Day: September 4, 2019
Lewas suffer six-run defeat to Bangladesh
THE Papua New Guinea Lewas lost their second match of the Women’s T20 World Cup qualifiers going down by six runs to Bangladesh in a rain affected contest. After early […]
Rhys eyeing champs
By JACK AMI PETER Rhys is aiming to win major honours in his debut as Southern Confederation men’s coach at the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League National Championships which […]
Heads to roll in civil service
HEADS are set to roll when the Government advertises the position of all its department heads as vacant this month. “Selection of department heads and board members of Government organisations […]
Total set for LNG project
FRENCH firm Total SA has been given the nod to proceed with the implementation of the US$13 billion (K43 billion) Papua LNG project. This was after nearly three weeks of […]
Departments urged to set policies
STATE departments must set policies in consultation with key stakeholders in order to be implemented by agencies, Prime Minister James Marape says. Speaking at the launching of the Integrated District […]
Man gets 15yrs for rape of minor
By ROSELYN ELLISON A 37-year-old man from East New Britain has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl. Sylvester Tivat pleaded guilty to one count of […]
Court orders man to pay compensation
A YOUNG man who punched his girlfriend in the face for talking to another man has been ordered by the Mt Hagen District Court to compensate her with K300 yesterday. […]
Committee to monitor public sector performance
A special Parliamentary Committee on public sector performance service delivery was established yesterday in Parliament. The notice without motion was moved by leader of Government business and Minister for Communications […]
Marape condemns human rights abuse in West Papua
PRIME Minister James Marape has condemned the reported human rights abuses of West Papuans by the Indonesian Government after protests following racist comments against indigenous Melanesians. “I am waiting for […]
Police set up hotline
PEOPLE living in Madang can now call the police toll free number to report crimes and disturbances. The toll free number was launched yesterday by the Madang Police and Digicel […]