Day: October 8, 2019
Charged again for same offence
A FEMALE police officer is in court again after being charged the second time for releasing a prisoner from custody. Mavis Namuga, 29, from Noinaro village, Suabe, in Chimbu, was […]
Briefs
Call for respect PUBLIC Service Minister Westly Nukundj has urged the media to respect the public service appointment processes. He said the appointment process for agency heads was done on […]
Judiciary creates new system
THE judiciary is looking forward to implementing its new case management system database called e-judiciary, according to Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika. He said three satellite dishes would be installed […]
Teacher faces trial
A FORMER teacher was committed to stand trial in the Waigani National Court for allegedly murdering her husband’s lover in Taurama, Port Moresby, last year. Waigani Committal Court magistrate Cosmas […]
Wash study revealed
MAJOR findings under the Water and Sanitation Hygiene’s (Wash) knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) baseline study will be presented to key organisations to improve access to the programme’s services in […]
Two officers suspended
TWO prison officers have been suspended from duty pending investigation into a road accident where a department vehicle was damaged. Correctional Service Commissioner Stephen Pokanis told The National that two […]
Court grants man’s appeal to reduce bail
A 34-YEAR-OLD man charged with sexual touching of a minor was granted a reduction in his bail last Friday. Defendant Laurence Lao appealed to magistrate Cosmas Bidar to have his […]
Governor, UN chart way to find root cause of violence in Hela
A PEACE and development roadmap for Hela aims to identify the root causes of violence in the province and find ways to address them, a workshop has been told. “There […]
Soldiers receive driving training
A GROUP of 20 soldiers from the Engineer Battalion at the Igam Barracks in Lae completed an eight-week driving course run by the Kumul Training Institute. Institute director Max Kuri […]
Provincial hospital to get upgrade
GOROKA Hospital will be the Highlands regional hospital, Health and HIV/AIDS Minister Elias Kapavore says. Kapavore told The National that Goroka Hospital, which had been rebuilt at a cost of […]