Seamus Marten

LOC condemns ‘ticket touters’

LOC Chief Executive Officer, Seamus Marten said match tickets are being sold at the four ticket outlets in Port Moresby and one outlet in Lae.

He said the LOC nor the ticket outlets are giving bulk tickets to people to sell outside of the official ticket outlets at their own mark-up prices.

Marten said ticket outlets have a limit to sell to individuals per purchase but there is no law in PNG preventing people from doing this.

“We can only encourage people to buy from the authorized outlets at face value,” said Marten.

Preparations for FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup stepping up

A joint committee for security has been created for security operations during the World Cup.

This comprises of the PNG Defence Force, Customs, National Airport Corporation, Department of Transport, the National Maritime and Safety Authority, National Security Advisory Council, PNG Fire Service, NCDC and the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) as the lead agency for public safety and security plans.

Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Seamus Marten said preparations are going according to schedule.

LOC determined to deliver a successful World Cup

The LOC met with the Department of Foreign Affairs last week on training venue and match owners to ensure that all goes well when the World Cup teams arrives in the nation’s capital.

The Department of Foreign Affairs who will be providing support through a committee comprising of  the National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA), Air Niugini, Department of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Customs and National Airports Corporation to assist the LOC in areas that fall under their functions.