Day: October 24, 2017
Fans urged to buy tickets
PAPUA New Guinea fans are urged to buy tickets quickly for the rugby league World Cup at the National Football Stadium while available. 2017 RLWC general manager commercial and marketing […]
Landslide cuts off water supply system in Goroka
By ZACHERY PER A LANDSLIDE at the Goroka town water sediment pond has cut off the water supply to residents. Goroka Urban local level government manager Harold Abori said the […]
Second Gr10 student killed in ENB
ANOTHER grade 10 student in East New Britain was killed in an incident after sitting for his examination. This is the second grade 10 student from the province to die […]
Post PNG pays K500,000 dividend
POST PNG – post-delivery, logistics and transport State-owned entity – paid a K500,000 dividend to Kumul Consolidated Holdings in Port Moresby last week. During presentation, the chairman of Post PNG, […]
Madang sets K25,000 fine to curb ethnic fights
By DOROTHY MARK POLICE will seek out leaders of any ethnic group creating or instigating a fight in Madang and fine them K25,000, says provincial police commander Superintendent Jacob Singura. […]
Man shot by cop awarded K210,000
By DOROTHY MARK A man who had his right leg amputed after police shot him in 2009 was awarded K210,000 in damages from the State. Judge David Cannings in the […]
Robbery lends man in jail for 11 years
A man was jailed for 11 years last Friday for armed robbery of the BNBM Home Centre in Lae in May. Paul Robert, from Yakop village in Kabwum, Morobe, and […]
Judge to get tougher on students guilty of armed robberies
AN increasing number of students are committing armed robberies in Lae and National Court judge Justice Panuel Mogish has warned them that they will get maximum penalties if they are […]
Potholes contribute to increase in holdups: Court
By JIMMY KALEBE POTHOLES on Lae roads are contributing to an increase in the number of armed holdups in the city, the National Court in Lae heard last week. The […]
Survey ties women, blindness
By OGIA MIAMEL Women are twice more likely to become blind than men in the country, ophthalmologist Dr Amyna Sultan says. She said according the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness […]