Month: July 2016
Home-based athletes depart for Olympics
By HENRY MORABANG PART of the Team PNG squad for the Rio Olympic Games left on Wednesday, where they will meet up with the rest of the contingent in Brazil. […]
PRL women dominate zone side
THE Southern Zone women’s side was named this week for the national championships in Goroka next month. The 26-member side was taken from the three sides who took part in […]
Penang to host weightlifting
ALL eyes are on this year’s Commonwealth weightlifting championships in Penang, Malaysia, from October 25-29. Oceania Weightlifting Federation secretary-general Paul Coffa said with the youth world championships and the Commonwealth […]
Ban bites hard
By JACKLYN SIRIAS IF you chew betel nuts in the capital city from Monday, you face an instant fine of K300. And if you do not have the money, be […]
City villages to get walkways
By SHARLYNE ERI OVERCROWDING is expected to ease for coastal villages in the Moresby South electorate with plans to build walkways and relocate some houses to create space. The project […]
Group wants Hela election to be held
By MALUM NALU THE Hela Gimbu Association says Hela should have a governor who is mandated by the 300,000 people of the province. Association president Damien Arabagali said that when […]
Baki: I’ll meet with Gamato first
POLICE Commissioner Gari Baki says he will have to meet with Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato and Chief Secretary Isaac Lupari before he comments on the contentious issue of the Hela […]
Soso fined K15,0000
By DAPHNE WANI and DEMAS TIEN EASTERN Highlands Governor Julie Soso was yesterday fined K15,000 for contempt of court. Justice David Cannings, Justice Terence Higgins and Justice Lawrence Kangwia in […]
Tato: I will remain in office and face charges
EASTERN Highlands provincial administrator Solomon Tato said he will remain in office and challenge his criminal charges in the national court. Tato told reporters yesterday that an ex-officio indictment served […]
Court orders couple to compensate assaulted man
By DOUGLAS DESENG THE Boroko District Court has ordered a man and woman to pay compensation of K1,500 for assaulting another man. Magistrate Alex Kalandi issued the order in court […]