Day: March 16, 2018
20yr sentence should send message to dads lusting after daughters: Judge
By DAPHNE WANI A MAN from Northern was jailed for 20 years for persistently raping his daughter at the ATS block in Port Moresby in 2011. Justice Panuel Mogish jailed […]
Police not protecting human rights: Judge
By ALPHONSE PORAU The police force is no longer an authority responsible for safeguarding human rights, says Judge Panuel Mogish. He told the court when jailing two police officers for […]
Health centre names board members
By EREBIRI ZURENUOC THE Tent City Health Centre board of management were sworn in this week. They include six members who represent each stage in Tent City. Chairman of the […]
Smuggler told: Pay K30,000 or go to jail
By DAPHNE WANI A man, who admitted to being part of a syndicate involved in smuggling illegal goods into the country, was fined K30,000 by the Waigani District Court yesterday. […]
Cooperative societies not active: Sallun
THERE are well over 7000 cooperative societies in Papua New Guinea but most of them are not active or operational, an official says. Registrar of PNG Cooperative Societies Stephen Sallun […]
Vanilla trade at border banned
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK THE PNG Spice Industry board has banned the illegal trading of vanilla along the PNG-Indonesia border for an indefinite period to stop the loss of K50 million […]
Governor says ban will help local production
EAST Sepik Governor Allan Bird says the ban on illegal vanilla trading at the PNG-Indonesian border will help production here for the global market. Welcoming the ban yesterday, Bird said: […]
More students join UPNG Adventist tertiary association
The UPNG Adventist Tertiary Students Association (ATSA) welcomed more than 30 new students during an orientation programme last Sunday at the Waigani campus. The programme, themed Called to serve in […]
Prisons looking at breaking down barriers that discriminate against women
By PHOEBE GWANGILO MORE programmes should be introduced in prison to break the barrier of discrimination, an official says. David Suagu, the Correctional Services Assistant Commissioner of Policy and Planning, […]
Delay in family sexual violence cases worrying: N’Dranou
By JACKLYN SIRIAS NATIONAL Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N’Dranou is concerned about the delay in processing family sexual violence cases. He told The National that many women and men […]