Day: June 4, 2020
Commission gives clerk time to file
By HELEN TARAWA THE Royal Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) loan deal has given acting clerk of Parliament Kala Aufa another two weeks to […]
Escapee turns himself in
By ROSELYN ELLISON ONE of the 11 escapees who broke out of Kerevat jail, East New Britain, on April 28 surrendered to police on Tuesday. Valvalu Lane, 38, from Balada […]
Death threats to CEO investigated
By JIMMY KALEBE DEATH threats made to a Lae City Authority official are being investigated, a senior police officer says. Lae Met Supt Chief Insp Chris Kunyanban said police received […]
Jail overcrowding leads to K1,000 fine for father of two
By HEZRON KISING A 32-YEAR-old man was jailed six months by the Lae District Court after pleading guilty to being in possession of brewing equipment and homebrew. The magistrate eventually […]
Court rejects application
By BOURA GORUKILA AN application filed by Adam Chin Cheah for the return of his property confiscated by police during the execution of a search warrant was refused by Magistrate […]
No arms to fight piracy
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK POLICE on Misima Island have no firearms to thwart armed pirates from robbing shops at Bwagoiawa Station in Murua of Milne Bay, the island’s acting commander Snr […]
Man facing forgery, fraud charges
By BOURA GORUKILA A 65-YEAR-OLD man charged with fraudulently uttering and forging meeting notices of an incorporated land group (ILG) appeared before Waigani Committal Court Magistrate Tracy Ganaii yesterday. Kerry […]
MP plans development for Samarai-Murua
THE Samarai-Murua electorate in Milne Bay is expecting big developments in infrastructure and human resources after been neglected since 1975, local MP Isi Henry Leonard says. Leonard said infrastructure developments […]
Police investigating alleged death of two men near betel nut trading venue
POLICE are investigating the deaths of two men at a beach near Hisu village, Central. The men from Central are believed to have been killed on Tuesday at a location […]
Give way to ambulances, says Cannon
THE St John Ambulance (SJA) is calling on the public in the National Capital District (NCD) to give way to ambulances with lights and sirens. SJA chief executive officer Matthew […]