Day: April 14, 2020
Police arrest student with gun
A STUDENT who allegedly had a homemade gun was arrested by police in Port Moresby on Friday. Police said the 18-year-old was picked up by police from the Waigani Police […]
New road to benefit more than 30,000
MORE than 30,000 people living in Manuti and Bushwara in the Moresby North East electorate are looking forward to a road being built for them. MP John Kaupa said a […]
Hospital staff trained
EIGHT kitchen staff at the new Hela hospital have been trained on how to run the new kitchen facility. The three men and five women were trained by a qualified […]
Aviation to maintain safety standards
THE Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) will ensure the highest safety standards are maintained when they resume flying, says general manager Todd Aebischer. “These are truly challenging days as the world […]
Police nab 15 smugglers
POLICE in Manus arrested and detained 15 men who tried to smuggle betel nuts into the province from Wewak, East Sepik, last week, says a senior police officer. The men […]
Foundation donates water bottles to Covid-19 taskforce
CITY Pharmacy Ltd (CPL) Foundation has presented the National Capital District Commission’s (NCDC) Covid-19 taskforce team with 50 cartons City Pharmacy water bottles recently. The 50 cartons of water were […]
Briefs
Order 14 issued CONTROLLER of the State of emergency and Police Comm David Manning on Friday issued emergency order 14 in relation to the seizing of aircraft, vehicles, vessels and […]
Controller issues 11 emergency orders in fight against virus
STATE of emergency (SOE) controller and Police Commissioner David Manning has issued 11 emergency orders to date to assist the Government contain the spread of Covid-19. Following the revelation of […]
Betel nut, items to be destroyed
BETEL nuts, and any other perishable items may be seized and destroyed during routine checkpoints or searches of vehicles by authorised officers, an official says. Controller of the state of […]
Police impound vehicle loaded with bags of buai
PORT Moresby police impounded a vehicle loaded with bags of betel nuts on Sunday and the suspect, who is allegedly a policeman, remains at large. Police, in a statement, said […]