Day: October 9, 2020
PM invites Indian firms to trade
PRIME Minister James Marape has invited companies from India to do business in PNG to manufacture and export products back to India or the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. He recently […]
Marape: Govt needs K20 billion in revenue
THE Government needs to be raising K20 billion annually in revenue to “run efficiently”, says Prime Minister James Marape. For the past 30 years, it had been raising only around […]
Police shoot, wound nude cult leader at roadblock
POLICE shot and wounded a cult leader in Bougainville for blocking the road and flashing his buttocks at the travelling public, Bougainville police commander Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Francis […]
Police officers face dismissal if convicted, says Beli
EAST Sepik police commander Supt Albert Beli says the penalty for conviction in court for any policemen or women is dismissal. He made this comment yesterday after a police officer […]
Govt commits to support farmers with new fertiliser
THE Morobe government has made a commitment to support local farmers boost their crop yields with the introduction of a new organic fertiliser that contains living bacteria. Initiated through the […]
Police step back from investigation
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA POLICE will not step in to investigate a Chinese-crewed fishing vessel in New Ireland until the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has completed its probe, deputy Comm of […]
Cabinet appoints Customs services chief commissioner
By HELEN TARAWA A BRITISH American Tobacco executive has been appointed the new PNG Customs Service Chief Commissioner. The company’s legal and external affairs manager David Towe was appointed by […]
Drug was cocaine, say police
PRELIMINARY tests carried out in Australia on a 600kg haul of drugs seized in Port Moresby in July have confirmed it as cocaine and a report will be furnished to […]
Trio in drug bust get new charge
THREE local men allegedly involved in the drug bust outside Port Moresby in July had an additional charge laid yesterday at the Central Committal Court before Magistrate Laura Kuvi. According […]
Pilot’s illegal entry charge under Pandemic Act dismissed
AUSTRALIAN pilot David John Cutmore, facing criminal charges in relation to the drug bust outside Port Moresby in July, had his case on the charge of allegedly travelling into the […]