bed Prime Minister, Sir Mekere Morauta's recent visit to the Port Moresby General Hospital and the promises made as a political gimmick, a sentiment shared by PNG Trade and Union Congress General Secretary, John Paska, who said the PM should "hang his head in shame." "Mekere Morauta is not a peoples' prime minister. And now all of a sudden he's out there shaking hands with everybody. They are attempting to score political points by riding on the back of people who are suffering in hospital whose needs are being overlooked," he said. Mr Paska said health should be the number one priority for any nation. The PNGNA has placed requests for inspections to be pursued for the Daru, Kerema and Port Moresby Hospital. It is understood that there is currently an outbreak of typhoid at Lombrum hospitals. Health Secretary, Dr Nicholas Mann told The Independent that he could not comment on the issue as he had not received any information on it. Students vs UPNG admin in high court - by Hilda Wayne STUDENTS who were excluded from attending classes at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) because of the Grade Point Average (GPA) system have launched a National Court challenge against the UPNG administration. At the beginning of the 2002 academic year several hundreds of continuing students who were going through formalities of getting registered for the academic year found out at the UPNG campus that they were excluded from studies because they failed to meet the required 1.75 GPA pass mark. They were never given prior notices by UPNG. 28 continuing students from the UPNG Law School who were excluded have not bowed down to this decision by the UPNG administration and are fighting for their right to continue school this year. Principle of Kaule Lawyers Silas Kaule, who is representing the 28 law students, said this week that the students put in their appeal through the Law School Board and it approved their application. However, UPNG Vice Chancell...
