Month: March 2019
Appo happy to make dad proud
HUNTERS debutant Kevin Appo says running out tomorrow for his first Q-Cup game will be a proud moment for his father Jackson who always wanted one of his sons to […]
Briefs
Piggies wary of Hunters COMPETITION leaders GC University Piggies take on third-placed Valley Hunters on Sunday in the Capital Rugby Union premier grade’s match of the round. Both sides are […]
Businesses disappointed with POM fencing policy
By PETER ESILA BUSINESSES in Port Moresby are disappointed with the National Capital District Commission’s fencing policy, saying it was costing more to use other options. Port Moresby Chamber of […]
Police: Five raped girl till 3am
AN 18-year-old schoolgirl, betrayed by her cousin, was allegedly abducted and raped by six men in Enga’s Tsak Valley on March 5. The cousin, a university undergraduate, lured the grade […]
Police on the hunt for those who killed family
By DOROTHY MARK THE killing of a father, wife and son by unknown men in Madang has prompted the provincial government to organise a big police operation in the area […]
Father angry over slow progress of abuse case
By HELEN TARAWA THE father of an 11-year-old girl who he said was subjected to abuse in Port Moresby is disappointed with how police are treating the case. The man […]
Court stops email being made public
THE National Court in Waigani has granted a restraining order that the contents of an email containing allegations of fraud at the International Education Agency of PNG Ltd be not […]
Commission welcomes court ruling
By GIDEON KINDIWA THE Public Service Commission has welcomed a court ruling to take back the powers of the appointment of senior public servants from Cabinet. “The PSC is a […]
Magistrate: Don’t use health status to ask court for leniency
A MAGISTRATE says the court will not accept the excuse of one’s health being the cause of the committing of an offence. Magistrate Edward Kupo made the comment after James […]
Reports of violence rise in Lae
THE Family and Sexual Violence Unit in Lae has seen an increase in reports of family and sexual violence, says Metropolitan Chief Supt Anthony Wagambie Jr. He said the number […]