Day: April 4, 2017
Paga reign
PAGA Panthers became the first Port Moresby side to bag an Ipatas Cup title when they beat Simbu’s Gumini Wisomo 14-12 at the Lae Rugby League Oval on Sunday. The […]
Brothers down Souths, lead city comp
BROTHERS beat Souths 16-12 in round three of the Port Moresby Rugby League competition at the National Football Stadium on Saturday. This is the second successive win for the Brothers. […]
Barras level ODI series
PAPUA New Guinea bounced back with a hard-fought 26-run victory over hosts, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the second One-Day International ICC World Cricket League Championships (WCLC) round 5 […]
Final day in House
By MALUM NALU EAST Sepik Governor Sir Michael Somare, the country’s first prime minister, is expected to be farewelled today from Parliament – after 49 years in politics. But the […]
Send-off programme irks National Alliance
THE National Alliance Party is disappointed with the farewell programme planned for Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare today, saying it is disrespectful of a man who has contributed so much […]
Training for election officers gets underway
TRAINING for provincial election managers and returning officers begins today in preparation for the general election. Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato, pictured, said the training was to prepare the election managers […]
Occupy new houses, cops told
By DAPHNE WANI Police personnel and their families living at the Gordon single quarters in Port Moresby have been told to occupy the newly-built houses at the proposed barracks at […]
State of bridge upsets MP
DAULO MP Ron Ganarafo is frustrated over the lack of maintenance of a bridge that links a primary school and thousands of people to the main Highlands Highway in Eastern […]
Psychiatric Hospital to receive patients directly from airport
Patients referred from outside provinces to Laloki Psychiatric Hospital will be transferred directly to the hospital from the airport rather than going through Port Moresby General Hospital emergency department, medical […]
Paraka’s party to be launched
PROMINENT lawyer Paul Paraka’s (pictured) Grassroots United Front (GRUF) Party will open its national headquarters this week with several major events to follow in the lead-up to the 2017 general […]