Day: February 28, 2019
Relatives of ‘raped’ schoolgirl take K2000
By Rebecca Kuku Relatives of the grade 8 schoolgirl who said she was raped by her teacher in a Southern Highlands school accepted more than K2000 from the teacher’s family […]
18 refugees leave for US
Eighteen refugees departed Port Moresby yesterday for the United States, Immigration and Border Security Minister Petrus Thomas said. “The 18 refugees have gone through an independent screening process carried out […]
130 officers arrested, charged and suspended
MORE than 130 police officers have been arrested, charged and suspended from office from Nov 2018 up to now, according to Gordon Police Station officer Apollos Terry. He said the […]
Man charged with obtaining K76,000
A senior Public Curator’s Office staffer has been charged with one count of official corruption for allegedly obtaining K76,000 to release the late Chief Ombudsman Chronox Manek’s property. National Fraud […]
Court tells women to think twice
A Mt Hagen District Court magistrate has advised women to think twice before taking their husbands to court. In court yesterday, Magistrate Donald Joseph said that when women took their […]
Man found guilty of attacking wife
By JAMES GUMUNO MT HAGEN District Court has ordered a man to pay his wife with K300 in compensation and be of good behaviour for the next eight months for […]
Official praises Alotau for sending acquittals on time
By HELEN TARAWA ALOTAU continues to maintain its status as model district in the Southern region with the timely completion of its acquittals, acting Secretary Department of Implementation and Rural […]
Paladin boosts Manus security
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK PALADIN Solution have flown in 25 extra security guards from Port Moresby to guard the refugee camps in Manus after local security guards went on strike for […]
‘All is well in Alotau’
WHILE the focus of media publicity is on law and order problems in Milne Bay, it is business as usual in the provincial capital Alotau. Acting Governor Tom Cameron, chairman […]
Uproar over island’s K800 project fees
By DOROTHY MARK TWO schools on Karkar Island have been charging students K800 in project fees to help teachers get paid. Dangsai High and Karkar Secondary were charging the project […]