Day: November 20, 2020
Lack of support sees junior sevens tournament called off
By ROBINSON LEKA THIS weekend’s Capital Rugby Union (CRU) junior sevens tournament has been cancelled due to a lack of corporate support, according to the organisers. CRU acting competition manager […]
Church plans backup
By ROBINSON LEKA SP Hunters coach Mathew Church says he is open to recruiting Papua New Guinea players who are based in Queensland for next year’s Intrust Super Cup season. […]
Preparations for Hunters relocation underway
By PATRICIA KEAMO PREPARATIONS are underway for the SP Hunters’ relocation to Australia to compete in the Queensland Intrust Super Cup (ISC) next season. Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League […]
MP group asks for patience
A GROUP of MPs plotting to oust Prime Minister James Marape in a motion of no confidence in Parliament has asked the people to bear with them as current political […]
St John faces funding problem, puts projects on hold
THE St John Ambulance (SJA) has been forced to put some projects on hold so that essential services are maintained, an official says. But it cannot continue to operate if […]
Govt signs environmental statement for mine project
By HELEN TARAWA THE Government yesterday signed an environmental impact statement approval for the K18 billion Wafi-Golpu project after an agreement with the Morobe government to start moving the project […]
PM denies involvement of companies in politics
By HELEN TARAWA PRIME Minister James Marape has dismissed inferences that multi-national companies were involved in local politics. Marape yesterday urged Papua New Guineans to refrain from attacking investors. He […]
Hearing of Barrick Niugini’s appeal adjourned to next month
THE hearing of the substantive appeal Barrick Niugini Ltd (BNL) had filed against a National Court decision that dismissed a judicial review proceedings against the State for refusing its special […]
Ex-governor seeks leave to appeal order
FORMER Western governor Dr Bob Danaya has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking leave to appeal a decision of the National Court which endorsed certain consent orders over […]
Commissioner returns 10 by-election writs to Niningi
ACTING Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai yesterday returned the by-election writs for 10 local level government (LLG) wards in various provinces to Inter-Government Relations Minister Pila Niningi. The LLG writs returned […]