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Be a smart consumer!

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  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! (Spend K200 to get a ticket): Post system bundle software+hardware (K14,899); HP Deskjet 2722 All-in-One printer (K155); AOC E24705 23.6”FHD LED Monitor (K649); ACL UPS (K245); acer AOPEN PV12 portable wireless projector (K1,952); AM/FM Bluetooth Xwave multimedia speaker (K338); and Leader 2-in-1 convertible 346 PRO laptop (K1,972). - As advertised in The National on Friday Oct 1, 2021. Big Sale promo from Sept 13 to Oct 30, 2021 (Makita): Metal cutting disc (10...

Cop killed after councillor ordered execution of suspected sorcerers

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   News that matter in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image info, go to  https://pixabay.com/illustrations/wizard-fantasy-magic-mystery-4417511/ Cop killed after councillor ordered execution of suspected sorcerers PORT MORESBY:  An auxiliary policeman was killed after a councillor ordered villagers to execute suspected sorcerers in Western last week. The 22-year-old son of the policeman then stabbed a 37-year-old man in the ribs, in retaliation for his father’s death. Daru police station commander Insp Soiwa Ricker said the man was now in critical condition. Police have arrested six suspects, including the policeman’s son, in connection with the sorcery violence. Details of the news break were reported by  The National : Accused sorcerer stabbed in the ribs, in critical condition September 30, 2021 The National Main Stories A MAN accused of sorcery is in a critical condition after he was attacked by a group of men who had been told by a counci...

Doc killer jailed 35 years

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  News that matter in Papua New Guinea Doc killer jailed 35 years PORT MORESBY: A 22-year-old man was jailed 35 years with hard labour by the National Court in Lae, Morobe, for killing an Angau Memorial Hospital doctor during a robbery with three accomplices in 2016. Justice Lawrence Kangwia, when sentencing Junior Solo,early this month, said two of his accomplices had been jailed 35 years and another 25 years. Details of the sentencing were reported by The National :   Jailed 35yrs for killing doctor September 30, 2021 The National Main Stories A 22-YEAR-OLD man was jailed 35 years with hard labour by the National Court in Lae, Morobe, for killing an Angau Memorial Hospital doctor during a robbery with three accomplices in June 2016. Justice Lawrence Kangwia, when sentencing Junior Solo early this month, said two of his accomplices had been jailed 35 years and another 25 years. The defence lawyer submitted that a sentence between 20 and 30 years would b...

Delta surge in Papua New Guinea

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  News that matter in Papua New Guinea Delta surge in Papua New Guinea PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea (PNG) is now grappling with a surge in the highly infectious and deadlier Coronavirus (Covid-19) Delta variant, with cases tripling from 30 on Sept 1 to 97 on Sunday (Sept 26, 2021). National Pandemic Response Deputy Controller Dr Daoni Esorom said the Covid-19 death toll had also risen to 227 with 17 deaths last week (Sept 20 to 26). Updates on the Covid-19 surge were published by The National : Delta surge September 30, 2021 The National Main Stories  Daoni Esorom By MIRIAM ZARRIGA THE country is now grappling with a surge in the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) Delta variant, with cases tripling from 30 on Sept 1, to 97 on Sunday. National Pandemic Response Deputy Controller Dr Daoni Esorom said the Covid-19 death toll had also risen to 227, including 17 d...