Day: October 3, 2018
PM’s 13 tickets still available
WITH three days remaining for the annual Prime Ministers’ 13 match between Papua New Guinea and Australia tickets are selling well. According to a ticket sales report from Ticket Masta […]
Netball looks at improving competitions
NETBALL Papua New Guinea held its annual general meeting during the national championships in Lae last month, with chairman Julienne Leka-Maliaki describing the event as a success. “The annual meeting […]
Teachers not on payroll face scrutiny: Chairman
By Glenda Awikiak THE Teaching Service Commission will scrutinise the records of teachers claiming to have not been paid before they can be put back on the payroll, says chairman […]
Commission adjusting teachers’ pay rates
THE Teaching Service Commission is adjusting the pay rates of teachers who will see some “fluctuations” in what they receive, says chairman Baran Sori. He was responding to complaints by […]
Passenger’s body found in cabin of crashed plane
THE body of the passenger reported missing after the Air Niugini aircraft crash-landed into the sea near Chuuk airport on Friday was found on the cabin floor by United States […]
Attempted escape foiled
POLICE foiled an attempted breakout at Mendi jail in Southern Highlands early yesterday. About 30 prisoners and remandees were stripped and searched and a key to the inside jail door […]
One dead, three missing off Kandrian
A BOAT carrying 11 people, including the skipper and his crew, capsized in rough seas off Kandrian in West New Britain last week. The incident happened last Thursday in bad […]
Court orders trio to refund K41,000 after dual land sale
THE Waigani National Court has ordered three parties involved in a land sale to refund K41,000 to a woman they had sold the land to in 2008 before selling it […]
Firm believes security officers involved in drugs smuggling
AN allegation levelled against officers with private security firms claims that some security officers, while on duty at their designated posts, are involved in illegal activities like drugs and firearms […]
Prices of goods and services shoot up
PRICES of most goods and services increased in the first half of this year by as much as 15 per cent. The CPI published by the National Statistical Office indicated […]