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Tuesday 18-Mar-08 |
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Turtle catch… Max Tom (centre) from
Mayama village in the Morobe Patrol Post LLG
area and some local men in Lae displaying a 25kg
turtle caught along the shores of his village
yesterday morning. The turtle was among three
Tom and his relatives caught in a fishing net in
the early hours of yesterday. Two however, died
in the struggle to free themselves from the net.
Tom took the live one (pictured) to Lae to sell
for meat and its hard shell.The turtle's hard
shell is used by local craftsmen to make
necklaces and earrings. Turtles fetch up to K150
on the local market. – Words and nationalpic
by FRANK RAI.
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Credit Corp posts profit of
K187mil |
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CREDIT Corp Ltd (CCL) realised last year a
record after tax profit of K187.04 million, up
229% or K130.10 million, from the... |
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Digicel awarded licence to
operate in Vanuatu |
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DIGICEL Pacific Ltd has strengthened its
footprint in the region after being awarded
recently with a licence to operate a GSM network
in Vanuatu. |
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Fitch grants PNG stable
outlook rating |
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FITCH ratings upgraded both Papua New Guinea’s
long-term foreign and local currency ratings
from ‘B’ to ‘B+’ and affirmed its... |
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Strong gains for Oil Search,
Lihir in weak market |
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OIL Search and Lihir Gold made big gains on the
Australian Stock Exchange yesterday with the
price of gold hitting new... |
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Boost foreign news
coverage |
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WE don’t often have reason to praise the
Australian media or its representatives in
today’s Papua New Guinea; the... |
| ::SPORTS |
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Umpiring aid arrives |
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THE chief umpire of Australia Softball
Federation arrived yesterday to conduct a
one-week umpiring course for local umpires in... |
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Crowd abuses mar United win
in NSL |
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MINOR premiers Hekari United’s march to the NSL
grand final was marred by abuses hurled at match
officials on Saturday at... |
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Port Moresby announces
third men’s team |
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PORT Moresby selectors have announced a third
men’s team in preparation for this weekend’s
31st national softball championships in Port
Moresby. |
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Andrew Rindfleish (foreground) and son Scott
meet the only female umpire participating in the
course Betty Pokowas as PNGSF officials look on
at Jacksons International Airport yesterday.
Nationalpics by WILLIAM WILLIANDO.
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