Shipping vessel saves stranded students
Nine students from Morobe Secondary School in Huon Gulf district were rescued at sea by a South Sea Lines ship on Tuesday after the dinghy they were travelling in ran out of fuel. The...
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Student’s body found hanging from lecture complex
The apparent suicide of a student at one of the country’s premier universities has its staff, students and the surrounding community shocked. Madang’s Divine Word University awoke to a horrific scene yesterday when early...
BSP Planned System Maintenance
Bank South Pacific (BSP) is planning a scheduled system maintenance on Sunday 19th August, 2018. As a result Internet Banking will experience an outage on Sunday 19th August from 00:01am to 03:00am We apologize...
Employee & Employer Superannuation Contributions
The Superannuation (General Provisions) Act 2000 (the Act) and Superannuation (Amendment) Regulation 2004 applies to: Every employer employing or engaging 15 or more employees; and Every employee engaged in employment by an employee under...
Disgruntled student burns down classroom
A disgruntled student has torched a K1 million classroom at Kilakila Secondary School in Moresby South. The arson last Friday afternoon has been condemned by Moresby South MP Justin Tkatchenko as police hunt for...
Australia continues to invest in Pacific skills
Today we announce the Australian Government will build on its longstanding investment in Pacific skills by strengthening Australia’s flagship Pacific vocational training facility. Since its inception in 2007, the Australia-Pacific Technical College has transformed...
Brutalized student, member of a criminal gang
The 16 year old Grade 3 student who was captured on video being brutalized by 2 members of the police in Kimbe, West New Britain (WNB) is reportedly a part of gang who assaulted...
Quarantine Notice – Import Control
This notice serves to advise the public that the import of frozen barracouta fish fillets and their products from New Zealand is now suspended until further notice. This is a temporary measure designed to...
Implementation Schedule of the Deactivation of Unregistered SIM Cards
In consultation with Stakeholders, NICTA has determined the deactivation of unregistered SIM Cards as per the following table. Subscribers are requested to consult with their Mobile Network Operators should they require further clarification and...
Western tertiary students get K1.3 million support
Around 400 tertiary students from Western Province are being assisted with school fees to the tune of K1.3 million from the Fly River Provincial Government. Western Governor, Taboi Awi Yoto made some of the...
