Day: July 9, 2019
Biggest event with 5,000 participants
THE most recent tabulation of participants in the Samoa Pacific Games reports that more than 5,000 athletes and team officials will be participating in Apia over the next two weeks, […]
Duo miss out Games over citizenship
TEAM PNG basketballers Christian Pang (men) and Peninnah Javapro (women) will not feature at the Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, after they were unable to sort out their dual citizenships. […]
PNG open Games basketball with 86-48 win over SI
PAPUA New Guinea dominated the Solomon Islands, taking an easy 86-48 win for a roaring debut in the Pacific Games men’s in Apia, Samoa, yesterday. Serious on its title bid […]
Recounts to cost K16.45mil
IT will cost around K16.45 million to conduct the court-ordered recounts for the Kandep seat in Enga and the Hela provincial seat, Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato says. Gamato has written […]
LLG president fusses over pay
By DOROTHY MARK A LOCAL level government president in Madang stormed the Madang provincial government building on Thursday over his unpaid entitlements. Gama LLG president Elijah Kas said he confronted […]
Man attending youth rally, stabbed during fight
A MAN attending a youth rally hosted by the Catholic church in Manus over the weekend was attacked. According to police reports, the incident occurred at 8pm at Mokoreng in […]
Men guilty for killing over drink
By DOROTHY MARK THE Madang National Court found two men guilty of killing a man each in a fight over a can of Pepsi in Markham, Morobe, in 2016. Judge […]
Taxi driver shot, killed
A TAXI driver in Kokopo, East New Britain, was allegedly murdered at Butuwin on Friday night. A person who arrived at the murder scene soon afterwards but declined to be […]
Staff houses to be fixed
BUIEBI Correctional Services (CS) staff houses will undergo reconstruction, according to acting commander Bob Omba. He said staff houses and other facilities were in a bad state and numerous appeal […]
Men get 6yrs for stealing firearm
By HEZRON KISING FOUR men involved in stealing a police firearm in Lae last month were sentenced to a total of six years and three months in prison yesterday. Lae […]