Work has begun on the new Australian-funded K100 million police housing project in the country, starting first in the National Capital District and Western Highlands Province, following separate ground breaking ceremonies at Gordons Barracks in Port Moresby on Thursday, May 10th, and at Kimininga Barracks in Mt. Hagen on Monday, May 6th. Police Commissioner David Manning, on both occasions, said the new housing project, funded by an Australian investment of $37 million, is vital for rebuilding efforts of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). He said the Constabulary is growing at a fast rate, anticipated to reach over 10,…
Author: Joshua ARLO
Finalists for the prestigious SP Sports Awards (SPSA) for 2024 have been announced today (Thursday, May 9) in Port Moresby, and veteran female heavy-weight lifter, and Olympian, Dika Toua stands among those final 33. Toua, the 49kg athlete, who in April had narrowly missed qualifying for a spot in the Paris Olympics, dashing hopes for a sixth Olympic appearance, is one of the three named finalists for the Female Athlete of the Year award. Alongside is tennis star, Abigail Tere-Apisah which a colourful tennis career, and Rachel Laing, the inspirational 62-year athletics sprinter, who is currently preparing for the World…
Three judges, with substantive appointments to the National and Supreme Court benches in the PNG Judiciary, along with the new acting Solicitor-General E’ava Geita were sworn into office today before the Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae at Government House in Port Moresby. The three judges – two females and one male – are from a group of five judges recently appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC). They are expatriate judges, Justices Karen Carmody and Stephen Patrick Coates who have a three-year term on the bench, and a national who was formerly a magistrate, and recently been an acting…