Day: August 18, 2020
Laka gets work done himself
By LARRY ANDREW IF you want a thing done well, do it yourself. And you only have to look back as far as Sunday’s Digicel Cup match between the Enga […]
Curtain Brothers women’s T20 tournament starts with Mariners in top form
By ROBINSON LEKA The Curtain Brothers Twenty-20 Women’s Smash Tournament started yesterday with the Mariners beating Black Bass by 55 runs in the opening match at Amini Park in Port […]
Former coach Gunemba appeals for calm
FORMER Lae City coach Peter Gunemba has appealed to the football fans and National Soccer League clubs to stop over dramatizing the transfer of his son Raymond Gunemba and Nigel […]
Ten new Covid-19 cases reported yesterday, as 40 citizens arrive home
ONE case in Milne Bay and nine in Port Moresby yesterday increased the national total to 333, according to the National Covid-19 Control Centre. The first Milne Bay case is […]
Drive-through sampling centre increases testing: Official
THE drive-through sampling centre at the Taurama Aquatic Centre needs to remain open to continue the swabbing conducted there in the past two weeks, an official says. St John’s Ambulance […]
CS needs K10 million for security
THE Correctional Service department needs about K10 million to provide high-fencing and physical control systems at Buimo prison in Lae, says Commissioner Stephen Pokanis. “The total cost for fencing and […]
Cabinet appoints Aufa as Parliament clerk for six years
By HELEN TARAWA THE National Executive Council (NEC) has confirmed Kala Aufa as the Clerk to Parliament for six years. Prime Minister James Marape told The National that due process […]
Villagers help police arrest suspected sea pirate
REMOTE villagers in Milne Bay arrested a suspected pirate and handed him over to police after his gang attempted to steal a dinghy in Alotau district, police commander Supt Peter […]
Plane wing clipped tree on landing at Papa-Lealea, says commission
A CESSNA 402C aircraft loaded with more than 600kg of cocaine impacted trees during an aborted take-off at an un-commissioned field near Papa-Lealea on July 26, according to a preliminary […]
Discussions still ongoing
By PATRICIA KEAMO LANDS Minister John Rosso says discussions are still ongoing with department heads and Central Governor Robert Agarobe regarding the underwater lease gazetted on Loloata Island. Rosso said […]