For the past few days, India has been gripped by what’s being described as a “murder most foul”. Police in the capital, Delhi, have arrested a young man – Aftab Poonawala – on allegations of murdering his live-in partner of three years. They allege that Mr Poonawala murdered 27-year-old Shraddha Walkar in May, chopped up her body into dozens of pieces, stored them in his home fridge and, over the past few months, went around disposing them off – a piece at a time – in different parts of the city. Mr Poonawala is in custody and has not yet made any…
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South Pacific Brewery’s flagship brand, SP Lager has secured the naming rights for the 2022 Papa Graun Music Festival and Project Hanmak. The sponsorship is worth K500,000.The SP Papa Graun Music Festival will be staged from the 10th to the 11th of December 2022. The terms of the deal include exclusive naming rights of the festival, mention on all communication assets and branding, and signage visibility throughout the festival. “SP Lager has journeyed in the local music arena since the 1950s,” says SP Brewery Senior Brand Manager Miriam Lama. Through the brand’s current slogan “Bungim Yumi” SP Lager continues to…
The SP PNG Hunters are pleased to announce that former assistant coach and current PNG Kumuls head coach Stanley Tepend has been confirmed as Head Coach of the club for the 2023 season. The club has also named an official 39-man training squad who will begin preparations next week for the 2023 Hostplus Cup competition. Tepend’s appointment as Head Coach is the latest milestone in a decorated professional coaching career that began in Papua New Guinea’s own Digicel Cup competition. Tepend’s successes in this competition saw him win four premierships with the Lae Snax Tigers over a nine-year period before…
Credit Corporation PNG Limited continues its support of the Port Moresby Basketball Association’s (POMBA) 2022 season with a donation of K20,000. “We have been supporting POMBA since 2021 and we look forward to continuing this relation in the coming years,” said Credit Corporation Chief Risk Officer Andre De Bakhapouve during the cheque presentation. He further added that, over the years Credit Corporation has supported several sporting clubs and associations and is currently sponsoring local teams in various sporting codes such rugby league, rugby union and netball. “As a successful local business, we’re extremely proud to play a role in the…
Mexican prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant for the friend of a North Carolina woman found dead last month while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas and on Thursday called the death the result of “a direct attack.” Shanquella Robinson, 25, was traveling with college friends from Winston-Salem State University when she was found dead in a vacation rental property, said her father, Bernard Robinson. Robinson, with six friends, arrived October 28 in Mexico, according to a Thursday statement by Mexican prosecutors working on extradition proceedings with their country’s attorney general and Foreign Affairs Ministry. Evidence shows the death resulted from “a…
Richarlison struck twice as Brazil overcame stiff Serbian resistance to move to the top of Group G. Richarlison scores twice as Brazil see off Serbia The Tottenham Hotspur striker’s second goal was a thing of real beauty Brazil face Switzerland next, while Serbia take on Cameroon Brazil 2-0 Serbia | Group G Scorers: Richarlison (62′, 73′) Match review A dramatic 11-minute second-half brace from Richarlison has propelled Brazil to the top of Group G and provided the pre-tournament favourites with the perfect start to Qatar 2022. The Tottenham Hotspur forward scored an opportunistic first before adding a spectacular, acrobatic second…
Policewoman First Constable Jessica Tautau has topped a six-week detective training program in Port Moresby by taking out the dux award. The detective training program (DTP) was held at the Bomana Police Training College (BPTC) in Port Moresby. One of her male colleagues, First Constable Peter Aikel, took out the leadership award. Both were among 20 participants of the second batch of the DTP who concluded an intense theory and practical training on the best practices of being a detective. They received their certificates on Friday November 4, 2022. The batch comprised mostly of Criminal Investigations Division (CID) section personnel…
Tabubil Secondary School Grade 10’s and Grade 12’s students recently sat for their 2022 National Exams in a comfortable, refreshed and newly renovated and extended School Hall. It was a timely handover as the school received a renovated school Hall on Friday 11th October, 2022, days before the National Exams, Thanks to BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) Tabubil branch and support partner Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) who significantly completed a full-scale renovation and extension of the School Hall days before the 2022 National Exams. The Hall was improved with newly furnished walls, patched roof, painted cement floor, an extended…
Police Commissioner David Manning has urged Provincial Police Commanders to finalize Strategic Policing Plans for 2023 police operations in their respective provinces and metropolitan commands. Commissioner Manning made this remark when officiating at a four-day commanders’ planning workshop in Port Moresby this week. Mr Manning said, “District and Provincial plans are very critical because they provide insight to the management for proper resources coordination and allocation to maximize the police services in the country. The Constabulary is the largest organization and with limited resources and funding, we need proper planning and coordination at all levels. “Critical planning is lacking at…
Police men and women throughout the country deserve a salary increase like all other public servants who just got theirs increased by 3 percent. These are public servants who are subjected to all the economic hardships like rising prices of goods and services but continue to provide security for the country. This increase will not be a new or extra ordinary request, the Police Association, the RPNGC and the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) already have an existing and legally binding industrial agreement to increase police personnel’s salaries every three (3) years. The above parties are signatories to the Enterprise…