Month: September 2020
Paga Panthers win five on the trot in POMRFL
PAGA Panthers continued their perfect start to the season with their fifth-straight Port Moresby Rugby Football League win in the premier division on Sunday. They beat Dobo Warriors 8-4 at […]
Cops, soldiers going to arrest men over violence
By REBECCA KUKU POLICE and soldiers in Hela will be sent to Wanapika village to arrest the men who chopped off the fingers of a woman they had accused of […]
Chief Justice to decide on judge option
AN application filed by the Mineral Resource Enga (MRE) to disqualify Judge Derek Hartshorn from presiding over a matter involving Barrick Niugini Ltd (BNL) has been adjourned for the Chief […]
Barrick urges PM to refrain from making statement on mine
BARRICK Niugini Limited (BNL) has urged Prime Minister James Marape to refrain from making further public comments pending the determination of legal proceedings concerning the Porgera mine. BNL was responding […]
Kalaut says he will sue Kramer, The National
FORMER assistant police commissioner, human resources, Sylvester Kalaut says he will sue Police Minister Bryan Kramer and The National for publishing allegations of corruption at the police headquarters. In a […]
UPNG law student wins beauty pageant
UNIVERSITY student Leilani Jobeth Konjib has won the 2021 Miss Sanctuary Rapopo Hotel Resort beating 20 other contestants. Konjib, 24, from Morobe and a diploma in law (prosecution) student at […]
Former MP files to dismiss corruption case against him
FORMER Goroka MP Bire Kimisopa yesterday filed a motion to dismiss his case of official corruption, conspiracy and misappropriation. The case is before the Waigani Committal Court. The amount involved […]
All 40 members sworn in, declarations made
ALL 40 members of the 4th House of Representative (HOR), including President Ishmael Toroama, were sworn in yesterday by the PNG Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika in Buka, witnessed by […]
PM presents K15 million to Bougainville government
PRIME Minister James Marape presented K15 million to the new Bougainville government for its public service to kick-start its process for economic independence and empowerment. He told the people of […]
Employee charged with stealing money
A WOMAN in Wewak, East Sepik, was charged with stealing money from her employer yesterday. The suspect, who is in police custody, is alleged to have stolen K22,150 from a […]