Day: September 9, 2019
Pokanis: Number of convicts increasing
CORRECTIONAL Service (CS) Commissioner Stephen Pokanis says PNG has 5,200 prisoners but the number is increasing every day. He said Correctional staff totalled 1,487 and the ratio of prisoners-detainees was […]
Alleged family killer in court
WESTERN Highlands police have completed their file on an alleged murderer who has been asked to make a submission on it on Sept 18. Christopher Johnson Kamo, 39, from Kambaramba […]
Man steals from employer
A MAGISTRATE at the Lae District Court told a 23-year-old man that when one broke the law, his or her liberty became restricted. Magistrate Edward Kupo told Steven Saki from […]
Women’s organisations receive K40,000
THE Malaysia Association of PNG (MAPNG) donated K40,000 to PNG Women’s Cancer Foundation and Diabetes Association PNG (DAPNG) on Friday. The cancer foundation and DAPNG received K20,000 each from MAPNG […]
Court dismisses application
THE Supreme Court dismissed an application by Port Moresby North East MP John Kaupa to stop a review proceeding regarding an election petition against him. Justice Oagile Bethuel Dingake dismissed […]
Lae police raises welfare issues
POLICEMEN and women in Lae have raised series of concerns regarding their welfare to Police Minister Bryan Kramer during a visit on Thursday. The concerns include housing for police officers, […]
ENB police kills wanted escapee
A WANTED criminal who escaped from the Kerevat prison in East New Britain earlier this year was killed by the police at his Nordup village on Thursday. East New Britain […]
Remote school receives support
USINO-BUNDI MP Jimmy Uguro gave K45,000 to the Igoi Primary School and promised to give another K10,000 to build a church and pastors’ house. Uguro said the school was in […]
Madang govt wants to support police stop crime
THE Madang government will support police to curb crime and not be involved in addressing law and order issues, Governor Peter Yama says. Yama told The National regarding an incident […]
Referendum committee welcomes Tokura
THE Bougainville Referendum Commission (BRC) has welcomed the relocation of acting police commissioner Francis Tokura back to Bougainville to oversee the security operations for the referendum, BRC chief referendum officer […]