Day: July 16, 2019
Pole vault silver medallist eyes decathlon gold at Pacific Games
TEAM Papua New Guinea’s Karo Iga, the pole vault silver medalist at the 2015 Port Moresby Pacific Games, made his debut in the men’s decathlon in Samoa yesterday. The decathlon […]
Basketball side defeat hosts to stay in medal hunt
THE national men’s basketball side beat Samoa 75-63 in the Pacific Games quarterfinals in Apia, Samoa, yesterday. It was the smart start for PNG who kept their noses in front […]
PNG men’s, women’s touch sides dominate
PAPUA New Guinea dominated the opening day of touch at the Pacific Games in Samoa, winning all their men’s and women’s games. The men’s team beat Tonga 21-3, the Solomon […]
Men’s football team miss spot in gold medal playoff
THE national men’s football team fell short of a spot in the gold-medal playoff following a 0-2 loss to the New Zealand’s Under-23 side in Apia, Samoa, yesterday. PNG will […]
Boxing for men, women starts at Games
WITH 10 weight classes for the men’s competition and three for the women’s, boxing action at the Don Bosco College on Savai’i, Samoa, begins today. This is the start of […]
PNG women’s team register 6-1 win over Vanuatu in 3rd pool match
THE national women’s team registered a 6-1 win over Vanuatu in their third Pacific Games pool match at the JS Blatter Football Complex in Apia, Samoa, yesterday. The side remain […]
More soldiers to be sent to Tagali fighting zone
By REBECCA KUKU AN additional 30 soldiers will be sent to the fighting zone in the Tagali local level government area of Hela today where 23 women (two pregnant) and […]
Officers face fraud-related charges
TWO senior Customs officers appeared before the Waigani Committal Court yesterday accused of corruption and conspiracy to defraud. PNG border security acting Customs commissioner Benjamin Sine, 42, from Goroka in […]
Madang police investigating death of reserve police who was beheaded
By DOROTHY MARK MADANG police are investigating the beheading of a reserve police officer attached to its traffic department. The officer, Roy Sisio, from Raicoast, was allegedly beheaded on Wednesday […]
Mano charged with cybercrime
THE managing director of a State agency has been charged with cybercrime related to a plot to assassinate another state agency official. Mineral Resource Development Corporation managing director Augustine Mano […]