Day: March 21, 2018
Australia gives another K8.4mil
AUSTRALIA’S Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop announced an additional support of K8.4 million (A$3.4 million) for recovery and reconstruction efforts in the Highlands region following the devastating earthquake of Feb […]
Donation of shelter goes out to help 18,000 people
By TREVOR WAHUNE THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM) yesterday donated shelter and other items to earthquake-affected areas in Hela and Southern Highlands. IOM and United Nations migrations agency chief […]
UN scientist helping find out why fish are dying
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK NATIONAL Disaster Centre director Martin Mose says that a scientist from the United Nations has completed testing water sources in the earthquake affected Highlands provinces. Rivers that […]
Three-day summit discusses maritime security
By JACKLYN SIRIAS THE PNG Defence Force is hosting a three-day summit to discuss challenges facing maritime security. Commander Brig-Gen Gilbert Toropo said during the opening of the future leaders’ […]
Baki clears confusion over top cop’s post
Police Commissioner Gari Baki says Ben Neneyo should be the provincial police commander for Madang. There is confusion over the appointment because former commander Jacob Singura is still occupying the […]
Magistrate sees more women in senior jobs
A SENIOR magistrate says women are taking up roles previously held by men at national level and they should refine and enhance their roles to suit the changing socio-economic landscape […]
Chicken thieves force police action
Police are conducting a special operation at the Mumeng local level government (LLG) area in Bulolo to catch a gang that has been stealing from a poultry farm and terrorising […]
Muthuvel invites Parkop to Kimbe school
Kimbe Primary School students had a pleasant surprise when two governors visited for the opening of a building. National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop was invited by West New Britain […]
Police patrol vessels named after ACPs
By JACKLYN SIRIAS THE Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary has named two of their police patrol vessels after assistant commissioners. Police Commissioner Gari Baki said during a naming ceremony at […]
Driver awarded K40,000
By DAPHNE WANI THE Waigani National Court has ordered a police reservist to pay more than K40,000 in damages to a taxi owner and his driver in Port Moresby for […]