Day: May 19, 2020
Shop fined K30,000 for illegally increasing prices of items
THE Independent Consumer Competition Commission (ICCC) has found a firm illegally increasing prices of basic food items in its Goroka shop. ICCC team leader Steven Sugul said it was in […]
Authority suspends five officers after ship’s grounding
THE National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) has suspended five officers following an investigation into a recent grounding of the mv Balimo Chief. Authority general manager and chief executive officer Paul […]
Dept gets K400,000 to build justice centre in Enga
By MICHELLE AUAMOROMORO A COMMUNITY Justice Service Centre (CJSC) will be built at Kandep in Enga to help minimise law and order issues there. The design of the building was […]
Government, Twinza ready to start negotiations for gas project
TWINZA Oil Ltd says a gas agreement for the Pasca A gas-condensate project will set out fiscal terms to allow the project to enter the front-end engineering and design phase […]
Cops charged with assault of superiors
TWO police constables attached to the Kokopo Police Station were arrested and charged on Monday for allegedly assaulting and insulting station shift Insp Mathew Tende. East New Britain police commander […]
Landowners set to receive benefits
By KARO JESSE A GROUP of Kutubu landowners from Southern Highlands will finally be paid their benefits after a four-year court battle. The landowners from Kutubu PDL (petroleum development licence) […]
Support for homeless mothers in city
By SAMUEL BARIASI TEN homeless women in Boroko, Port Moresby, on Monday received beddings along with cooking and eating utensils from the Child and Family Services (CFS) to care for […]
Police grateful for vehicle
By LARRY ANDREW MOROBE police commander (PPC) Supt Alex N’Drasal has acknowledged the Huon Gulf development authority chairman and MP Ross Seymour and his administration during the launch of a […]
Authority presents vehicles to district for Covid-19 work
NAWAEB Development Authority (DDA) in Morobe under the chairmanship of MP Kennedy Wenge on Sunday presented two vehicles to be used for Covid-19 response in the district. Despite not being […]
Electrification project to light up district communities
By ROSELYN ELLISON FOUR communities in the Bitapaka local level government (LLG) in Kokopo, East New Britain (ENB), will now have electricity for the first time. The Tapo, Rainau, Makurapau […]