Day: January 24, 2020
APNG issues Olympics selection process
ATHLETICS PNG (APNG) has issued its selection policy for the Tokyo Olympic Games, seeking to explain how its athletes will be selected. The process has changed somewhat from previous Olympic […]
Broadcasters aim to improve as finals approach
NATIONAL Broadcasting Corporation need to get their acts together as premiership contenders in the Public Servant Netball Association premier competition. At the Rita Flynn outdoor courts, NBC have an uphill […]
NSL triple-header features champions Lae City
By LARRY ANDREW ANOTHER exciting round of the Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League takes place at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium tomorrow with a triple header featuring champions Toti Lae […]
Pokanis asks for K5mil to ease overcrowding in prison
CORRECTIONAL Services Commissioner Stephen Pokanis is asking the Government to allocate K5 million to build new dormitories at Buimo Prison to ease overcrowding there. He said the prison was in […]
Plans to restrict prisoners’ movement after breakout
By MICHELLE AUAMOROMORO PRISONERS will now be restricted in their movement when relatives come to visit, usually on Sundays, to prevent escapes, says Correctional Services Commissioner Stephen Pokanis. It follows […]
Matui appointed secretary of Constitutional, Law Reform Commission
MANGE John Matui has been appointed secretary of the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission. According to the National Gazette dated Jan 10, his appointment was done with advice from the […]
Authority reclaims State land
THE Samarai-Murua development authority (DDA) is reclaiming all the undeveloped State land to be developed into agro-forest projects, MP Isi Leonard Henry says. “Lands officers have already surveyed the undeveloped […]
Hospital to work with MSF, fight TB
THE Gerehu General Hospital in Port Moresby has pledged to work with the newly-opened Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Gerehu TB (tuberculosis) clinic to deliver medical services to TB patients. “Now […]
District supports new barracks
A NEW police barracks in Maprik, East Sepik, will be supported by the district development authority (DDA), Maprik MP John Simon says. The project will include construction of 40 houses […]
Summary indicates little done to fight corruption
HUMAN Rights Watch’s annual summary confirms that the government has done little in the past to tackle corruption, police brutality and domestic violence. Deputy director for Asia Phil Robertson said […]