Day: August 13, 2020
Cricket tournaments set to resume following end of lockdown
By ROBINSON LEKA CRICKET Papua New Guinea (CPNG) will resume the Isuzu National Cup and its T20 Smash tournaments following the end of the 14-day lockdown in Port Moresby yesterday. […]
Kokopo game moved
THE round-six Digicel Cup match between the Rabaul Gurias and Goroka Lahanis has been relocated to Lae due to air travel issues, according to the competition organisers. Papua New Guinea […]
Marum runs coaching clinics in SHP
PAPUA New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) high performance manager and national head coach Michael Marum conducted coaching clinics with leagues and schools in Mendi, Southern Highlands, yesterday. Accompanied by […]
NSL to decide on status of Gunemba, Dabinyaba
THE Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League (NSL) says it will make a decision on the status of Papua New Guinea internationals Raymond Gunemba and Nigel Dabinyaba. The forwards joined Port […]
MP referred to public prosecutor for alleged misconduct
THE Ombudsman Commission has referred an MP in South Bougainville to the Public Prosecutor for alleged misconduct in office. Chief Ombudsman Richard Pagen and Ombudsman Kevin Kepore in a statement […]
Church leader wants police to punish sorcery accusers
A CHURCH leader has called on police to deal with those who accused two women of sorcery, and held them captives for days recently. Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG head […]
Gamato’s recent arrest related to Menyamya election
ELECTORAL Commissioner Patilias Gamato clarified yesterday that his arrest on Tuesday in Port Moresby was related to the Menyamya by-election in May. He said it had nothing to do with […]
PM: Learn to live with Covid-19
PRIME Minister James Marape has reiterated his call to the nation to adjust to living with the Covid-19 pandemic. “This is a medical war we are in and the country […]
Off-season beche-de-mer harvest reaps K40,000 fine
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK THE Buka District Court has fined a Chinese businessman K40,000 in default eight years’ jail with hard labour for encouraging fishermen to harvest beche-de-mers during the restricted […]
Police unit complete two investigations
TWO cases of alleged police brutality reported during the state of emergency earlier this year and investigated by the Internal Investigations Directorate (IIU) have been completed. IIU acting director Emil […]