Day: August 13, 2019
Officer faces corruption charge
By TREVOR WAHUNE A SENIOR fisheries licencing officer is facing charges of corruption and abuse of office after he was allegedly found issuing a fisheries licence illegally to a company […]
Court refuses bail for lawyer on murder charge
THE National Court at Waigani has refused a bail application made by a lawyer charged with murdering his wife on July 2. Justice Teresa Berrigan refused bail application made for […]
Husband, wife in court for rape
A MARRIED couple charged with raping a woman appeared at the Waigani Committal Court on Monday. David Wari, 27, from Yakin village, Imbonggu, Southern Highlands and his wife Anna Wayali […]
Recount expected to take longer
By GIDEON KINDIWA THE Hela regional recount is going to take longer than expected, Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika says. Sir Gibbs made the comments during a court proceeding yesterday […]
NCD launches youth advisory committee
NATIONAL Capital District Governor Powes Parkop says the Government has given a lot of “lip service” to youths in the country over the years with minimal interventions to support youth […]
O’Neill wants credible inquiry
FORMER Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has welcomed the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the UBS deal but has questioned the appointment of former Chief Justice Salamo Injia […]
MP sponsors CHW students
THE need for community health workers (CHWs) to serve in rural aid posts has been a challenge for Papua New Guinea, Nawaeb MP Kennedy Wenge says. Wenge said it is […]
Kase applauds China’s help
By LULU MARK IT is good to have medical experts from China in Papua New Guinea’s biggest hospital at a time when the country is facing a shortage of health […]
Annual festival changes name, puts emphasis on people
The annual Hiri-Moale Festival that would be held next month would now be referred to as the Motu-Koitabu Festival, chairman of Motu-Koitabu Assembly (MKA) Dadi Toka Jnr says. Toka Jnr […]
Rural health worker highlights challenges
TRANSPORTING sick patients to the nearest health centre or to Lae by dinghy or banana boat has always been a challenge for health facilities located on the coast of Huon […]