Port Moresby

18 months is safe, according to Colgate-Palmolive (PNG).

Colgate has a program called 'Mum You First' that educates mothers and caregivers of 18-month-old babies in medical health centres on how to introduce good oral health practices to their children early.

Most 18 month old babies can be involved because it is their last immunisation and is also safe to introduce supervised teeth brushing at this age.

This comes after a number of recent attempts of carjacking and holdup in the suburbs.

Gerehu police station commander, Robert Kurei, said the number of hold ups and carjacking has increased during this election period.

Most of these incidents happen when families are trying to drive into their residence or driving out.

“These men are doing this right at our doorsteps now and we urge residents to take a little more extra care during this time.”

Criminals are using the opportunity to their advantage when a lot is happening during the election period.

Loop PNG was on scene to capture live images of thick black smoke arising from the burning vehicle as residents stood at the junction to prevent vehicles from going up the street.

According to eyewitnesses, the driver was drunk and was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident at Six-Mile. He panicked and tried to escape through Five-Mile by making a sharp turn at a street, where his car overturned.

The vehicle was set on fire by opportunists while the driver made a run for it before the newsroom arrived.

You might want to rethink that idea.

Party-goers may have to consider confirming with night clubs before heading out this weekend, as some clubs will be close or host closed events over the Easter period.

Loop PNG talked with a few nightclubs:

The Cosmopolitan confirmed no activities from Friday through to Sunday.

Other smaller clubs like Regal Bar has also confirmed to be close though Easter.

Some have pushed forward events that were prior scheduled for the Easter weekend. 

Despite the extreme heat of the sun, parishioners reenacted the passion and suffering of Christ as the crowd looked on to witness the scene played by the youths.

Sir John Cardinal Ribat made an entrance to bless the Cross before it was to be brought into the church.

The congregation came in numbers escorted by traffic police to the final station which was taken up the parishioners of Mary Queen of Pacific.

This is the first time the Station of the Cross has taken a route up the Poreporena Freeway with a crowd numbering up to more than a thousand at one time.

Traffic police escort drove ahead to clear traffic as the congregation move into the final stretch of walk towards the last few stations.

The cross is currently at the 12th Station just outside Vision City with more people joining the procession or march.

This is the last leg of the walk as the congregation carries the Cross  and head for Mary Queen of Pacific Parish.

Stay tuned to Loop PNG for more updates.

Loop PNG caught up with the two injured bystanders, Rodney Mes and Augusta Bigade, while they were being treated at the Port Moresby General Hospital Emergency ward.

Mes said he and his young daughter were trying to get on a bus 4 when the shooting occurred, while Begade was trying to walk towards a shop adjacent to the bus stop when she was hit.

Mes was injured on his left hand while Bigade suffered wounds on her right cheek and right back area.

Both are still nursing their wounds at the Port Moresby General Hospital.

Not to brag or anything.

But if you are one health conscious and money minded person, check out Laurabada Avenue over the weekend.

A couple with the passion for catering  at a reasonable price started their home business last year.

The fish and chips in particular has quickly become a hit, not only to the softball audience, but is quickly attracting others throughout the city.

Husband Vagi Ravu said they have also received customers who come only to try out the fish and chips.

Aside from the student participants and media coordinators of the different schools, representatives from mainstream media also graced the event.

The sessions focused on print media with the objective of producing newsletters, school newspapers and even write ups of events to be sent to the media and posted on a school news bulletin board.

Ian Zuasula took the participants through the anatomy of a newspaper, citing sections from the two daily newspapers of the country.

Since the fire brought the line of shops to ashes, Boroko has been very hard to look at in the past week.

Opportunists were still rummaging through the ashes without police presence in the area.

Loop PNG visited Tabari Place and Boroko Craft Market to interview commuters this weekend and found out that since the fire, the area has become more and more unsafe.

Commuters who frequent Boroko because of their jobs, access to shopping centres and public services, like the bank and post office, said the area has become an eyesore.