Day: November 2, 2018
Confed bans, fines club for ref attack
THE Warako Storm Rugby League Club was suspended for two years and fined K5000 by the PNG Rugby Football League Southern Confederation at the National Football Stadium on Wednesday. Southern […]
Royals given boost ahead of PRL finals
FORMER club coach and now Port Moresby businessman Billy Yalu came to the aid of the Royals Rugby League Club whose A grade and Under-20s sides face Magani and Butterflies […]
Apec expected to help local businesses, forex
By PETER ESILA THE Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry (POMCCI) expects around 11,000 visitors to the capital city during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Week from November 12 […]
Parliament to resume next week
DEPUTY Clerk to Parliament Kala Aufa says the House will resume sitting at 2pm on Tuesday with the budget session to begin a week later. Aufa told The National that […]
City gearing up to roll out red carpet for Apec leaders
By HELEN TARAWA PORT Moresby is preparing to receive leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies, starting with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s State visit on November 15 and 16. National […]
Police running out of money as drug case drags on
POLICE are facing funding issues trying to cater for seven state witnesses in an international drug-smuggling trial in Milne Bay, provincial police commander Inspector George Bayagau says. “These seven witnesses […]
No-boat Alotau officers can’t keep up with criminals at sea
TRACKING and identifying robbery suspects in Alotau have been made even more difficult for police because the robbers travelled mostly by sea, police say. Compounding the issue is the fact […]
School burnt in fight over lake
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK Villagers burnt down a school and attacked a head master and his wife after a fight broke out over a lake in East Sepik, provincial police commander […]
Five officers accused in youth’s death freed
Five police officers accused of killing a youth have been released on a bail of K7500 (total) after spending two months in police custody in East Sepik, provincial police commander […]
West Papuans granted PNG citizenship
Immigration and Border Security Minister Petrus Thomas yesterday awarded Papua New Guinea citizenship to 62 West Papuans residing in Vanimo. Thomas, in his speech to the former West Papuans, said: […]