Day: September 14, 2020
Icac Bill will be passed: Marape
PRIME Minister James Marape has told Parliament that the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) Bill will be passed in the November session. Marape said the Government aimed to fight corruption […]
89 surrender to police
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA EIGHTY-NINE men and youths have surrendered and handed 23 homemade firearms to community leaders and police in the Transgogol area of Madang last Wednesday. Their surrender came […]
Cop: Sorcery hunting will continue
POLICE in Southern Highlands will continue to hunt for the people involved in the killing or torturing of those in relation to sorcery accusations, police commander Chief Supt Martin Lakari […]
Police: Suspects arrested over pastor’s kidnapping
TWO suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a pastor, his wife and three other women on Aug 8, based on sorcery-related accusations, have been arrested by police in Southern […]
Escapee recaptured, police say
ONE of the 44 prisoners who broke out of Buimo jail on Aug 14, was arrested last Wednesday, Lae police say. The sector response unit (SRU) and the national crime […]
Police looking for couple
A COUPLE is at large after the wife allegedly influenced her husband to kill his brother over a track leading to their garden in Northern, police commander Supt Michael Welly […]
New bishop for B’ville appointed
BISHOP Dariusz Kaluza has been appointed as the new bishop of Bougainville. Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, made the announcement of […]
Court punishes careless driver
AN official with the ministry of library and archives was punished by the Waigani Traffic Court on Thursday for causing bodily injuries to four minors after losing control of his […]
Officers still suspended, police says
THE four police officers who allegedly shot a suspect seven times on July 25 while he was being held in the Aitape police cells in West Sepik are still suspended […]
Man appears in court over banking fraud
A 55-YEAR-OLD man allegedly involved in banking fraud at the Bank South Pacific appeared before Magistrate Seth Tanei at the Waigani Committal Court last week. Magistrate Tanei read Robert Ralewa […]