Gilton Alimaka, the Senior Aquatic Ecologist at Ok Tedi Mining Limited [OTML], recently took part in an intensive 24-day Ecosystem Assessment Training in Perth, Australia.
Around 74 workers who arrived in Vanimo today on a Lutheran Shipping vessel to work at Bewani Oil Palm were told to return to their home provinces due to a lack of proper recruitment arrangements between Bewani Oil Palm and the landowner groups.
Cardiac or heart specialists in the country have warned of a "time bomb" with the increasing number of primary heart cases seen at the Port Moresby General Hospital heart center in a day.
With the economic sector a priority area for Alotau District this term, they are encouraging the formation of cooperatives to channel help and in Alotau on Thursday, three new cooperative groups were issued certification and welcomed aboard.
In a significant boost to law enforcement in Hela Province, ten semi-trailers carrying containers filled with fully equipped police houses have safely arrived at Komo Station in the Komo Hulia District.
The QRL Host plus Cup competition has postponed all Round 1 matches due to concerns about Cyclone Alfred, which has led to the closure of most airports in Southeast Queensland.