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Friday 18-Jan-08 

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Jute bag shortage

  THE multi-million kina coffee industry has been hit by a shortage of jute bags throughout the country.
» East Sepik councillors threaten polls boycott
  MORE than 650 councillors from 26 local level governments (LLGs) in East Sepik have threatened to boycott their elections this year if the provincial government fails to....
» Unitech NASA broke
  THE National Academic Staff Association (NASA) of the PNG University of Technolgy (Unitech) is broke.
» School fee a worry
  PARENTS in some parts of Rigo, which were hit by strong winds recently, fear they may not be able to pay for their children’s school fees.
» More people urged to register births
  ONLY 10,000 out of an estimated 170,000 people in Morobe have registered their births with the civil registry.
» 32 vehicle owners still awaiting payments
  Western Highlands provincial election manager’s son was allegedly held hostage by frustrated bus and vehicle owners in the province over nonpayment of their....
» ‘Improve image of police’
  THE Government’s chief secretary has called on the police force to continue to work towards improving its image this year.


::NATION
» Train microscopists to combat TB: Specialists
» Fisheries industry threatened
» POM Tech and APTC join to enhance skills
» PM pays tribute to Sir Joseph
» Simbu passes budget of K44m
» Surge in fuel prices affects tourism
» Kairuku-Hiri MP gets ‘green light’ from Ina’oae villagers
» MPs accuse EHP of depriving Simbu from coffee grant
» Companies generate their own power
» Debris cause of floods
» Aimo applauds jail initiative
» SI PM visits to reaffirm relations
» PM remembers his close friend
» PNGTA, TSC to look into teachers’ issues
» PMV operators not pleased with new fare
» Finsch robbery suspects nabbed
» Call for more staff at hospital’s pathology dept
» Acting public prosecutor not guilty of contempt
» Moran oil field closed
» Mother wins trip to Fiji
» Hospital in dire need of staff
» Hiritano h’way undergoes upgrading
» TIPNG to set up centre to address complaints
» ‘Educated elites’ cause of problems
» Rangers to help Buka town improve its outlook
» Briefs

 

::LETTERS
» There’s no two-way about Govt system
» Do not use bias views to spoil good ties
» What have PNG achieved since independence?
» Competition needed to improve telephone services
» PM urged to focus on his hometown, people
» Unitech deserves better
» Briefs
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

MORE than 940 plastic bags of robusta coffee, being stacked by warehouse worker Paul Oumba, awaiting transfer into jute sacks at the PNG Coffee Growers Federation’s facility at Malahang, Lae. – Nationalpic by JASON SOM KAUT

::BUSINESS

» PNG-China trade ties robust: Wei
  THE volume of trade between Papua New Guinea and China has surpassed the US$500 million mark during the first 10 months of last year, pointing to firming economic ties between the two countries.
» Digicel unveils winners of Xmas ‘calling’ contests
  CELL phone service provider Digicel has announced the winners of its international inbound and outbound calling competition.
» Cell phone to beat landline sector in Pacific
 

A NEW report has found that mobile telephony is expected to continue outpacing growth in fixed-line connections in the Pacific as the market moves into 2008.

» Aussie jobs data enough to prompt rate hike if not for anxious markets
  SYDNEY: The fallout in financial markets from the sub-prime loans mess ought to be enough to forestall a rate hike next month – and yet news of strong jobs growth and the....
» Fiji’s telco monopoly finally ends
  SUVA: Fiji consumers can expect cheaper telecommunication costs, now that the interim government has liberalised the market to allow for competition.
» ANA’s Dreamliner order hits snags
  TOKYO: All Nippon Airways said yesterday it was trying to assess the impact of another delivery delay in Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which the Japanese carrier was to be the first to....
» Briefs

::EDITORIAL
» Leading from the pulpit
  IT is indeed encouraging to note that the first 18 days of 2008 have seen a flurry of activity on the church-based AIDS front.

::SPORTS
» Rickson eyes Aussie opponent
  PNG’s welterweight prospect Rickson Yamo is set to take on an Australian opponent next month.
» Former SI coach takes over U23
  PNG Football Association has secured the services of former Solomon Island national coach George Cowie to boost its Under 23 Olympic qualifier in March.
» Corporate 9s esumes today
  Corporate 9s Rugby League competition will resume tonight at Lloyd Robson Oval to see match of the round between Paul Paraka Lawyers (PPL Giants) and Smart Bank Kundus.

“Koroba Kid” Rickson Yamo firing off a jab for the camera while in training at the Holiday Inn gym yesterday. Yamo is ready to take on the Australian welterweight ranks with a combination of speed and knock-out power.
Nationalpic by EKAR KEAPU



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» Futsal takes off in Goroka
» Women soccer draw release
» PNG Power favoured over Manolos
» Mioks on recruitment drive
» New South Wales claim title by default
» Briefs
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WeekEnder Stories
» A mammalogist making his mark
» Seasonal desperation syndrome
» In memory of an early surveyor
» A PNG success story on the Internet
» Tourism at Erap River
» Peace fair programme
» Vision impaired girl is a superb
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» Way back in Wabag
» The Simpsons movie
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