{"id":2123,"date":"2026-01-30T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/export.themeruby.com\/tf01\/today\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:22:34","slug":"personal-loan-interest-rates-rise-still-much-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/2026\/01\/30\/personal-loan-interest-rates-rise-still-much-lower\/","title":{"rendered":"Neglected. Chief Justice warns government not to ignore prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">CHIEF Justice Sir Gibbs Salika has advised the Government to pay closer attention to and address problems in prisons around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYear in year out, the Correctional Services, an important arm of the law and justice sector, is placed last in terms of funding and budget allocations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1924.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1924.webp 700w, https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1924-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1924-450x270.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CHIEF Justice Sir Gibbs Salika has advised the Government to pay closer attention to and address problems in prisons around the country<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI urge Prime Minister James Marape to visit prisons around the country and see their run-down state, and look at setting up prisons in provinces lacking (a prison) facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Gibbs was invited to the launching of the PNG Correctional Services (PNGCS) corporate plan (2026-2031) in Port Moresby yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo we have a (proper) Correctional Services facility in Enga\u2019s Mukrumanda?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo. And when will that happen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Gibbs said Mukrumanda was \u201ccrucial\u201d, given the current escalating law and order situation, and should have been prioritised as a prison to take in convicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The corporate plan launched by acting CS commissioner Bernard Nepo and CS Minister Joe Kuli contained reforms which will take into consideration the smart-prison concept to address long-standing legacy challenges that have plagued the CS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Prison-issue-1024x578-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Prison-issue-1024x578-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Prison-issue-1024x578-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Prison-issue-1024x578-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Prison-issue-1024x578-1-450x254.jpg 450w, https:\/\/grants.zimadtech.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Prison-issue-1024x578-1-780x440.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Correctional Services acting commissioner Bernard Nepo, CS Minister Joe Kuli and Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika during the launching of the PNGCS corporate plan. \u2013 Nationalpic by KENNEDY BANI<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Gibbs said: \u201cI\u2019ve been associated with the CS during my entire 46-year career, from being a state prosecutor to being a judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo I know the system and how much is being allocated from the Government budget each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI saw the plan, and it\u2019s good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut it just needs money, and I am sure you\u2019ve got enough to make sure your plans come into fruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut how can you make that plan come into reality without money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list rb-list\"><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHIEF Justice Sir Gibbs Salika has advised the Government to pay closer attention to and address problems in prisons around the country. \u201cYear in year out, the Correctional Services, an important arm of the law and justice sector, is placed last in terms of funding and budget allocations,\u201d he said. \u201cI urge Prime Minister James 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