Police Commissioner Gari
Baki (left) in the company of his deputies, explaining
the assassination ‘plot’ to reporters at Police HQ in
Port Moresby yesterday . — Nationalpic by EKAR KEAPU
VISITING village teams taking part in 2007 Eastern
Papuan Carnival (EPC) are taking the competition by
storm.
Papindo Trading Company
business and human resources manager Jerry
Juralbal and Shorncliffe assistant general
manager Rey de Guzman handing over K40,000
sponsorship cheques each to Fisheries Chairman
Paul Wari as deputy provincial administrator
Patilias Gamato and Team Morobe general team
manager Tokey Mambare, acting provincial sports
coordinator Ludwig Peka and other officials from
the Team Morobe secretariat and athletes looking
on in Lae yesterday. - Nationalpic by SAMSON
BONAI
POWER black-out continued into its second day
yesterday in the nation’s capital, prompting
Government officials to appeal to the energy
workers to return to work.
NATIONAL Parliament Speaker Jeffrey Nape has
denied assertions on the alleged misuse of K10
million allocated in the 2006 supplementary
budget for maintenance, including the purchase
of a new power generator.
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says there
was widespread failure by law enforcement and
accountability agencies to investigate and
prosecute senior public servants which they had
referred in the past, PAC chairman Timothy Bonga
said yesterday.
AT LEAST 30 houses including food gardens have
reportedly been washed away at Rabaraba Island
in the Milne Bay province due to heavy flooding
while Kiriwina islanders have reported power
outages from broken power lines caused by
falling trees from strong winds.
A SUPREME and National Court judge yesterday
told a lawyer for the National Housing
Commission (NHC) “to spread the word” that he
would “not entertain any cases” brought before
him by the NHC.
“THE internet and related technologies, can
provide the gateway to better and more flexible
ways of delivering education – both nationally
and internationally,” Governor-General and
patron of Papua New Guinea Australia alumni
association Sir Paulias Matane said during the
launching of the website at the World Bank (WB)
conference centre, in Port Moresby yesterday.
