Day: February 6, 2018
Minister wants tougher guidelines for land dealings
TOUGH guidelines will be put in place for acquisition of land to avoid abuse, Minister for Lands and Physical Planning Justin Tkatchenko says. He said falsifying information for people’s own […]
Power visit puts Blacklock in touch
PNG Power Ltd acting managing director Carolyn Blacklock has visited the Highlands provinces, Yonki and Lae to talk to staff and find issues affecting performance and operations. She wants to […]
NID not yet fully funded: Abel
By REBECCA KUKU The National Identification (NID) project has not been fully funded, says Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel. He said it started in 2015 when K55 million […]
La Nina changing weather patterns
A Slightly weak La Nina weather pattern has peaked and neutral conditions may prevail throughout this month, next month and April. The February, March and April outlook forecast: Below-normal weather […]
Reporter upset over logging comments
A REPORTER with a Qatar-based TV network is upset that he has been accused by some landowners of being “ignorant of the facts” when he made a documentary about logging […]
Officer suspended after vehicle crashes
A POLICE reserve officer has been suspended for allegedly damaging a police vehicle, according to acting Milne Bay police commander Inspector George Bayagau. “The reservist was believed to be drunk […]
Mystery over land file
By HELEN TARAWA and REBECCA KUKU THE land file on Manumanu, which is the subject of a government-inquiry and a police investigation, has gone missing from the Lands Department, says […]
Judiciary needs at least 80 judges: Sir Salamo
By TREVOR WAHUNE THE judiciary needs between 80 and 100 judges to deal with the increase in the number of cases coming before the courts, says Chief Justice Sir Salamo […]
Mogish wants collective input to address law, order issues
By JIMMY KALEBE NATIONAL Court judge Justice Panuel Mogish has called on stakeholders to address law and order problems together to realise their common goal. During the opening of the […]
Corporation’s tenants warned not to rent out properties
TENANTS of the National Housing Corporation (NHC) have been warned not to rent out their property to third parties. NHC managing director Kenneth Cooke said conditions stipulated in a tenancy […]