Day: June 27, 2017
NFS expects more Hunters fans
By WENDY MAGEA AN official at the National Football Stadium (NFS) said the crowd attendance at the PNG Hunters round 15 match against Tweed Head Seagulls on June 17 was […]
Harlequins record crushing victory over Wanderers
Premier grade leaders Harlequins recorded a crushing 59-18 victory over Wanderers in round 10 of the Capital Rugby Union matches over the weekend at Bava Park. Harlequins got the better […]
EC to declare winners
By Rebecca Kuku THE winning candidates in the elections will be declared only by Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato. He said the rules for declaration were changed because in the past, […]
Impersonation suspect held
A MAN has been arrested and charged for allegedly impersonating another person during polling at the Lorengau urban local level government area yesterday, Manus police say. Thomas Kaleh, 52, from […]
Candidates disturb Hela voting, force postponement
VOTING in Hela has been rescheduled for today after disturbances by some candidates forced a postponement yesterday. Provincial election manager John Tipa said: “We were not able to deploy polling […]
Parkop declares holiday
By Muhuyupe Soranzi TODAY has been declared a public holiday in the National Capital District to give all workers the opportunity to vote. “It’s a public holiday,” NCD Governor Powes […]
Give workers time to vote, O’Neill says
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill has called on employers to allow time for their employees to go and vote, and to not impose penalties on those seeking to exercise their constitutional […]
Lae civil servants given ‘day off’ for voting
By JUNIOR UKAHA PUBLIC servants in Lae will take a “day-off” on Thursday to vote in the general election, according to acting Morobe administrator Sheila Harou. Harou said it was […]
17 provinces already voting
By Malum Nalu Seventeen of the 22 provinces in the country were to have started polling yesterday, with some starting and some being delayed for various reasons, according to Electoral […]
Western beats rain to start polling in Kiunga
By Alphonse Porau POLLING in Western started yesterday with the people of Kiunga urban and rural being the first in the North Fly open electorate to cast their votes. Western […]