Day: August 29, 2018
Driver fined K500 after crashing in Port Moresby
A MAN has been fined K500 in default five months’ imprisonment for dangerous driving in Port Moresby. Magistrate Hubert Sareke sentenced on Ezatullah Kakar, 26, originally from Pakistan, in the […]
PNG urges Indonesia to solve human rights issues
PAPUA New Guinea is encouraging Indonesia to resolve outstanding human rights issues and to ensure that human rights are respected in its Melanesian provinces, says Foreign Affairs Minister Rimbink Pato. […]
Clowns giving youths a reason to smile
TWO Argentinean circus clown performers known as the Mandragora Circo are currently in Port Moresby to help youths learn circus performance skills over the next two months. Juan Cruz Bracamonte […]
Staying put
By HELEN TARAWA PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill says Carolyn Blacklock remains PNG Power Limited’s acting chief executive, rubbishing claims from industry sources that she had resigned. O’Neill told The National […]
Police drop investigation into Manumanu land deal
POLICE investigations into the payment of K46.6 million for a portion of land outside Port Moresby has been dropped, according to Commissioner Gari Baki. Baki, pictured, last night said it […]
380 of Manam’s worst-affected victims get relief supplies
By DOROTHY MARK ONLY 382 out of the 4769 people affected by the Manam volcanic eruption on Saturday received relief supplies yesterday. The 382 were from the worst affected villages […]
More effort needed for positive image: Parkop
NATIONAL Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has urged city residents to discourage their children from spraying paint on public properties such as bus-stop shelters. He said the amount of graffiti […]
Govt complies with reporting requirements, says Abel
TREASURER Charles Abel, pictured, says the government is complying with the reporting requirements of the Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook. He told Parliament he would present the 2019 Budget Strategy Paper […]
Police want tough penalties for drug offences
THE current three years maximum jail term cannot deter drug offenders, Chimbu police commander Chief Superintendent Jacob Singura says. He highlighted this after seeing an increase in marijuana cultivation, trading […]
Schram tells his side of the story on why he lost his job as Unitech VC
TRUMPED-up charges, a car chase, kickbacks, political agendas – stuff out of movies but have apparently been played out in Papua New Guinea. Former University of Technology (Unitech) vice-chancellor Dr […]