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News that matters in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only.  Can a man be guilty of murder if the victim died from a heart attack? PORT MORESBY: A man had a heated argument with his father which escalated into a fight. The father then collapsed and died but a post-mortem result showed that the father’s death was due to a heart attack. A lawyer now argues that his client (the son) did not kill his father (as charged) but that the father had died due a heart attack. Here are the details of the court proceedings as reported by The National : Man denies killing father July 29, 2019 The National National   Article Views:  17 By GIDEON KINDIWA A MAN who was accused of killing his father defended himself in court saying his father died of heart failure and not from any injuries sustained during an argument. It was alleged that on July 2, 2017, Berry Ila, 42, from Kapari village in Abau, Central, had an...

News that matters to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea’s most wanted killer and robber has been on the run since 2013. 3 witnesses allege 86-year-old grandma was shot dead by cops PORT MORESBY:  The case of the 86-year-old woman who was supposedly killed when she was caught in a police-Tommy Baker Gang shootout last Dec 6 has taken a nasty twice. Seven months after, three witnesses have found the courage to speak up, alleging that there was no shootout between the police and the Baker gang of killers and robbers. They say the police had fired in all directions and Rodha Dick was hit by a bullet. Another woman, Tania Lucas, who was hit by a pellet, has lived to recall her nightmarish ordeal. “There was no crossfire between the police and the Baker gang of robbers and killers,” Tania told The National . Read these for context: https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2019/07/police-baker-gang-shootout-victims-body.html (Police-Tommy Baker Gang shootout victim’s bod...

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: Brian Bell I t’s time to Treat YO Self!: 2+1+1 Leather recliner sofa Erica dark brown available to order from selected branches (K6,095 save K700); 3+1+1 leather recliner sofa Parsely black, dark brown (K5,295 save K900); and Half price exclusive! 1-recliner fabric sofa Hoskings, charcoal (K995 save K1,000). – As advertised in The National on Friday July 26, 2019. It’s time to Treat YO Self!: Singer deals sew good! – Electric sewing machine 10-stitch, 4-step buttonhole (K595 save K100); Electric sewing machine Start 1306, 4-s...

News that matters in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image source, go to  https://www.shutterstock.com/search/drunk+men+talking?image_type=illustration   https://youtu.be/1mC4khpJZC8 (PNG drunk man and women in public. SHOCKING!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1XlNhOkaxc (Drunken Brawl Ends with One Hospitalised) Magistrate: Papua New Guineans cannot socialise without fighting PORT MORESBY: Magistrate Cosmas Bidar lamented that Papua New Guineans do not seem to be good at socialising because they ended up arguing and fighting, and in some cases getting killed. Bidar made the remarks when he discharged three men of assault because the evidence was “confusing”. Do you agree with his statement that the majority of Papua New Guineans are unable to handle their drinks? Here are the details of the court proceedings: ‘People cannot socialise without fighting’ July 25, 2019 The National National   Arti...

News that matters in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image text, go to  https://www.who.int/cancer/country-profiles/png_en.pdf   Finally, Angau hospital’s cancer facility to be operational in October PORT MORESBY: Lae’s Angau Memorial Hospital cancer treatment facility or unit is expected to cost up to K75 million and should be fully operational by the end of October. This comes after Prime Minister James Marape told the health , finance and planning secretaries last week to get the facility up and running soonest or be prepared to lose their job. (Read this for context: https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2019/07/heads-to-roll-if-png-secretaries-fail.html - Heads to roll if PNG secretaries fail to get cancer unit up and running) Marape had given the three secretaries the ultimatum to make it happen for the years of much talked-about cancer unit before he left for his first official visit to Australia as the 8th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea....

News that matters in Papua New Guinea Kramer: Resolve case of 86-year-old woman’s body left lying in the morgue for seven months PORT MORESBY: Police Minister Bryan Kramer has rightly called on the police to clarify why an 86-year-old woman’s body has been lying in the Alotau Hospital mortuary for seven months. Rodha Dick was believed to have been shot dead in a crossfire between the police and Tommy Baker’s gang of killers and robbers on Dec 6 last year. Baker, Papua New Guinea’s notorious and most wanted man in the police list, is still on the run. Really, how would you feel if your loved one was killed and you are unable to give him or her a decent burial to rest in peace? PNG Cyber Monitor reproduces an update on the case as reported by The National : Kramer wants progress of investigation clarified July 24, 2019 The National Main Stories   Article Views:  12 POLICE Minister Bryan Kramer, pictured, want...

News that matters in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image text, go to  https://www.pbc2019.org/protection-of-minors/child-abuse-on-the-global-level   Trio take turns to rape 12-year-old girl PORT MORESBY: Three men who took turns to rape a 12-year-old girl in Manus was described by police as animals and “people who are sick in their head”. Police have nabbed one of the rapists and two others are on the run. The duo have been advised to surrender to the police or face the full brunt of the law in a manhunt. PNG Cyber Monitor reproduces below details of the case as reported by The National : Man facing rape charge July 24, 2019 The National National   Article Views:  32 By ROSELYN ELLISON MANUS police have arrested one of three men who allegedly took turns to rape a 12-year-old girl in Ward 1, Lorengau, on July 14. Describing the men as animals and “people who are sick in their head...