Day: August 14, 2018
Fuel cut plunges Manus into darkness
LAST week’s power outages in Manus were caused by PNG Power Ltd’s failure to provide a reliable power supply and it is an issue that the State owned company is […]
Drill stem test produces gas at 25-metre intervals
A DRILL stem test conducted by Oil Search Ltd at Barikewa 3 field in Gulf produced gas at 25-metre intervals of the Toro and Hedinia sandstones. Barikewa 3 well is […]
Poverty seen as main reasons for rise in bag-snatching and prostitution
By Glenda Awikiak WE are seeing a rise in criminal activities like bag-snatching and prostitution because people have no money, says PNG Chamber of Commerce and Industry officer Petrus Ralda. […]
Tine departs for United States to take up athletics scholarship
Middle distance runner Tuna Tine left Port Moresby on Sunday afternoon for the United States, where she will join her teammate Esther Boram at the New Mexico Military Institute in […]
Nominations open for national snooker titles
THE Bank South Pacific Papua New Guinea National Snooker Titles’ nominations for men and women are now open. Players intending to compete are urged to nominate and register. In a […]
Lae squash shifts open date forward
By MARJORIE FINKEO THE squash competition in Lae has been disrupted because of the Apec meeting in November, says Lae Squash and Racquets Association captain Graeme Gangloff. Gangloff said traditionally […]
District of Origin 9s set for Hagen show
By LIAS LARI WESTERN Highlands will stage the District of Origin rugby league nines challenges this weekend during the Mt Hagen cultural show at Kagamuga. The nines was sponsored by […]
Kokofas edge Nuggets in Central league
GYG Estate Kokofas’ determination earned them an 8-4 win over the Goilala Nuggets side in their Central Province Premier Rugby League women’s match at the Murray Barracks Oval on Sunday. […]
Two men and woman charged after drug bust in Moresby
TWO men and a woman are expected to appear in court today in Port Moresby charged with being in possession of dangerous drugs. The three are Daniel Dente, Nicholas Frazer, […]
Hike in internet pricing attributed to vandalism
By GYNNIE KERO KUMUL Telikom has attributed a sudden increase in its 4G mobile internet pricing to high operating costs, including repairs to its properties damaged by vandalism and criminal […]