Day: December 30, 2021
Armed men hijack bus for robbery
MORE than 10 armed men hijacked a bus and used it as their getaway vehicle after robbing Soho Supermarket of cash and goods totalling K34,000 in Kerevat, East New Britain, […]
Budget aimed at growth
THE Autonomous Bougainville Government’s (ABG) 2022 Budget is focused on creating economic growth and promoting investment opportunities on Bougainville, President Ishmael Toroama says. He was speaking recently at the budget […]
35 arrested for misdeeds over Xmas weekend
THIRTY-FIVE men have been fined K1,000 each and six jailed for a year by the Wabag District Court in Enga for various offences over the Christmas weekend, Enga police say. […]
Final adjournment of armed robbery case
THE Lae Committal Court allowed a final adjournment of a case in which three men are charged with armed robbery. Senior Magistrate Pious Tapil, on Friday, said the trio had […]
Academic backs civil group
AN academic has supported the call by civil society organisation, ACT Now PNG, for the long-awaited Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Report of 2018 to be presented in Parliament. University […]
Bangladeshi’s bail over human trafficking charge increased
By JIMMY KALEBE A 33-YEAR-OLD Bangladeshi who was charged with one count of human trafficking had his court bail raised from K2,000 to K4,000. Lae Committal Court Senior Magistrate Pios […]
Man arrested over robbery
A MAN who allegedly robbed shop employers and their manager in Namatanai, New Ireland, on Sunday was arrested by police in Kokopo, East New Britain (ENB), on Tuesday, a senior […]
Bridge project left idle for 4 years, mayor says
By MICHAEL PHILIP THE ground-breaking ceremony was done nearly four years but until now, there is no sign of the planned overhead bridge that was supposed to be built in […]
Former ENB premier passes on
FORMER East New Britain (ENB) premier Sir Ronald ToVue of Rabaul passed away on Christmas Day in Port Moresby after battling a long illness. Gazelle MP Jelta Wong said the […]
ENB focuses on improving livelihoods
THE East New Britain government’s focus next year and beyond is to empower its wards in order to improve livelihoods, Governor Nakikus Konga says. Konga said the focus needed to […]