Day: June 7, 2019
Local level government elections date confirmed
THE local level government elections will now be held over four weeks – June 27 to July 26 – after the Supreme Court gave the green light for it to […]
Provincial administrators reminded of commitment
PROVINCIAL administrators have been reminded of their commitment to assist the Electoral Commission conduct the local level government elections which starts this month. Department of Provincial and Local Level Government […]
Lack of funding for polls security operations a concern
ELECTORAL Commissioner Patilias Gamato is concerned about the lack of funding allocated for security operations during the local level government elections starting this month. “There is no budget for security […]
Court getting tough on offenders
THE Mt Hagen Committal Court will not grant bail to offenders charged with serious crimes, magistrate Lydia Karre says. The District Court magistrate said this yesterday when she refused bail […]
Police officer charged with inducement
A RESERVE police officer appeared before the Waigani Committal Court yesterday on a charge of inducement. Magistrate Cosmas Bidar, when reading out the charges to Paul Kauri, 27, from Lese, […]
Policeman charged with unlawfully detaining man appears in court
A POLICEMAN appeared before the Waigani Committal Court yesterday charged with unlawfully detaining a person. Magistrate Cosmas Bidar said Wanpis Bone, 23, from Lepora in Southern Highlands, was alleged to […]
Concerns for unclaimed bodies in morgue
BODIES stacked at the Madang Modilon Hospital morgue dates back to 2016 and need immediate burial, a spokesman says. A morgue officer, who wished not to be identified, said five […]
Solomon: Office not ready to break away from department
THE Office of Religion requires a policy and law to be elevated to a departmental status, Religion, Youth and Community Development secretary Anna Solomon says. In response to calls for […]
Authority aware of refugee issues
THE PNG Immigration and Citizenship Authority says it is aware of self-harm incidents by refugees on Manus and has approached Australia and service providers to address the problem. Chief migration […]
Parents told not to run to media about TFF funds
MOROBE provincial education advisor Keith Jiram has called on teachers and school administrators not to speak on issues regarding finance to the media. Jiram told The National yesterday that teachers […]