Day: March 15, 2019
Officers reach 55 and told they are going home
THE Correctional Services has identified 68 officers who are due for retirement this year, says acting Commissioner Stephen Pokanis. Of the 68, 22 officers have reached 55 while 46 have […]
Alcohol-related murders rise
By GIDEON KINDIWA ALCOHOL-related murder cases are on the rise, says a senior judge when he sentenced a man to 17 years in jail for killing another man while under […]
Land summit gets attention, positive feedback
The regional land summit workshops are receiving huge attention and the feedback is positive, Lands and Physical Planning Minister Justin Tkatchenko says. Speaking from Kokopo with the team for the […]
OC: Too much talking, no action against graft
CHIEF Ombudsman Michael Dick has called on people to do something about fighting corruption instead of just talking about it. Dick said corruption was a devastating culture which everyone must […]
New charges for gang members
By TREVOR WAHUNE THE 11 gang members of criminal Tommy Maeva Baker who were arrested for a series of crime committed in Alotau have been slapped with 25 additional charges. […]
Provinces, districts yet to give plan
By JEFFREY ELAPA Sixty-four of the 89 districts and 20 of the 22 provinces are yet to submit their five-year development plans to the Department of National Planning and Monitoring, […]
New Ireland received K87mil in revenue last year, meet told
New Ireland government received K87 million in revenue in 2018, the first provincial assembly sitting for 2019 has been told. The meeting also saw the attendance of Kavieng MP Ian […]
MP: Sumkar following govt’s development plan
THE Sumkar district’s five-year development plan is in line with the Government’s medium-term development plan III of growing the economy, MP Chris Nangoi says. He said this when presenting his […]
Hospital beats challenges, aiming high
SOUTHERN Highlands is on track to become one of Papua New Guinea’s health performers by the end of 2019. At its March 2019 board meeting, chief executive officer Dr Joseph […]
Council vacates ‘risky’ offices
THE Lae City Council (LCC) is vacating some of its buildings that are no longer fit for occupation on health grounds. LCC Health and Community Services director Jonathan Iapng said […]