Day: March 6, 2019
Agriculture Dept appoints board
By HELEN TARAWA AGRICULTURE and Livestock Minister Benny Allen announced the appointment of eight commodity boards yesterday. Allen said six of the eight boards coffee, cocoa, copra, ubber, spice and […]
Minister for agriculture Allen calls for fund to be released
AGRICULTURE and Livestock minister Benny Allen says funding earmarked for the department should be released so services can be delivered. Allan, in response to questions about the 2018 budget, said […]
Briefs
Arrest order extended The Waigani Committal Court has extended a warrant of arrest for a man charged with attempted murder for not turning up in court. Magistrate Alex Kalandi gave […]
Deal signed to help OC’s work
The Ombudsman Commission’s challenge of getting information from commercial banks to help in its investigations will be a thing of the past with the signing of a memorandum of understanding […]
Rigo enters deal for NID registration
MORE than half a million kina has been allocated for the National Identity registration of people of Rigo district in Central for three years. This was announced at the signing […]
Housing, OC working to set up complaints desk
THE National Housing Corporation is working with the Ombudsman Commission to establish a complaints desk. Acting managing director Kenneth Cooke said: “It’s a first a new and different approach to […]
Case dismissed as man fails to establish liabilities
THE Waigani National Court has dismissed the case of a man claiming damages against the State for unlawful imprisonment and malicious prosecution because he failed to establish liabilities. Justice David […]
Police need centre to boost work
THE increase in workload for police communication in the Lae metropolitan command is demanding a new communications centre, according to Chief Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jr. “The idea is to increase […]
Son’s death drags father into High Court trial
A MAN has been committed to stand trial in the National Court for allegedly killing his son in the Dei district, Western Highlands. The Mt Hagen Committal Court found enough […]
Work begins to give settlers home
GROUNDWORK to subdivide 700 allotments to resettle 110 displaced settlers has begun despite hiccups over the construction of a barrier against the Bulolo River. Bulolo district development authority has engaged […]