Day: March 26, 2020
Port Moresby imposes liquor ban in bars, restaurants for 14 days
LIQUOR is banned from Port Moresby public bars, taverns, restaurants and clubs, the National Capital District Commission announced yesterday. National Capital District acting city manager Ravu Frank said the 14-day […]
Soldiers in quarantine after returning home
By LULU MARK TWENTY Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) soldiers who returned from Australia last Friday are under a 14-day quarantine at the Taurama Barracks in Port Moresby, a […]
Accountant in court over fraud allegations
AN accountant appeared before Waigani Committal Court Magistrate Tracy Ganaii last Friday, in relation to 12 allegations of fraud levelled against him. Alfred Terep is facing four counts of false […]
Briefs
Resettlement call THE people of the Raniolo resettlement, under the Vunapope ward in the Kokopo-Vunamami Urban local level government (KVULLG), in East New Britain, want authorities in the province to […]
NIP cops stop arresting suspects
POLICE in New Ireland have stopped arresting new suspects due to the lockdown and the national and district courts being closed. New Ireland police commander Supt Gideon Ikumu said policing […]
New Ireland implements laws
NEW Ireland is implementing some of its provincial government laws and has instructed police to enforce them through awareness and cautioning those who break them. Provincial police commander Supt Gideon […]
Policing requires fuel: Wagambie Jnr
POLICING requires fuel and vehicles for mobility to move around and attend to complaints and also show police presence to deter and stop crimes – both major and minor – […]
City shop faces fine
THE owner of Erima Freezers, operating in Port Moresby, is facing a fine of K200,000 after the Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) discovered that his company was not registered to do […]
Shops warned
By PETER ESILA SHOPS inflating the prices of certain items face a fine of up to K100,000 or a prison term of up to two years, says the Independent Consumer […]
Chamber suggests govt wage subsidy
By GYNNIE KERO THE PNG Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested to the Government to consider a wage subsidy to assist businesses in keeping workers on the payroll. Chamber […]