BEKUT PRISON IN BOUGAINVILLE 08 Mar 2013
By Sebastian Hakalits- Stringer-Autonomous Region of Bougainville... Moves to safe guard the Correctional Service Facility at Bekut in Buka is underway, after relatives of a late CS officer David Gerio, threatened to burn down the facility. The Assistant CS Commissioner of the New Guinea Islands Region Philip Eka, CS Armor Reuben Manamb and Resident Judge of Bougainville Justice J... more
RESISTANT COCOA CLONES TO BE RELEASED 08 Mar 2013
By SAMSON CLAYTON WELL Ten new cocoa pod borer resistant cocoa clones will be released by the Cocoa Coconut Institute of PNG this Friday at its headquarters in Tavilo, East New Britain Province. CCIPNG Chief Executive Officer Dr Eric Omuru said the 10 new colonial cocoa varieties are CPB Resistant and expects to give higher yields despite the epidemics. The guest of honor a... more
















