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July 14, 2020
By Jimmy Kalebe in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea police have intercepted and confiscated almost K200,000 (about NZ$90,000) in K2 and K5 notes hidden in a container on a ship which arrived at the Lae wharf in a suspected money laundering case. The cash, packed into three boxes inside the container full of bottles of ... <a title="PNG police seize K200,000 on ship in suspected money laundering raid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/png-police-seize-k200000-on-ship-in-suspected-money-laundering-raid/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police seize K200,000 on ship in suspected money laundering raid">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s police and courts must work closely with media for transparency to inform the public on the daily investigation and court processes taken over the death of young mother Jenelyn Kennedy late last month, a men’s gender justice advocate says. Man Up group representative Ganjiki Wayne said Jenelyn’s death ... <a title="Call for PNG police and courts to work closely with media on violence cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/call-for-png-police-and-courts-to-work-closely-with-media-on-violence-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Call for PNG police and courts to work closely with media on violence cases">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2020
The National editorial Hundreds walked the Sir John Guise drive on Thursday calling for justice for the brutal death of 19-year-old mother-of-two – Jenelyn Kennedy last week. Jenelyn’s battered lifeless body was taken into the Port Moresby General Hospital last Tuesday by four men (one believed to be the father of her two children). Dr ... <a title="The National: Let’s play our part to end violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/04/the-national-lets-play-our-part-to-end-violence/" aria-label="Read more about The National: Let’s play our part to end violence">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2020
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby A passionate plea by men, women and children has echoed around the Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby – that it is time to turn the corner on addressing gender-based violence in the country. Gatherings, a peaceful march and a vigil were staged in the capital city on ... <a title="‘It’s time men stand up for our women’ message at ‘turning point’ PNG vigil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/04/its-time-men-stand-up-for-our-women-message-at-turning-point-png-vigil/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s time men stand up for our women’ message at ‘turning point’ PNG vigil">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2020
I write this as a Papua New Guinean and a daughter of this nation. I believe in the rights of women. I believe that the Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Mama Lo, safeguards the place of women in our nation. I understand the strengths and limitations of our cultures and ... <a title="Dame Meg Taylor: We must act now over gender-based violence in PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/02/dame-meg-taylor-we-must-act-now-over-gender-based-violence-in-png/" aria-label="Read more about Dame Meg Taylor: We must act now over gender-based violence in PNG">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Bhosip Kaiwi, the man accused of murder in the Papua New Guinean torture case, will be held at the Correctional Services Training College at Bomana to undergo 14 days of quarantine under the government’s covid-19 requirement, reports the PNG Post-Courier. He will remain there until he is cleared before joining the ... <a title="Kaiwi to undergo quarantine before moving into main Bomana prison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/02/kaiwi-to-undergo-quarantine-before-moving-into-main-bomana-prison/" aria-label="Read more about Kaiwi to undergo quarantine before moving into main Bomana prison">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2020
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Young Papua New Guinean mother-of-two Jenelyn Kennedy died from “head injury and bruised internal organs”, according to a doctor who examined her body. Dr Seth Fose, the chief pathologist at the Port Moresby General Hospital, said the 19-year-old died from “blunt force trauma to the head and the body ... <a title="Young PNG mother died of ‘blunt force’ head injuries, bruised organs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/30/young-png-mother-died-of-blunt-force-head-injuries-bruised-organs/" aria-label="Read more about Young PNG mother died of ‘blunt force’ head injuries, bruised organs">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2020
By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby The care of duty supposed to be provided to the young Papua New Guinean mother Jenelyn Kennedy killed last week was not properly done and everybody involved failed her, says a leading resarcher and anti-violence advocate. “This includes the police officers at the Family Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU), doctors, ... <a title="Doctors, family, friends ‘failed’ Jenelyn in duty of care, says PNG researcher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/30/doctors-family-friends-failed-jenelyn-in-duty-of-care-says-png-researcher/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors, family, friends ‘failed’ Jenelyn in duty of care, says PNG researcher">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Host Sherry Zhang interviewed the director of the Pacific Media Centre, Professor David Robie, about the tragic life and death of Jenelyn Kennedy from gender violence in Papua New Guinea today on the Southern Cross segment of Radio 95bFM. Professor Robie discussed the rather horrific image of her lifeless body on the ... <a title="Tragic death of Jenelyn Kennedy and media ethics aired on Southern Cross" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/tragic-death-of-jenelyn-kennedy-and-media-ethics-aired-on-southern-cross/" aria-label="Read more about Tragic death of Jenelyn Kennedy and media ethics aired on Southern Cross">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2020
From RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan New Zealand established its credentials as an independent small nation after the fatal bombing of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in 1985, says an author and academic who spent weeks on the vessel shortly before it was attacked. On 10 July 1985, the Rainbow Warrior was sunk at an ... <a title="NZ gained ‘international creds’ as nuclear-free nation with Rainbow Warrior bombing, says author" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/29/nz-gained-international-creds-as-nuclear-free-nation-with-rainbow-warrior-bombing-says-author/" aria-label="Read more about NZ gained ‘international creds’ as nuclear-free nation with Rainbow Warrior bombing, says author">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Protesters in Papua New Guinea and on social media have launched calls for tougher laws to protect women and girls from gender-based violence and brutality after the torture and death of a 19-year-old mother of two this week. The death of Jenelyn Kennedy on Tuesday after six days of torture, allegedly by ... <a title="PNG women ‘as good as dead’ say protesters calling for tougher laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/28/png-women-as-good-as-dead-say-protesters-calling-for-tougher-laws/" aria-label="Read more about PNG women ‘as good as dead’ say protesters calling for tougher laws">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2020
By Rebecca Kuku in The National Jenelyn Kennedy … died this week at 19 in a tragic domestic violence case in Papua New Guinea. Image: EMTV News The battered body of young mother Jenelyn Kennedy lay in a morgue yesterday as relatives told of the repeated beatings she had been receiving in the past five ... <a title="The harrowing picture that tells a thousand words about tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/27/the-harrowing-picture-that-tells-a-thousand-words-about-tragedy/" aria-label="Read more about The harrowing picture that tells a thousand words about tragedy">Read more</a>
