Day: May 22, 2019
ENB race expected to attract more than 400 cyclists
By ROSELYN ELLISON Pacific Industries Limited will host its seventh Gogo Cola Bicycle Race on June 10. Entry is K2 per person, with registration expected to close at 5pm on […]
O’Neill condemns sexual harassment in workplace
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill says sexual harassment in the workplace is a criminal offence which can lead to the immediate termination of employment. O’Neill said regardless of whether it occurred […]
Minister wants post on PM, attorney-general probed
MINISTER for Communications and Information Technology Koni Iguan wants those responsible for posting “indecent graphics” of the prime minister and the attorney-general on social media prosecuted. He directed National Information […]
MRDC assures clans of payments
By GYNNIE KERO THE Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC) is confident that landowners of the PNG LNG Pipeline segments will receive before the year ends their benefits from the project. […]
Parlt waits for court decision on motion
By HELEN TARAWA PARLIAMENT will await the decision of the Supreme Court on the cases relating to the vote-of-no-confidence, according to acting clerk Kala Aufa. The first case is the […]
CID lacks records of crimes probed, pending
By MARJORIE FINKEO THE Criminal Investigation Division (CID) in Port Moresby lacks records of investigated crimes and pending results, its director says. “Many of the CID bosses throughout the provinces […]
AG’s Office should make public service accountable, says Sir Bob
GOVERNOR-General Sir Bob Dadae has told the management team from the Auditor-General’s Office that they should make the public service accountable to the people. Dade made the statement when he […]
Court dismisses slip-rule application to restrain EC
THE Supreme Court has dismissed a slip-rule application filed by the Umi-Atzera local level government (LLG) of Markham district, Morobe to restrain the Electoral Commission from intervening in a court […]
Apology
A report on The National on Monday with the headline “Police charge Kool with attempted murder” included the comments by a third party which had been inadvertently added to the […]
Relief supplies stuck in Vanimo
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK ABOUT K25,000 worth of relief supplies donated by Indonesians in Sentani for the February 2018 earthquake victims in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are rotting away at the […]