Morobe province

Lae MP and Deputy Prime Minister, John Rosso, launched the bicycle event on Saturday, July 8th, at the Lae Yacht Club. 

Popularly known as the ‘Rosso Cup’, this is the biggest family event in Lae since its inception in 2020.

Over 600 riders registered in the 2020 inaugural Rosso Cup while 800 participated in 2022.

The Lae City Authority anticipates a bigger turnout this year.

“Lae was known as the bicycle city before. It wasn’t ‘Rainy Lae’,” said Rosso.

Magistrate Lorna Sani made the decision yesterday after police prosecutor, Vincent Suakai, asked for more time to put together the necessary documents that will be tendered to court.

Suakai told Sani that police have completed their investigation pursuant to section 94B of the District Courts Act 1963.

Buimo prison chaplain, Reverend Martin Moel, said it is challenging working in a prison environment to convince prisoners to change their lives.

Rev Moel said before taking on the role as a prison pastor, he studied the prisoners’ behaviour by living amongst them in the prison cells.

He said after a thorough assessment, he started organising daily devotions in their cells.

“I was amazed to see the outcome of the work I did and I know my God did it all because I am just a vessel and I have faith in God to make it happen,” he said.

Ulrike Ixmeier said this after visiting Lucgaweng, Simbang, Heldsbach, Sattelberg, Tami Island at Finschhafen, Katherine Lehman School in Wau, Morobe Province, and then to Onerunka and Raipinka in Kainantu early this month before returning to Germany last week.

Mrs Ixmeier said first Lutheran missionary Johann Flierl is her great grandfather who started the Lutheran church and preached the Word of God in Papua New Guinea while her grandfather, who is Johannes Flierl, and father Helmut Flierl, were missionaries at Lutheran missionary stations in the early 1940s to 1970s.

In circular number 24 of 2023, Education Secretary, Dr Uke Kombra, said all school accounts should have been credited by end of last week.

Of the 10,640 schools – from elementary to special education and rehabilitation centres – K154,760,640.25 has been paid out by the government.

“Decentralised provinces are reminded to remit the total funds as allocated to schools immediately,” said Dr Kombra.

“There should be no variation by provinces in the allocations made by the department.

From the vanishing sun to the prospect of rainwater filling the ocean, his curious mind pondered it all. But it was the mechanics of radio voices that truly captured his attention.

Years later, Kevin’s passion for journalism and advocacy for underrepresented communities to give them a voice, led him to pursue a Master of Combined Studies in Media and Communications and Creative Industries at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, through the Australia Awards Scholarship.

Provincial program advisor for education, Keith Tangui, made the appeal after some retirees sought support from the media regarding their repatriation and transfer of personal properties back to their home provinces.

“The division of education is working with the provincial administration and the provincial government to address the issue,” said Tangui.

“We are asking all our teachers to calm down, to wait, as professional teachers in the field. As soon as we get a good reply from the administration and provincial government, we’ll inform everybody.

Wartovo and six others have been charged with one count each of ‘trafficking a controlled substance’ in the recent K35 million methamphetamine bust.

His reapplication was submitted by his lawyer, Counsel Moses Murray, before Judge Lawrence Kangwia on the afternoon of Friday, May 12^th.

The 39-year-old had previously applied for bail on March 31^st on three grounds: His medical condition, his business interest and family needs (sole breadwinner).

Coordinator of Morobe’s Family Health Services, Sr Patricia Mitiel-Gahanao, is appealing to residents to ensure the safety of her team as they strive to increase the province’s immunisation coverage for the next three weeks.

“Bifo, mi wanpla victim blo displa, ol nes we ol sa ronim ol, ol sa sutim ol lo ston,” she said. (I was a victim of instances where nurses are chased or stoned.)

Joshua Zerio is charged under the Family Protection (Amendment) Act 2022, section 6A, ‘Aggravated domestic violence’, after he allegedly abused his 28-year-old partner for two weeks.

According to police, Zerio, who lives at Seventh Street in Lae, hit Dianny Lingnonge on the back with a “heavy stone” on April 10^th.

On April 13^th, at 7.30pm, after assaulting his partner at home, he made her get into the vehicle, promising to go to Nadzab.

“Instead, he drove around town and to Eagle St, towards Bumbu River,” where he threatened to drown her.