Mendi

Tkatchenko calls on FIFA to intervene

Justin Tkatchenko said PNGFA president David Chung and John Kapi Natto both have a heart for soccer but unfortunately, they cannot work together and are making the sport fail, affecting players and clubs.

Tkatchenko said the best solution is for FIFA to intervene and say enough is enough.

“FIFA must be concerned with what’s happening in PNG as we are now having two different, separate identities running football,” said the Minister.

“How can sponsors come on board and how can the sport keep moving forward when you got two different groups running the same thing.

Trial date set for Bebego’s accused murderer

Billy Sapsi Pokea of Suma village, Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, was committed by the District Court on May 19, 2015. He will  stand trial next Tuesday at the National Court.

Pokea, who seemed to have aged quite quickly due to his incarceration at Bomana, today appeared in court in crutches before Justice George Manuhu for mention.

He told the court he was still sorting out his legal representation because he intends to engage a private law firm to represent him and not the Public Solicitors office.

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Gulf Day turns out a disappointment

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Today has been a disappointment for all Gulf residents in Port Moresby.

Brian is PNG’s first Soft Tissue Remedial Therapist

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Russians hitchhike into Southern Highlands

The visitors, who gave only their first names  are Leo and Alexander from Russia and from Ukraine are Myck and Dimitris.

Originally the group planned to visit the Kutubu resource project areas, but decided against it and returned to Mount Hagen, Western Highlands  on July 28.

In Mendi, the hitchhikers were accommodated by the President of Lower Mendi Local Level Government Peter Kundi and saw them off to Mount Hagen.

Unitech student’s 'haus krai' comes to an end in Mendi

The event at Wakwak, at the outskirts of Southern Highlands' capital Mendi, was marked with speeches by relatives of the late Graham as well as community and government representatives.

In recent weeks, various leaders from the province have turned up in numbers to give their share of money, livestock and foodstuff to the deceased’s family, relatives and tribe.

Last Saturday, the relatives received K30,000 in cash and 25 pigs, prices ranging from K5,000 to K15,000, from the people and leaders of Imbonggu district.

Piggery farmer’s dream for a butchery

The Jay Zero Farm piggery project owner, Pastor James Dima, said currently piglets are sold at K500 to K600 each.

This is to help them buy feed and save enough money to set up a feed mill in a nearby location.

Pr Dima’s plan is that once the feed mill is established within the area, it will reduce the cost of buying feed from elsewhere and freight cost.

He said the next step would be to build a butchery to supply the pork demands of Mendi town, surrounding areas and others.

Mendi’s Awasa Cup grand final moved

This is because the round robin games are still been played.

The tournament, aimed at scouting local talents to represent the Mendi Muruks in 2016 Digicel Cup season, kicked off on Friday at the main town oval with the grand final expected to be played today.

Organisers on the ground confirmed that with the high number of 18 teams, it has taken much longer than expected to complete the round robin matches.

Teams came from districts throughout the province including Ialibu, Pangia, Erave, Kutubu, Poroma, Nipa, Mendi and Imbongu.