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Minister blames officer for delay in drugs

http://www.looppng.com/node/76798

Newly-purchased antiretroviral drugs (ART) are not reaching the hospitals or health facilities in the country because Customs is wasting time.

APEC meetings will be affected if doctors protest

http://www.looppng.com/node/76812

Doctors are also part of the PNG APEC committees and they do not wish to affect the flow of these international meetings if they protest the recent attack on their colleague.

Contractors’ lack of commitment appalling

http://www.looppng.com/node/76807

Member for Nuku, Joe Sungi, is appalled by the lack of commitment shown by some logistic contractors engaged by the Health Department in delivering health kits to provincial and rural health centres.

ICCC authorises Telikom, DataCo merger

http://www.looppng.com/node/76806

The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission has authorised the proposed merger of Telikom PNG Limited and PNG DataCo Limited.

23 injured in Black Swan confrontation

http://www.looppng.com/node/76823

At least 23 people were injured during the confrontation between Black Swan security guards and residents on Sunday in Port Moresby.

(Parliament speaker Job Pomat during today’s sitting)