Day: June 29, 2020
PNG eyeing bigger Paralympic contingent for Tokyo: Pulu
Papua New Guinea’s team for next year’s Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, is eyeing a bigger participation following the Games’ deferral over the Covid-19 pandemic. Para-athletes’ coaching coordinator Peter Pulu said […]
Gutherson sinks Raiders
SYDNEY: An 87th-minute field goal to Clint Gutherson has delivered Parramatta a dramatic 25-24 golden-point NRL victory over a plucky Canberra outfit. However, the win might come at a cost, […]
People reminded not to remain silent on violence
THE death of young mother-of-two, Jenelyn Kennedy, after reports of continual beatings should again remind people not to remain silent about domestic violence, an official says. Young Women Christian Association […]
Goi: Women abusers must be dealt with
MEN who abuse, threaten or assault women and girls must be severely dealt with, says Community Development, Youth and Religion Minister Wake Goi. He was responding to the death of […]
UN Women’s rep condemns death of young mother
By BOURA GORUKILA AROUND 68 per cent of women in PNG have gone though some form of violence, a United Nations official says. United Nations Women Country representative Susan Ferguson […]
Date set for lawyer’s case
THE principal of Niu Age Lawyers re-arrested in May in relation to staying the operation of former prime minister Peter O’Neill’s arrest in 2019 will return to court on July […]
Case of soldiers accused of murder goes through committal process
TWO soldiers accused of killing former National Capital District zone three police commander Andrew Tovere remain in custody at Bomana prison as their case goes through the committal process. Sgt […]
Wafi-Golpu to get mining lease in Sept
By JIMMY KALEBE SPECIAL mining lease (SML) for the Wafi-Golpu mining project in Morobe will be given by the second week of Sept, according to Mineral Resource Authority (MRA) managing […]
MP urges stakeholders to unite
MEMBER for Lae John Rosso has called on all stakeholders of the Wafi-Golpu mine to work together and put their differences aside. Rosso said this during a consultative meeting on […]
Court adjourns cases to allow for police investigation
By BOURA GORUKILA THE cases of two senior police officers were adjourned for another month to allow police to carry out investigations and produce a hand-up brief. Magistrate Tracy Ganaii, […]