Police

The application sought by Pala was to stay two proceeding filed in the Supreme Court and one in the National Court.

Counsel representing Pala from Manase lawyers, David Levi, moved the application before Justices Derek Hartshorn, Don Sawong, Collin Makail, Terrence Higgins and Stephen Kassman.

The three cases that he asked the court to stay was SCA 87/2015, the appeal before the Supreme Court by Finance Minister James Marape that arose from the Paul Paraka bills and cost taxation case.

NCD Metropolitan police commander Ben Turi says his personnel will be out and about today to monitor the streets of the capital. This is to also ensure that opportunists do not take advantage of the situation.

The streets of Port Moresby are quiet this morning however, it is anticipated that the unions will gather at the Jack Pidik Park to go over some outstanding issues that they want the government to address.

Madang police officer-in-charge of traffic Frank Makora says in 2014, Madang recorded 142 accidents while in 2015, it increased to 152.

Just this year, from January up to March, Madang recorded a total of 10 accidents of which three were fatal, two serious and five minor.

Makora said the fatal one resulted in the loss of three lives while another two accidents resulted in passengers getting seriously injured and a car being damaged. All these happened in a short period of time along the North Coast road of Madang.

The Coordinator of the Family and sexual violence unit, Chief Inspector David Kila responded to LOOP PNG’s story at the weekend.

“If you have this abused wife’s contact numbers, please ask her to call me and we will take it from there,” Kila wrote on our shared story on Facebook.

Ruth told LOOP PNG how she lived through “hell” for ten years. In one instance a bottle was smashed on the back of her head and in a separate incident, a wine glassed was smashed in her face, just missing her eyes.

You have to have nerves of steel especially if you are a mobile squad member to be called by your superiors at moment’s notice to go into some of the most difficult terrain to quell lawlessness such tribal fights.

For Mendi-based Mobile Squad 10 (MS 10) members, Sergeant Danny Yawiro (right) and Senior Constable Simon Rainje (left) to combine police work in such a tough environment and do university study is no easy feat.

Unconfirmed reports from Kiunga say a disciplined officer  shot and killed a man, which sparked the public to run amok causing law and disorder in the township.

Reports received by Loop PNG say the Army has moved into key points in the town and blocked off roads leading into the town centre.

The Army has issued a lockdown of people in the town area with movement of people in and out of town restricted  until the all clear is given by the Army.

The duo were arrested by East Sepik police on February  15, 2016.

Police allege that K803,866.00 for Moem Barracks rehabilitation was instead used to carry out renovation project at the East Sepik Provincial Police Headquarters Building instead by Wewak Building Contractor.

Elizabeth Kaprangi  was invited for Record of Interview on Monday where she was formally arrested and charged for one (1) account of Misappropriation under Section 383 A (1) of the Criminal Code Act and one (1) account of  Abuse of Office under section 92 (1) of the criminal.

During the opening of the reintroduced JSC, PNG Defence Force Commander Brigadier-General Gilbert Toropo said they will need separate funding to operate the JSC.

He said the college is in dire need of financial, logistical and infrastructure support to see the JSC in operations and asked the Government to support them.

"To train the army, police and prison guard commissioned officers will require a separate budget.

"The infrastructure would include the refurbishment of Igam Barracks, which was built during the colonial administration with little transformation."

It was launched after 36 years in hibernation and 40 cadets will be first to undergo 24 months of training with the last six months at their respective colleges.

Defence Minister Dr. Fabian Fok and Police Minister Robert Atiyafa launched the JSC. 

Five of those young cadet officers unattached were from the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC), including two women, eight from the Correctional Services (CS) and the rest were from the Defence Force.

The furzt classes will commence on tomorrow.

During the Commissioning of the deputy police commissioner of operations Jim Andrews and the deputy police commissioner administration Raphael Huafolo this afternoon at police headquarters, Konedobu.

Baki said with these two positions now confirmed, these two seasoned officers will help him in dealing with the issues of command and control that is needed in the RPNGC.

Commissioner Baki says there is a need for the two positions to be filled so that they  could help in addressing the issues from their level down to the operational personnel in the field.