Day: April 16, 2019
HUNTERs FORUM
Thank you coach HELLO coach Marum, Firstly I’d like to thank The National for enabling us to share our views directly with you. Following are my views on the Hunters’ […]
MPs call on government to accept court ruling
THE four MPs of Western led by Governor Taboi Awi Yato are calling on the Government to accept the ruling of the Singapore High Court on the PNG Sustainable Development […]
Pruaitch hails Marape’s decision to resign
OPPOSITION Leader Patrick Pruaitch had hailed the decision by Tari-Pori MP James Marape to resign as Finance Minister as brave, courageous and in the national interest. He said Marape had […]
Police and City Hall discuss CCTV plan for Port Moresby
By Rebecca Kuku PORT Moresby police are discussing with City Hall the installation of closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) around the city to monitor criminal activities. Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N’dranou said […]
Hospital plans to seek govt intervention
THE Laloki Hospital will seek Government’s intervention to resolve its water supply problem which has forced its closure if nothing is resolved this week, an official says. Hospital clinical supervisor […]
Hubby blamed in family feud
By GIDEON KINDIWA A WOMAN, who was charged with damaging her husband’s vehicle, pleaded not guilty and blamed her husband for allegedly breaching a court order that provoked the offence. […]
Court refuses bail for vendor
By JAMES GUMUNO THE Hagen District Court has refused bail for a street vendor arrested allegedly with 103 rolls and a large pack of marijuana at Mt Hagen city. Ako […]
Two charged with possession
TWO elderly men in Mt Hagen city, Western Highlands, have denied cultivating and possessing marijuana and possessing ammunition. Thomas Kopon, 45, from the North Waghi district in Jiwaka, and John […]
K20mil in illegal smoke disappears from wharf
By MARJORIE FINKEO TWO 20-foot containers with 400 cartons of cigarettes with a street value of K20 million have disappeared from the Port Moresby port area while another two containers […]
Death of 100 pigs a mystery, pork off the menu
By ELIAS LARI THE people of Nipa in Southern Highlands are warned not to touch, eat or sell any meat from pigs that have died there mysteriously. The general public […]