Month: December 2021
PMV drivers welcome fares increase
By PETER ESILA and DALE LUMA BUS and taxi operators are happy with the decision by the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) to increase fares in the new year. […]
Barbaric behaviour of perpetrators must be punished, foundation says
THE barbaric and brutal behaviour of perpetrators in the recent sorcery accusation related violence (SARV) video must not go unpunished, Papua New Guinea Tribal Foundation president Gary Bustin says. He […]
Court refuses firm’s bid to join appeal
THE Supreme Court has refused to join construction company Eda Civil Works as a party in an appeal concerning the payout of non-community mine continuation agreement (CMCA) funds to companies […]
No funds to cater for foreign criminals
CRIMINALS or offenders from other countries such as Indonesia are often freed because police do not have funds to process or cater for them, says Assistant Commissioner Police (ACP) border […]
Judge certifies association’s executives
THE new executives of the Porgera Landowners Association Inc (PLOA) have been endorsed by the National Court in Waigani. Acting judge Emma Wurr made it official yesterday, endorsing them – […]
State, dept ordered to pay K660,000 to lodge
By SCHOLAR KASSAS THE Waigani National Court has ordered the State and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) to pay Peai Lodge K664,972 for using it for […]
Police to address law, order issues at schools
THE Morobe government will be placing police men in rural high schools in the province to address law and order issues. Governor Ginson Saonu said recently that police men trained […]
Robbery victims suffer terrifying trauma: Judge
CHIEF Justice Sir Gibbs Salika says armed robbery victims undergo terrifying life-threatening trauma physically and mentally. “And armed robberies often result in death of either the victim or the robber. […]
Work underway to turn settlements into suburbs
WORK is underway to upgrade several settlements in the National Capital District (NCD) to suburbs, National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop says. Parkop told The National that the 9-Mile quarry […]
Trend of policing in NCD, Central impresses Wagambie
NATIONAL Capital District (NCD) and Central Commander Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Anthony Wagambie Jr says that policing in the command has come a long way since he took over […]