Day: July 19, 2018
Law change sought to raise penalties for marijuana
By JACKLYN SIRIAS THE marijuana issue in the country can be controlled if the drug legislation is amended, says Police Commissioner Gari Baki. He was responding to concerns that the […]
Former OC officer faces K400,000 fraud charges
A FORMER finance manager at the Ombudsman Commission is facing 29 counts of fraud-related charges involving more than K400,000, police say. According to National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate director Chief […]
Violence holding back PNG, says US envoy
VIOLENCE is holding Papua New Guinea back, says United States Ambassador Catherine Ebert Gray. She said violence was getting in the way of progress of societies because people were scared […]
Lack of boats hindering police effort to battle sea piracy
By JACKLYN SIRIAS THE police are working on improving the water police unit in terms of capabilities to respond to sea piracy in coastal provinces, says Commissioner Gari Baki. This […]
Homebrew production a concern
the increase in the production of homebrew is due to the availability of yeast on shop shelves nationwide but stopping its sale will greatly affect the bakery business, says Minister […]
Giving out MOAs like lollies causing rift between landowners and govt: O’Neill
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill told Parliament on Tuesday that the major factor in the disputes between landowners and the government over the years have been the giving out of memorandums […]
LLG elections to go on as planned
Inter-Government Relations Mini-ster Kevin Isifu says next month’s local-level government elections will go ahead as planned. Isifu was forced to make the clarification in Parliament yesterday to clear confusion created […]
Autonomy seen as answer to urban drift
Inter-government Relations Minister Kevin Isifu says that granting greater autonomy to provinces will help prevent the urban drift and high crime rates in the major cities like Port Moresby and […]
Funding released for Lae-Nadzab road maintenance work
WORKS Minister Michael Nali told Parliament yesterday that some funding have been released to start maintenance work on the deteriorating section of the Lae-Nadzab road from 10-Mile to Yalu Bridge […]
Eda Ranu asks residents to provide details of water issues
Eda Ranu is urging residents in Port Moresby to provide section, allotment and the nature of water problem so it can dispatch a team to respond. Residents of June Valley […]