Day: June 19, 2019
Bishop Leo Secondary beat Brandi 24-18 in U18 schools league comp in Wewak
BISHOP Leo Secondary School beat Brandi Secondary School 24-18 in a competitive Under-18 schools rugby league clash in Wewak on Saturday. Bishop winger Jonah Ako scored the first try of […]
Defence thrash Magani 22-0 in PRL comp
By JACK AMI PORT Moresby Rugby League competition ranked outsiders Defence thrashed reigning champions Magani 22-0 in round 12 at the National Football Stadium on Sunday. Defence dominated the entire […]
Annual Trukai Fun Run attracts 300 participants in Kokopo
ABOUT 300 people took part in the annual Trukai Fun Run in Kokopo, East New Britain, on Sunday. The participants turned up at Central Park in the Kokopo-Vunamami urban local-level […]
Bintangor Lahanis get K50,000 support from Goroka MP
By ZACHERY PER GOROKA MP Henry Ame on Sunday presented K50,000 to the management of Bintangor Lahanis at the National Sports Institute. The sponsorship, announced at halftime, boosted the morale […]
Benjamin welcomes termination of contract
MANUS Governor Charlie Benjamin has welcomed the Government’s position to terminate a multi-million kina security contract for Paladin Solutions on Manus Island and is urging the company to consult his […]
Cabinet ministers will be monitored, says Steven
DEPUTY Prime Minister Davis Steven says cabinet ministers will be assessed on their performance. “We intend to work out the key performance indicators (KPIs). All our ministers in cabinet will […]
Call to scrap proposed naval base on Manus
THE Manus government is maintaining its stance that the proposed joint military naval base at Lombrum in Manus would only serve foreign interest and not the interest of Manus and […]
Push for probe into Apec cars
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK POLICE Minister Bryan Kramer says he will push for an investigation into the procurement of the Maserati and Bentley cars for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings last […]
Leave politics out, says Kramer
Police Minister Bryan Kramer has threatened to expose MPs or ministers trying to play politics with the police commissioner’s job. “I have directed the commissioner, Gari Baki, to implement his […]
Minister says he needs to find funding for police
POLICE Minister Bryan Kramer says the force can fund its own programmes by recouping billions of kina lost over the years through corruption. “We can recoup those monies and can […]