From across Papua New Guinea
A shoot-out between Madang police and armed criminals along the Naru section of the Bruce Jephcott [Madang/ Ramu] Highway on Thursday this week has left two criminals dead. Madang’s police chief, Superintendent Robert Baim, confirmed the incident today stating the criminals were amongst members of the community that had looted a highway truck, which had […]
PNGTA President Aita Sanangkepe is disappointed over the Teaching Services Commission’s rejection of a new MOA recently endorsed by the PNG Teachers Association [PNGTA’s] Senior Management Committee, which aimed to address legacy issues and include teacher benefits. President Sanangkepe stressed that for this year, they only came up with two things: one is last year’s […]
Papua New Guinea, naming its national rugby league team ‘Chiefs could land in an international litigation. Social Media – Facebook is trending with the “chiefs” sporting name dispute reported this morning by an Australian media company, taking the limelight away from the PNG Kumuls versus Fiji Batis match today. New Zealand Rugby believes the name […]
The Papua New Guinea Law Society has come to the defense of a Madang law firm accused of garnishing the accounts of a District Development Authority [DDA]. The law firm had obtained a court order from the Madang National Court to seize funds from the DDA’s accounts. The issue was raised in Parliament this week, […]
Madang MP Bryan Kramer has called for amendments to the District Development Authority Act 2014, so as to prevent the execution of Garnishee orders without representation by district officers or a representative from the Department of Justice and Attorney General in court. His call follows similar experiences where a law firm in the province used […]
Prime Minister James Marape has urged Members of Parliament to uphold integrity, discipline, and respect for parliamentary processes when conducting debates and representing the people in the National Parliament. Speaking during Grievance Debate, Prime Minister Marape reminded Members that Parliament is an honourable institution built on ethics and values. “Parliament is an honourable House for […]
An investigation will be carried out into garnishee orders that saw the Bogia district, ordered by the Madang National court – through Bank South Pacific, to pay over 124-thousand-kina after a claim by a law firm in the province. A garnishee order is when a court orders a third party to pay a debt or […]
Counting of votes for the local level government election in Madang Province has started in some local level governments, and in several councils, wards have already declared their councilors elected. In the Ambenob Local Level Government of Madang District, counting is running concurrently with polling. Assistant Returning Officer, Luke Banag said wards that have concluded […]
Polling in the remote areas of Madang Province and even in semi-urban villages has reportedly progressed well in the past five days, even without the presence of police personnel. In the Ambenob Local Level Government of Madang District, polling locations visited in the South Ambenob area by the Community Policing Unit of Madang police reported […]
There are mounting concerns that the Election system is deteriorating as a week of polling nears.It’s largely due to the number of people being turned away at each ward site every day. In Alotau, candidates have expressed concern about the number of elderly citizens who voted in past elections not being able to do so […]