Day: April 25, 2019
Court frees man facing multiple abuse-of-office charges
A MAN charged with multiple counts of abuse of office, conspiracy to defraud and dishonest application was found not guilty by the Waigani Commital Court yesterday. Magistrate Cosmas Bidar discharged […]
Request to withdraw rape case rejected
By ROBINSON LEKA A MAGISTRATE has refused the victim of an alleged rape case to withdraw the matter as it was a serious offence and he doubted whether the girl, […]
Man charged with stealing K161,000 from brewery appears in court
A MAN, who was accused of stealing US$48,485 (K161,618) from South Pacific Brewery in 2015, appeared in the Waigani Committal Court yesterday. Clifford Bosco Kevi, 46, of mixed parentage form […]
Teachers’ request for one-off payment ‘not practical’
PUBLIC Service Minister Elias Kapavore says teachers’ demand to be paid a one-off lump sum for the three per cent pay rise for 2017-2019 is not practical. Kapavore in a […]
Madang paying K1.3m to teachers
By DOROTHY MARK MADANG provincial government processed a payment of K1.3 million yesterday to meet part of the outstanding teacher leave fares. Acting provincial administrator Joseph Bonomane said it took […]
Four arrested after theft of items worth K14,000
YOUTHS including students from Manus Secondary School in Lorengau, Manus, were arrested by police over the weekend after valuable items worth K14,000 were stolen. Police reports from Lorengau said four […]
Officers in murder case freed
THE National Court in Wewak has acquitted two police officers charged with murder due to inconsistent evidence from the State. Acting judge Sinclair Kora found French William, from Mt Hagen, […]
Army still has 280 to train to be section commanders
THERE are 280 soldiers in PNG Defence Force who are yet to undergo corporals’ qualifying course in administrations and land operations to be qualified as section commanders. These include 200 […]
Morobe in line for eye surgeries
By EHEJUC SESERU SECOND round of eye surgery for cataract patients in Morobe will be in mid-June, with eye care team now doing screening in communities. The Lae International hospital […]
Answers sought for K2mil legal cost
FORMER Usino-Bundi MP Anton Yagama urged his successor MP Jimmy Uguro and the district development authority (DDA) to explain to local people the reason why he and six others will […]