Month: December 2018
Chinese couple fined K500 each for assault, insult
THE Lae District Court on Friday found a Chinese couple guilty of assault and insult and fined them K500 each and imposed a K1000 compensation to be paid to the […]
Court refuses application of convicted killer
The Waigani National Court has refused an application for enforcement of human rights filed by a man who was sentenced to 20 years in jail for the murder of his […]
GPA not only criteria: Czuba
DEPARTMENT of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Secretary Fr Jan Czuba said the grade point average (GPA) is not the only requirement considered in programme selection ranking. He said […]
Sexual abuse documents in force, says church
PAPUA New Guinea approved its documents that deal with sexual abuse of minors by priests in 2006, revised them in 2013 and are now in force, according to the Catholic […]
Criminals surrender to police, now no more crime
By JAMES GUMUNO MORE than 40 men involved in criminal activities surrendered to police on Boxing Day in Komo-Magarima, Hela. Police commander Martin Lakari told The National from Tari yesterday […]
Police plan to enforce security, safety during new year celebrations
By ZACHERY PER POLICE in Eastern Highlands will be out in full force to oversee security and safety issues during the New Year celebrations. Eastern Highlands police commander David Seine […]
Basil reaffirms support to landowner groups
BULOLO MP Sam Basil, has reaffirmed his support of two ore body landowner groups of the Wafi-Golpu project with a funding of K50,000. Basil is the minister responsible for the […]
Woman’s body found along road in city
Motorists along Poreporena Freeway in Port Moresby found the body of a middle-aged woman on the road at 6am on Saturday. Port Moresby police station commander Max Dogme said the […]
Hostage rescued in foiled robbery
POLICE in Morobe intercepted and apprehended two suspects on Saturday in Lae in what could have been a robbery case. According to the Lae metropolitan command, five men held up […]
Girl undergoes traditional ritual to mark womanhood
By LOTTIE WAYAGURE IT is an important time in the life of a girl when she reaches puberty. On Sunday, Selina Hove, 14, underwent a traditional ritual to mark her […]