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The National Department of Health Human Resource Manager, Joseph Lipu, says the Department is working on an incentive program to attract health workers to work in rural areas. Lipu said this at the 3rd Graduation of Enga College of Nursing (ECON) yesterday in Enga Province.
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Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, Foreign Affairs Minister Rimbink Pato and Ambassadors and High Commissioners to PNG from USA, Australia, Japan and New Zealand officially launched the Wapenamanda Rural Electrification Project over the weekend in Enga Province. Wapenamanda is the first electorate in PNG to benefit from the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) agreements signed last year by four Countries in Port Moresby. They are United States of America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
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Prime Minister Peter O’Neill officiated the ground breaking ceremony of the Wapenamanda Airport extension project. It is a K43 Million counter funding project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the National Government under the Civil Aviation Development Investment Program (CADIP).The Wapenamanda airport extension project will not be big as projected due to funding constraints. However, the current runway will be extended and more coal tar will be pasted on the runway to have enough strength to carry weights from big planes. The airport’s tarmac will be extended for two or more planes to park.
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At the Warden hearing yesterday, many of the Porgera landowners from the Special Mining Lease (SML) areas and the Lease for Mining Purpose (LMP) areas supported Porgera Joint Venture to extend its license under certain conditions.
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For the first time after thirty (30) years, landowners of the Barrick-owned Porgera Gold Mine had the chance to air their views at a warden hearing yesterday.
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The Mineral Resource Authority yesterday facilitated the Warden hearing for Porgera Gold Mine Landowners in Enga Province.
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The Alesco payroll system will help eliminate salary issues affecting teachers. The system will be controlled in the Province, which means that teachers will no longer be traveling to Port Moresby to address their salary issues.
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LLG President from Lower Mendi, Peter Kundi, feared the LLG President election will likely be declared ‘failed’ again by Court since Gamato was already convicted of contempt of court.
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The country’s Health Minister, Sir Puka Temu, officially declared Kudjip Nazarene Hospital as Jiwaka General Hospital. He also declared the Provincial Health Authority and presided over the swearing in of the PHA board members, which was witnessed by Jiwaka Governor, Dr William Tongamp.
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One criminal was shot dead while six suspects escaped from an armed robbery at Kudjip in Jiwaka Province on Monday morning. Police say the criminals were dressed in full PNG Defence Force-issued uniforms and were armed with high-powered weapons.
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UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Director, Karin Hulshof, recently visited Topa village in Southern Highlands Province, one of the affected areas from the 2018 7.5 magnitude earthquake.
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By Vasinatta Yama – EMTV News, Mt. Hagen A suspect was arrested at his home in Wapenamanda Electorate in Enga
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Mt Hagen Police Public Safety Division Vehicles grounded due to no funds for servicing
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The first couple from Mul-Baiyer was charged for kidnapping an adult, while the second couple from Hagen Central electorate was charged for producing false documents to clients. Police are currently investigating this matter.
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A two-day golf tournament held over the weekend at Waghi Valley Golf Course in Jiwaka Province has shown a strong following for the code. Masa Bee, a three-man team from the local Minj area took home the McRoyal Hotel Trophy as reigning champions.
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