Day: August 21, 2019
Lae firms back teams participating in schools rugby league comp
By LARRY ANDREW SCHOOLS participating in the Lae Schools Rugby League (LSRL) competition received apparel worth K40,000 from Prima Smallgoods and Lae Biscuit Company. Igam, Tent City, Gantom, Omili, Markham […]
Siporo fight back from a set down to secure title
SIPORO came from a set down to beat Chilli in the Gunika Volleyball Association B-Grade grand final at Porebada, Central, on Saturday. Club official Hua Maba told The National that […]
Kini bags 15 points to help Birdwings defeat Mystics
By JACK AMI BIRDWINGS beat Mystics 25-23 in the Port Moresby Netball Association division-eight preliminary final at Rita Flynn court on Saturday, securing a spot in the Aug 31 grand […]
Discipline, fitness key to Digicel Cup campaign, says Andiki
By PARKER TAMBUA HELA Wigmen coach Andrew Andiki has hailed his players’ fitness and discipline as the key to the semifinalists’ Digicel Cup campaign this season. Andiki told The National […]
Tumbe ready to face minor premiers Tigers
By ELIAS LARI WAGHI Tumbe are prepared to hit the ground running when they meet minor premiers Lae Tigers in Saturday’s Digicel Cup major semifinal despite having the luxury of […]
Girl, 11, recovering at hospital after being raped
By ROSELYN ELLISON A 11-year-old girl allegedly was raped by two men on Manus Island on Saturday morning, police said. Police commander Chief Insp David Yapu said the incident happened […]
Mine to carry on operation
PORGERA gold mine in Enga will continue to operate until a determination is made by the State, Mining Minister Johnson Tuke says. While providing an update on the mine’s extension […]
Father pays for abandonment
THE Mt Hagen District Court has ordered a father to pay K3,000 to his three children for not looking after them for more than three years. Magistrate Donald Joseph yesterday […]
Phone call lands man in jail for six hours
A MAN was locked up for six hours at the Mt Hagen District Court cell after his phone rang inside magistrate Donald Joseph’s courtroom. Joseph was presiding over a land […]
Family grateful for post-mortem
THE family of late Rodha Dick have thanked the police for facilitating the process that will see the post-mortem of their late mother today. Son Napolean Saevaru told The National […]