Day: September 5, 2019
Kua: I will not interfere with secretary’s appointment
PETROLEUM Minister Kerenga Kua told Parliament that he will not interfere with the appointment of a permanent secretary for the department. Kua was responding to questions by Opposition Leader and […]
Cashiers on fraud charges
THREE Air Niugini cashiers are facing fraud-related charges over more than K600,000 of company money which has gone missing. Head of the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption directorate Chief Supt Matthew […]
Hiring consultants is expensive: Official
The Department of Implementation and Rural Development (DIRD) deputy secretary Stephen Rambe wants district and provincial governments to cut costs by refraining from hiring consultants for development plans. “The hiring […]
Plans for road network
PLANS to link Vanimo and Port Moresby by road are being made by the Government and major development partners. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) came on board after Prime Minister […]
AFP donates stationery to police station
THE days of using A4 paper and exercise book pages to write up charges and important police information at the Goroka Police Station are over as the Australian Federal Police […]
School suspends classes after attack of second teacher
MINJ Secondary School in Jiwaka suspended classes yesterday after a teacher was attacked. Principal Kaul Tumun said it was the second attempt by members of the same community in the […]
Expatriate in court over bribery
AN expatriate accused of offering bribe to a police officer appeared before the Waigani Committal Court on Wednesday. MD Shoel, 29, from Ganzipur village, Dhaka in Bangladesh was alleged to […]
Two fined K500 each, warned not to drink in public
MT Hagen District Court imposed a K500 fine each on two men found guilty of drinking homebrew in public. John Wandakari, 25, and Albert Palk, 24, from Igin village in […]
Recount process starts
THE Electoral Commission has started the process of recounting votes for the Hela provincial seat as ordered by the National Court. Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato confirmed that the process had […]
Fined K500 for threatening, chasing wife
By JAMES GUMUNO A MAN who threatened and chased his wife was ordered by the Mt Hagen District Court to pay a K500 court fine or in default three months […]