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Reported missing - Ms Cecelia Sawang.   Ms Cecelia Sawang has been reported missing since Friday, according to a plea posted by her parents on Facebook for any assistance in locating her. According to the post she left her home around Friday 11am (March 27) and has not returned since. However, they received a text from her around 10pm that day saying that she was at a birthday party at Manu and would return on Saturday. Her phone is off and her parents are unable to contact her. They have also indicated that she is not at her boyfriend’s. Cecelia is currently a student at TAFE and her parents are very concerned. Ms Sawang's mother has also received unverified leads that her daughter may have been abducted by an ex boyfriend and held captive somewhere at ATS. If you have any information on the whereabouts of this young girl then please contact her parents on 73929898.

Tickets to the largest sporting event in the South Pacific, the Pacific Games, will go on sale tomorrow (Friday, March 26, 2015) according to Ticketing Manager, Tasman Samuel. In an email to the Games Organizing Committee (GOC), Mr Samuel said tickets would go on sale at Bank South Pacific (BSP) select outlets in Port Moresby and around the country. Port Moresby BSP outlets are BSP Town, Harbour City, Waterfront Kiosk, Boroko, BSP Waigani Drive, BSP Waigani Banking Centre and Vision City Kiosk. Meanwhile, not all country branches will be selling tickets. Games tickets can be purchased from these BSP outlets BSP Lae Top Town and Market, Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Wewak, Madang, Alotau, Buka, Kokopo and Kimbe. There are 3 types of packages ranging from K20 to K5,000, and single tickets between K10 and K20 depending on the sporting code and venue. Also circulated was a Ticket Purchase Guide and Order form  (click links to download). For more information, call the 2015 Pacific ...

The Central Province Transport Authority (CPTA) is no longer accepting cash payments for vehicle registration and third party insurance. According to the Manager for Vehicle Registration and Licensing, Bernadette Gulaga, the body will only accept EPTOS, bank cheque and companies on the Motor Vehicles Insurance Limited (MVIL) credit listing. “Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to advise that CPTA will no longer accept cash payments for Vehicle Registration & Third Party Insurance as started today 23rd March, 2015. Only Eftpos, bank cheques & companies on MVIL credit listing will be accepted. This includes payments for replacement of certificates or labels, change of number plates and change of ownership on current Compulsory Third Party policies.” She also stated that all cheque payment should be made out to MVIL and not the CPTA. Further information can be obtained by calling 311 2379.

The PNG Karate-Do Federation (PNGKF) has selected forty two (42) athletes as the Target Team for the Port Moresby Pacific Games in July 2015. The Target Team was selected after the Training Camp on 12th – 27th January 2015 and the Selection Trial held on 24th January 2015 in Port Moresby. Amongst the athletes selected were three finds from the 2014 PNG Games in Lae; Beverly Wasawa, Phyllis Bibuai and Donald Samuel. Also included in the team is Braden McMahon of Sydney, Australia. Braden has is a formidable competitor and has been considered for a kumite division. The PNGKF full endorsed team comprises of; Gladyskaren Wallace, Beverly Wasawa, Francillia Kokin, Quentin Bougen, (Bougainville); Lera Kose, Gewa Rupa, Miriam Stanley, Catherine Wilson, Naorei Joseph, Jason Kilangit, Ishmael Stanley, John Kajona, Billy Billy Jnr, Dennis Kopman, Dominic Sipapi, Francis Oa Jnr, Buruka Chapau Jnr (Central); Joan Abala, Francis Virgil, (East New Britain); Maryanne Porika, Phyllis Bibuai, S...

Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko Papua New Guinean athletes have been given 20,000 reasons to win a gold at the XV Pacific Games in July, Post Courier reports. Individual athletes who win gold will receive K20, 000 while those in teams will receive the same amount each. Sports and Pacific Games Minister, Justin Tkatchenko, made the announcement that the government has allocated K5.7 million for gold winning performances as incentive for Team PNG. Tkatchenko said the incentive was a sign that the government was revolutionizing sports in the country and that individuals who received their prize money should invest it in developing their skills and talents.

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