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 Papua New Guinea Kumuls coach Stanley Tepend has announced his team to play the  Cook Islands Kukis  in a must-win game in the Rugby League World Cup competition.  PNG rising star Jimmy Ngutlik has been added in the team who will replace Xavior Coates in the wing. Coates got injured during training that ruled him out of the competition.   The Kumuls narrowly fell to Tonga 24 – 18 in the round 1 on the competition. In Round 2, PNG faces Cook Islands in a must-win game.  The Team  Next :  Foreign businessman wearing PNG Police Uniform to be charged

Police manpower will be increased starting next year as the Government starts focusing more on the law-and-justice sector, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape announced today (November 6, 2022). He said more judges and magistrates would also be recruited as the sector was moved to the forefront of Government focus amidst an increasing law-and-order problem. The Prime Minister said rundown jail facilities throughout the country would also be improved and rehabilitation for inmates, including through further education via Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) and Flexible Open Distance Education (FODE), would be strengthened. PM Marape said Police would embark on a recruitment drive next year to increase manpower to 7000 from the current 5000 at the very earliest, and 10,000 in the medium-term. “We cannot deny that there are so many issues within the Police Force, including lack of manpower, which has allowed it to deteriorate over the years,” he said. “It also does...