Day: February 18, 2019
SHP keen to address law and order issues
By LUKE KAMA Southern Highlands government is focusing on addressing law and order, driving small-to-medium enterprises and rebuilding provincial governance systems this year, Governor William Powi says. Powi, accompanied by […]
B’ville vote worries raised
PREPARATION for the Bougainville referendum is behind schedule with only four months to go before the target date of June 15, an official says. Director of the National Research Institute […]
Reopening of prison hailed
The reopening of the once abandoned Hawa prison in Tari, Hela, is one significant milestone that parties involved in the law and justice sector will achieve as far as lawlessness […]
Participants undergo training on violence
MORE than 90 people have been trained to find solutions in their communities to prevent violence against women and related issues in Port Moresby. The participants from Morata, Hanuabada, Kaugere […]
Bolder approach for violence needed
THE rise in the incidence of violence against women, in particular domestic violence-related deaths, means that the call for justice to prevail can no longer be ignored, an official says. […]
Home crushed by fallen tree
A FAMILY escaped unharmed when a tree brought down by strong winds fell on their home at night in Lae. David Anton and his family, originally from Timbe in Kabwum […]
Dept waiting for report
THE Foreign Affairs Department is awaiting an official report from the PNG embassy in Beijing relating to the death of a student there, secretary Barbara Age says. Age told The […]
Trade union backs call to review appointments
THE PNG Trade Union Congress says an appointment for a college or university administrator should not be politically tainted. General-secretary Clemence Kanau said politics often circumvented established processes and procedures […]
Hawa locals grateful to CJ, team for visiting prison facility
A COMMUNITY leader from Hawa village in Tari, Hela, has thanked Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika for visiting Hawa Correctional Service facility. Hawa Correctional Service was abandoned in 1997 due […]
Briefs
New Zealand praised Foreign Affairs Minister Rimbink Pato described New Zealand as a “kind and progressive country” during Waitangi Day celebrations in Port Moresby. “When New Zealand promises to do […]