A shocking start to the working week for the Waigani District Court House this morning as 9 remand detainees from the Boroko Police station that were taken to the court house for hearings today escaped under the very nose of the Court. At the Moment it is uncertain as to how they managed to get away from the Guards at the court house but facts ascertained from credible sources say that the locks on the gates at the Court house were not locked and also unmanned. Waigani Police Station Commander, Inspector Bill Werake has advised that 4 from the 9…
Author: Nigel-Francis MADO
The recent fighting in Wewak, the provincial capital of East Sepik Province, has taken its toll on the people because lives have been lost, properties destroyed, families displaced and livelihoods greatly affected, but this is about to change. Members of the Greater Sepik community [East & West] in diaspora here in the nation’s capital Port Moresby, have joined hands in a united front to take action against the violence and the usage of the dreaded “Wire Catapult”. The Sepik Social Youth Movement is a group that is looking to help assist in reaching out to communities and youths in the…
The Police Mobile Squad officer that went missing over a week ago in Hela province, was found yesterday dead and in a river. Tari police confirmed that the body of the late Mobile Squad member was found between 12pm and 1pm on Sunday afternoon by a young boy who went swimming in the river. Police reported that the boy then rushed back home, and the discovery was then reported to police. Security personnel then moved in and prepared to move the body back to Tari. Following the discovery of the body of late Senior Constable Nelson Kalimda, a grief-stricken Police…
The clear plan set out by the Marape-Rosso Government for on-going budget repair means that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank now consider Papua New Guinea’s debt levels to be sustainable. “They are very clear that the only reason for the “sustainable” rating is because of the plans for further budget repair and using good, cheap concessional financing rather than expensive commercial loans” stated the Treasurer, Ian Ling-Stuckey. “In contrast, the reason for PNG’s high debt risk rating is because of the reckless policies of the O’Neill/PNC administration. They are the ones that undertook an expensive Sovereign Bond…
Following the recent ethnic clashes that ravaged Wewak Town a week ago at the Nuigo Settlement. Now a group of displaced settlers that have found refuge on the Sepik plains in the Angoram District adjacent to the Timbunke Village. Now the community leaders of the displaced people are calling on the provincial government to assist them with necessities to alleviate the struggles that the people are going through. One of the Community leaders, Mr. Patrick Gambia stated that they are in dire need of services but trying to reach out to the East Sepik provincial government, but to no avail…
Papua New Guinea looks to be on the right track to eliminating debt by 2032 and curbing the unemployment rate, through the idea of providing incentives that will attract investors to look into the utilizing Special Economic Zones [SEZs]. Special Economic Zones [SEZs], are geographically designated areas of a country set aside for specifically targeted economic activities, supported through special arrangements and systems that are often different from those that apply in the rest of the country. Right now, leading experts from the Japanese Development Investment company [JDI] touched down here in the capital, Port Moresby upon request of the…
“This is not the end of the road,” the words of encouragement from the Minister of Education, Jimmy Uguro to the graduating G.12 students from the Gordons Secondary School. The Minister was one among a special guest list of notable speakers, including Chief Justice Gibbs Salika, who was present to witness the graduation of his grand-daughter. Addressing the students, Uguro challenged them to go out and contribute positively to the society. He congratulated the students for committing themselves to their studies during the Covid-19 period. “Now the question to you students, where are you going to be tomorrow after this…
In light of recent incidents in and around the Badili Police Operation Area in Port Moresby, Police station commander Inspector Jerry Obert has come to advice youths residing within the vicinity of the Police station to refrain from engaging in illegal activities. Obert stated that the stabbing of the bus attendant at the Manu Auto-port bus stop last week was orchestrated by a group of youths believed to be from Goilala. He added that over the month they have been receiving reports of a group of youths going around causing trouble within the area. This group tends to terrorize commuters…
Chairman and co-owner of Sixth Estate Limited, Paul Paguk has spoken out about the recent backlash on social media about the ownership of the land portion at Morata in NCD by his company and many other things. Mr. Paguk stated that the accusations on the social media are outrageous and that the keyboard warriors must be careful not to spread false accusations. Speaking of the stay order that was served to the company to cease the eviction exercise, Paguk believes that they have no grounds to stop the evictions. “I don’t understand the issue that the NCDC is trying to…
According to the National Education Association of the United States, Children who receive a high quality education before the age of five, enjoy significant medium to long term benefits including less likely to repeat a grade, less likely to have special needs, more likely to graduate from high school and be higher wage earners. These were some of the issues highlighted at the meeting between the Kavieng District Development Authority (KDDA) and New Ireland Provincial Education Division in Kavieng last month with Kavieng MP Ian Ling-Stuckey, also present. “Our KDDA education policy to continue infrastructure spending fully supports and is…