Day: November 8, 2019
PM wants tougher violence laws
PRIME Minister James Marape wants to see tougher penalties on those who perpetrate violence against women. He told the PNG Women’s Forum yesterday that women lawyers should help him draft […]
Men charged with rape awaiting investigation
TWO men charged with rape have been told to wait for police to complete their investigations. Central Court Magistrate Marcus Nandape deferred the case of Kasi Sakini and Herbert Melvin […]
Court rejects dad’s letter
A MAGISTRATE has rejected a letter from a father asking that a rape case in which his daughter was the victim be withdrawn. Magistrate Marcus Nandape told defence lawyer David […]
Public urged to report unruly cops
PEOPLE who see police officers misbehaving in public or acting in a violent manner should take pictures and take them to the Internal Affairs Directorate, a senior officer says. Acting […]
Meet addresses malnutrition
Government departments and organisations such as Save the Children are participating in the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) gathering in Nepal. It is a major event of the SUN movement where […]
Expats in court for allegedly forging documents
TWO foreigners accused of forging work and school documents appeared before the Committal Court in Waigani yesterday. Sumon Dewan, 30, from Nurbarg village, Narayanganz, Bangladesh and MD Faysal, 35, from […]
Tomuriesas’ case dismissed
WAIGANI Committal Court Magistrate Cosmas Bidar on Tuesday struck out a money-laundering court case against Kiriwina-Goodenough MP Douglas Tomuriesa and his wife Rachael for want of prosecution. Police failed to […]
Alleged rapist escaped from cell
By ZEDAIAH KANAU POLICE have obtained a warrant of arrest for a 29-year-old felon who allegedly raped a disabled woman after escaping from custody. Central Court magistrate Marcus Nandape issued […]
No pay cut for teachers, chairman clarifies confusion
TEACHING Service Commission chairman Baran Sori clarified that there was no pay cut for teachers as assumed by some people. Sori told a press conference yesterday in Port Moresby that […]
Teachers commission in dark over leave fares
THE Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has not received any information from Treasury as to how much was remitted to provincial finance and treasury offices for teachers’ leave fares this year, […]