Day: March 25, 2019
Woman charged with smuggling eggs from Indonesia
POLICE in West Sepik have detained a woman on suspicion of smuggling 750 poultry eggs from Indonesia into Papua New Guinea. Provincial police commander Chief Inspector Mosses Ibsagi said the […]
Pastors told to discuss sexual violence, abuse
THE Evangelical Lutheran wants all pastors to talk about abuses and family and sexual violence in church. The church has also called on all churches and the government to provide […]
Dept wants more workers in districts
ACTING Secretary for the Department of Implementation and Rural Development (DIRD) Aihi Vaki says 70 per cent of public servants must live and work in the districts to serve the […]
Madang takes stock of assets
By DOROTHY MARK THE Madang provincial government grounded all its vehicles last week to take stock of all assets in the province. All officers were forced to walk or catch […]
Training delays projects: Officer
By PISAI GUMAR DELAYS in rolling out the recently-introduced integrated financial management system (IFMS) in districts of Morobe is delaying service delivery into local level governments, Bulolo district chief executive […]
Compo request for rape rejected
By Gynnie Kero in Wewak A MAGISTRATE has rejected a request by the relatives of the accused and the victim in a rape case to settle the matter out of […]
Journo pleads not guilty in case of defamation
A MAN has pleaded not guilty to posting defamatory comments against Chief Migration Officer Solomon Kantha on Facebook. Police allege that between April 5 and June 7 last year, Simon […]
Dad selling marijuana for school fees gets one year in prison
A MAN who told the court he had to sell marijuana to pay for his children’s school fees has been jailed for one year. Goroka District Court Magistrate Gerard Vetunawa […]
Women’s war role revealed
THE experiences of Oro women in World War Two were not fully recorded in history says an Australian anthropologist. “PNG women (Oro women) are kept in the sideline” in recorded […]
Foreigner admits living in the country without a visa
A MAN has admitted in court that he has been living in the country for 14 years without a visa. Chang Fook, also known as Yue Chang Chun, from Malaysia, […]