Day: September 8, 2020
No crowd, no final in Moresby: Hondina
Digicel Cup losing revenue amid closed-door fixtures By PARKER TAMBUA DIGICEL Cup organisers say the Oct 11 grand final will be moved from Port Moresby to Lae if spectators are […]
Kimbe to host Vipers
THE Port Moresby Vipers will play away for the first time this season when they meet the Cutters in their first home at Humphreys Oval in Kimbe on Saturday (2pm […]
PNG-born lock plying trade in Fiji
PAPUA New Guinea-born Naitasiri lock forward Chris Minimbi is thankful to be part of a Fijian team that is full of exciting talents. The 20-year-old has been impressive in the […]
Rugby union rolling out women’s programme
PAPUA New Guinea Rugby Union (PNGRU) will be rolling out programmes and activities for women in rugby this month following Oceania Rugby’s launch of the initiative last week. PNGRU executive […]
Lae Tigers survive Muruks scare
LARRY ANDREW THE Mendi Muruks put the Tigers’ defence to the test before the hosts won 22-12 in round nine of the Digicel Cup in Lae on Sunday. The Muruks […]
Police attack colleague’s home
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA A MAN is in police custody and investigations are underway after the home of a senior officer was sprayed with bullets by rouge policemen at Gerehu Police […]
Clamp-down on piracy: Commander
POLICE are set to break up a pirate syndicate in Milne Bay after arresting two suspects on an island during a dawn-raid in Alotau district, police commander Supt Peter Barkie […]
Man fined K20,000
THE Daru District Court has fined a man K20,000 for buying and storing beche-de-mers without a license, Magistrate Gami Madu says. Joel Mailt, 31, from Kimil village, Jiwaka, was ordered […]
School in Port Moresby reopens after one week
A SCHOOL in Port Moresby that closed last week after a grade seven student tested positive for Covid-19 reopened yesterday. Port Moresby International School (Pomis) principal Steven Rowley said in […]
New secretary will be appointed by December, says PM
PRIME Minister James Marape says a new secretary to the Prime Minister’s Department will be appointed by December. Marape said this in response to claims that a new secretary, an […]