Day: February 5, 2020
NCD leg of Ipatas Cup lacks respect for match officials
ONE thing missing from Coca-Cola Ipatas Cup National Capital District leg fixtures has been respect for the match officials, says competition coordinator Simon Maima. Maima made the comments after the […]
Mairi, Tokam back Tsaka to remain as PNGRFL chairman
By JACK AMI PAPUA New Guinea Rugby Football League Southern Confederation director Gwaibo Mairi and his Highlands counterpart Joe Tokam have backed chairman Sandis Tsaka to retain his seat at […]
20 men charged with being in possession of drugs, weapons
POLICE in Lae arrested 20 men and charged them with being in possession of dangerous weapons and drugs. They were allegedly escorting a prisoner killed in the Buimo jail mass […]
University ‘a far cry’ from schools
By ENAMYRA ANI UPNG Journalism student FIRST-year students at the University of PNG were yesterday reminded that the university environment was “a far cry” from what they experienced in school. […]
Morobe allocates K8mil for Gerson-Solulu scholarship scheme
THE Morobe government has allocated K8 million for its annual Gerson-Solulu scholarship scheme. It is K500,000 less than last year’s K8.5 million allocation to cater for tertiary students of Morobe […]
Over 500 trapped in China
MORE than 500 Papua New Guineans, mostly students, are in China, says Health Minister Jelta Wong. He said they were getting daily updates from Chinese authorities, the PNG embassy in […]
Police will investigate killing
By SYLVESTER WEMURU A SPECIAL taskforce team is in Porgera leading investigations into the shooting of the late police const Timot Kavanamur on Jan 26. Deputy Comm of Police (DCP), […]
Police still investigating morgue case
By JAMES GUMUNO POLICE are in the midst of completing their investigations into the illegal removal of three bodies from Mendi General Hospital’s mortuary on Jan 18. Southern Highlands commander […]
Police looking for owner of building linked to visa scam
By SYLVESTER WEMURU POLICE are looking for the owner of the multi-storey building that houses the Blue Diamond Music Club where eight women from mainland China were arrested for suspected […]
Lupari’s contract to end
By HELEN TARAWA CHIEF secretary Isaac Lupari’s four-year term ends on Tuesday. Department of Personnel Management (DPM) secretary Taies Sansan confirmed the date and said the decision on whether Lupari […]