Day: January 20, 2017
Magistrate disqualifies himself
A MAGISTRATE has disqualified himself from hearing a case of a police officer because they are from the same place. Waigani Committal Court Magistrate Mekeo Gauli said he came from […]
Police should carry out call-out duty: Leader
A LANDOWNER leader in Hela says that only the police should be coordinating the call-out operation in the province. Angore PDL 8 chairman John Ipidari said politicians, LLG presidents, councilors, […]
MP challenges education board
JIWAKA Governor Dr William Tongamp has challenged the newly appointed provincial education board (PEB) to ensure that heads of educational institutions in the province perform well. Tongamp told the PEB […]
Women hope to continue small business activities
By GYNNIE KERO WOMEN in Western are hopeful they can continue their bookkeeping in small business activities and cooking, sewing among others, to sustain their livelihoods. Those that come from […]
Expensive exercise to repair roads, Wereh says
It will cost the Government K8 billion to K10 billion to repair and maintain the country’s entire road network, money that it does not have right now, Works and Implementation […]
Youths return after attending conference
MORE than 100 youths who had travelled to Mendi, Southern Highlands last week to attend the United Pentecostal Church bi-annual national youth conference have arrived back in Lae on Tuesday. […]
Court concern over violence
A magistrate has made an alarming observation that more than half of the assault cases before her court were family violence-related. “Out of all the cases of assault that are […]
Defendants in court without proper bail records: Magistrate
There is an increasing number of cases where defendants are appearing in court without proper bail records, a magistrate says. “It appears that some policemen are pocketing some of the […]
Govt utilises church to implement policies
THE partnership between the Government and churches is important, especially in implementing some of the government’s policies, Wapenamanda MP Rimbink Pato says. Pato, who is also the Foreign Affairs Minister […]
Health centre receives donations
ANOTHER community project was handed over to Gagan Health Centre in Buka, Autonomous Region of Bougainville on Dec 29, by Bank South Pacific. The bank undertakes community projects nationwide as […]