Day: September 7, 2020
Juffa wants inspections, audits of illegal foreign workers
NORTHERN Governor Gary Juffa wants the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations to conduct inspections and audits of illegal foreigners working in the country. Speaking during grievance debate in Parliament […]
Agarobe condemns Government
CENTRAL Governor Robert Agarobe has condemned the Government for blaming the people of Central for selling their land, saying that there is no control on land-grabbing. Speaking during grievance debate […]
Transport, accommodation, food prices badly affected: Treasurer
TREASURER Ian Ling-Stuckey says the negative impact of Covid-19 on the economy is bad. He said transport and storage as well as the accommodation and food retail sectors were the […]
Found guilty of manslaughter
THE Waigani National Court has convicted a lawyer for causing the death of his wife at their home in Port Moresby in 2016. Justice Teresa Berrigan on Friday found Felix […]
More than 200 set to be employed in track’s projects
MORE than 200 people are set to be employed on projects in the Kokoda Track, providing vital economic stimulus for local communities. According to a statement from the Australian High […]
Police shoot, kill armed man: Tokura
POLICE in Bougainville have shot and killed an armed man in self-defence and confiscated a high- powered firearm at Inus in North Bougainville, Police Commander and Deputy Commissioner Francis Tokura […]
Woman accused of sorcery dead
By REBECCA KUKU A WOMAN who was accused of sorcery, tortured and burnt along with her sister, passed away in a hospital in Enga last week. The attack on the […]
Drug bust case adjourned
THE court case of three nationals allegedly involved in the K160 million drug bust in Papa Lealea, outside Port Moresby, has been adjourned to the (court) registry for a new […]
Mental illnesses increasing
THE number of mentally ill patients in Papua New Guinea ranging from early as 13 years old is mainly caused by depression and drug use, says an official. Laloki Psychiatric […]
Teachers in Usino-Bundi get medical treatment through local MP’s help
A TEACHER at Sausi Primary School in the Usino-Bundi district of Madang is among five others who are in Port Moresby undergoing medical treatment at a private hospital thanks to […]