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  News that matter in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Correctional Services released the above eight pictures of Bomana Prison fugitives and appealed to the public to help track them down. Tommy Baker gangster recaptured PORT MORESBY: Police have recaptured a Tommy Baker Gang member who broke out of Bomana Prison with 16 others on Thursday (Aug 26, 2021). Asigau Tau Rakatani a.k.a Jack Asigau Rakatani who was brought to Port Moresby in 2019 after the shooting of lawyer Michael Efi, was captured in Badili on Monday (Aug 30, 2021). He is the second Bomana fugitive to be recaptured. Details of the news break were reported by The National : Gang member recaptured September 1, 2021 The National Main Stories By MIRIAM ZARRIGA POLICE have recaptured a Tommy Baker Gang member who broke out of Bomana Prison with 16 others on Thursday. Asigau Tau Rakatani, also known as, Jack Asigau Rakatani, who was brought to Port...

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Former PNG Power CEO nabbed over ‘work contract PORT MORESBY: Former PNG Power Limited acting chief executive officer Carolyn Blacklock is facing charges of conspiracy, forgery, false pretence and misappropriation in relation to an employment contract she signed three years ago. Police Comm David Manning yesterday (Aug 31, 2021) confirmed that Blacklock, 48, of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia was arrested on Monday (Aug 30, 2021), interviewed and charged by the National Capital District police fraud squad officers and released on a K3,000 bail. Details of the news break were published by The National : Blacklock facing fraud charges September 1, 2021 The National Main Stories David Manning By MIRIAM ZARRIGA FORMER PNG Power Limited acting chief executive officer Carolyn Blacklock is facing charges of conspiracy, forgery, false pretence and misappropriation in relation to...

  News that matter in Papua New Guinea Help capture Bomana Prison fugitives PORT MORESBY: Correctional Services Commissioner Stephen Pokanis has appealed to the public to help keep a lookout for the 16 prisoners who broke out of Bomana Prison on Thursday (Aug 26, 2021). He has released pictures of eight fugitives for the public to identify and help track them down. The details were published by The National : ‘Help us find 16 escapees’ August 31, 2021 The National Main Stories By MIRIAM ZARRIGA MEMBERS of the public have been requested to keep a lookout for the 16 escapees from Bomana Prison on the run, especially one on death row, one on life sentence and one convicted of aggravated robbery. The other 13 are detainees awaiting their court cases in prison, according to Correctional Service Commissioner Stephen Pokanis. He said they needed the assistance of the people in the National Capital District, Central an...

  News that matter in Papua New Guinea 35 break out of Tari police station lockup PORT MORESBY: Police have launched a massive manhunt for 35 detainees who broke out of the Tari police station lockup on Sunday (Aug 26, 2021). They managed to open three doors to escape. Details of the news break were published by The National : Massive manhunt August 31, 2021 The National Main Stories Edward Komia By MIRIAM ZARRIGA HELA police are searching for 35 suspects who escaped from the Tari Police Station cells on Sunday night, sparking a huge manhunt. The 35 men managed to open three doors leading to the cells before escaping out of the station and main gate. Thirty-four of them were remandees. Three days earlier, 17 inmates escaped from the Bomana prison in Port Moresby, 16 remain at large, making it a massive task for police and Correctional Services to round them up. Hela magistrate Edward Komia, who was told of...

  News that matter in Papua New Guinea Northern administrator Trevor Magei … allegedly the man behind the burning of 36 houses Northern administrator allegedly behind burning down of 36 houses PORT MORESBY: Police are looking for Northern administrator Trevor Magei who allegedly mobilised his relatives to burn down 36 houses during Prime Minister James Marape’s visit on Tuesday, acting Southern commander Chief Supt Rigga Neggi says. Read details of the news break that was published by The National : Cops searching for officer August 30, 2021 The National Main Stories By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK POLICE are looking for Northern administrator Trevor Magei who allegedly mobilised his relatives to burn down 36 houses during Prime Minister James Marape’s visit last Tuesday, acting Southern commander Chief Supt Rigga Neggi says. “While Marape was at Afore station in Ijivitari to launch the Managalas carbon pilot project, in neighbouring Sohe, a mob allegedly comprising Magei’s r...

  News that matter in Papua New Guinea Boy, 4, sister, 6, perished in fire PORT MORESBY: A four-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister were trapped in a house fire and burnt to death in Port Moresby’s Boroko on Friday afternoon. Eight families were made homeless by the 2.30pm fire that gutted the National Broadcasting Corporation flats on Tanatana Street. Details of the news bread were published by The National:     Siblings die in fire August 30, 2021 The National Main Stories By PETER ESILA A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy and his six-year-old sister were trapped in a house fire and burnt to death in Port Moresby’s Boroko on Friday afternoon. Eight families were made home-less by the 2.30pm fire that gutted the National Broadcasting Corporation flats on Tanatana Street. Unit 2 resident Wesley Mangula said it took just a minute for the fire to spread. “It was a very old house, I live above it. I smelt a strong ‘iron smell’, all my possession is ...

  News that matter in Papua New Guinea 17 break out of Bomana Prison PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s best prison, Bomana, was breached on National Repentance Day on Thursday when 17 prisoners cut a fence and fled. The fugitives included one on death row and two jailed for life. One of the fugitives on life imprisonment was, however, recaptured. Details of the mass breakout was published by The National : Breakout August 27, 2021 The National Main Stories  Dove, 30, who was convicted of murder was captured at Sabusa in Central yesterday. Sixteen other inmates from Bomana prison are still at large. By MIRIAM ZARRIGA SEVENTEEN prisoners, including one on death row and two jailed for life, escaped from Bomana prison yesterday in the middle of a National Repentance Day celebration. Correctional Service Commissioner Stephen Pokanis said one of the two on life imprisonment had been recaptured. He appe...

  News that matter in Papua New Guinea Manning: CapaJet is very deceitful PORT MORESBY: CapaJet, the Hong Kong-based luxury charter flight service provider, denies the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government had placed a cap of 42 passengers on Garuda Flight GA-7610 that landed with 114 passengers from India and Indonesia on Jackson International Airport on Thursday (Aug 19, 2021). Howevber, PNG Pandemic Response Controller David Manning said CapaJet’s statement is íncorrect’ and that for us to confirm the numbers “”is very deceitful”. The ongoing news development over Indonesia’s Garuda Flight GA-7610 “scandal” was reported by The National : CapaJet denies Manning’s claim August 27, 2021 The National Main Stories David Manning James Marape By MIRIAM ZARRIGA CAPAJET, the Hong Kong-based luxury charter flight service provider, denies the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government had placed a cap of 42 passengers on Garuda Flight GA-7610 landed with 114 passengers from Ind...

  Supermarket sales/deals for the week Be a smart consumer! PORT MORESBY: Groceries and food are a daily necessity for everyone. It is with this in mind that PNG Cyber Monitor is making a weekly compilation of deals offered by supermarkets here. Be a smart consumer, get the best out of your kina by checking out the prices and planning your shopping. The list below is a service for the convenience of our readers and followers. This is it: ABLE Cash Bonanza Mega Draw, win K80,000 in cash and prizes (Grand Draw on Dec 31, 2021): P40 Pro 5G Smartphone (K920); Nokia 2.3 (K629); Nokia 3.4 (K835); oppo A52 (K839); oppo A54 (K949); Samsung Galaxy A21s (K1,129) and Samsung Galaxy A32 (K1,599). - As advertised in The National on Friday Aug 27, 2021 BNBM Office Unit 2-person work station (K3,290); Office Unit 4-person work station (K4,899); Office Unit 2-person Green (K2,416); and Office Unit 4-person Green (K4,199). - As advertised in The National on Tuesday Aug 24, 2021...