Kimbe drug squad members
Paul Karl and Petha Yangayoki with wrapped drugs
confiscated at the main Kimbe wharf.
The drugs were part of the 176kg destroyed last weekend.
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PAPUA New Guinea has been urged to go downstream
processing of agricultural products to generate jobs
in the rural areas and get the highest prices for
the produce instead of solely developing its mineral
resources.
THE K12 million funding to deal with cocoa pod borer
and the coffee berry borer is a big boost in the
fight against the pests that could seriously damage
the coffee industry, the Coffee Industry Corp (CIC)
said yesterday.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA soccer is in search for more
football talents to add to the women’s train-on
squad for the Olympic qualifiers against New
Zealand, next year.
The fight for Telikom PNG Kumuls jumper is on
already with players starting to arrive in Port
Moresby.
Some members of the PNG Internationals (Yellow)
team on arrival at the Jackson’s International
Airport in Port Moresby for a one-off Telikom
PNG Origin rugby league match yesterday.
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THE Government stands ready to support foreign
investment in the country, Commerce and Industry
Minister Gabriel Kapris told senior Japanese
investors at Holiday Inn yesterday.
ENVIRONMENT and Conservation Minister Benny
Allen said he is committed to enforcing the new
strategic directions of the department which was
launched last Friday at the Airways Hotel.
