Day: November 23, 2021
Contempt charges dropped
By CHARLES MOI A JUDGE has dismissed contempt charges against National Capital District (NCD) Governor Powes Parkop and two other senior officials, saying the court orders in question lacked clarity. […]
Marape opens K83mil hydropower project
PRIME Minister James Marape yesterday opened the K83 million 10-megawatt Warangoi hydro-power project in Pomio, East New Britain, assuring landowners that they would be paid the K5 million for the […]
Soldiers attack, disarm cops
NATIONAL Capital District (NCD) and Central commander ACP Anthony Wagambie Jr says the street-fight between soldiers and policemen at the Boroko police station yesterday was sparked by an incident on […]
13 detainees on the run
By JIMMY KALEBE THIRTEEN detainees took advantage of some unfinished work in the Bulolo police cell by a contractor and escaped on Saturday, Morobe police commander Supt Jacob Singura says. […]
SHP will make K100,000 available yearly for festival
By PETER WARI THE Southern Highlands government will make available K100,000 annually for the Kutubu Kundu and Digaso Festival (KKDF), says provincial administrator Jerry David. The festival is partly a […]
K500mil loss for tourism
THE Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic travel restrictions cost tourism K500 million in lost revenue in the last two years, Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) chief executive officer Eric Mossman Uvovo says. “The […]
Decision over title illegal: Court
A COURT has found that a decision by the registrar of titles, Benjamin Samson, to cancel a State lease acquired by Desh Besh Enterprises Ltd for a piece of land […]