Day: June 21, 2021
K50,000 pledged for volleyball, soccer comp
BIALLA resident Andrew Solomon has pledged K50,000 for the Solomon Cup which will run for 20 weeks as a soccer (18 male and 12 female teams) and volleyball (eight male […]
APNG’s preparations for World Cross Country Championship gets boost
ATHLETICS Papua New Guinea’s (APNG) preparations for next year’s World Cross Country Championships and Pacific Mini Games have received a boost with the return to fulltime training of Poro Gahekave […]
Port Moresby Cricket Association launches 2021 season
THE Port Moresby Cricket Association launched its 2021 corporate indoor cricket season on Saturday with a record 49 teams confirming participation for this year. Association president Dean Ani told The […]
Court dismisses restraining order on State
A COURT has dismissed an interim order restraining Prime Minister James Marape and other state minister from convening a development forum on the Framework Agreement for the new Porgera project. […]
Kua says he was not aware of instructions regarding loan
MINISTER for Petroleum Kerenga Kua says although he was the attorney-general at the time, he never knew that Pacific Legal Group lawyers had been instructed by his office to act […]
Porgera authority plans to restore services
THE newly-appointed Porgera Local Level Government Special Purposes Authority board plans to restore basic services in the Porgera Valley, says chairman Thomson Kulara. Kulara said after the swearing-in ceremony on […]
Pacific Islands pageant launched
By CHARLES MOI THE 2021 Miss PNG Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) was launched in Port Moresby on Thursday after last year’s event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Chairperson […]
Man’s body found outside church, relatives burn houses in response
A MAN in his early 20s was found dead outside a church in Madang last Wednesday, according to police. Madang commander Supt Mazuc Rubiang said the man, identified as Steward […]
Hundreds gather to celebrate International Yoga Day
HUNDREDS of Port Moresby residents joined the rest of the world in white during a Niupela Pasin Walk and Yoga for Life, and celebrated the International Day of Yoga yesterday […]
Election official denies claims of impropriety
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK AN election official for the Moresby Northwest by-election has denied allegations of impropriety during the electoral process. Assistant returning officer for Ward Seven Rex Buka dismissed claims […]