Day: May 11, 2020
Phone helpful in assisting first-time mum give birth
By REBECCA KUKU ON Thursday at 8.05am, a call came through to St John Ambulance through the 111 coordination centre in Port Moresby, a woman in Morobe was in labour. […]
Plan to build another prison
THE design for a 100-men dormitory at the Buimo Correctional Institution is expected to be approved this month and the plan to build a second prison in Morobe is underway, […]
District continues to implement water policy
Yangoru-Saussia in East Sepik is continuing the implementation of the national water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash) policy 2015 despite donors withdrawing funding, an MP says. District MP Richard Maru, on […]
Team delivers food relief to victims
A TEAM from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCSPNG) based in Goroka, Eastern Highlands, is one of the groups that delivered some urgently needed food relief to the victims of Kegesuglo […]
No overpricing, shops warned
THE Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) is warning shop owners and operators not to overprice goods, particularly those under price control, or they may face prosecution. ICCC Commissioner and […]
Briefs
Authority to adapt options THE Climate Change and Development Authority has now seen the need to adopt alternative options to strengthen its stakeholder engagement and to conduct workshops through the […]
Court remands 40-year-old
A 40-YEAR-OLD man charged with attempted robbery and attempted murder has been remanded in Buimo prison by a court in Lae. Ken Murup, from Talwat village in Rabaul, East New […]
Village court officials receive training
THE Department of Justice and Attorney General with support from the PNG-Australia partnership, has trained 30 village court officials in Northern on the application of the Family Protection Act (FPA), […]
Cop says claims of illegal activities baseless
NORTHERN police commander (PPC) Supt Michael Welly says claims that his policemen at a checkpoint at Maita Rock bordering Morobe were involved in illegal activities were not true and baseless. […]
Special sitting for rape case
A MAN appeared before a Lae District Court special sitting on Wednesday accused of the sexual penetration of a minor. The incident was alleged to have taken place in Lae […]