Day: December 5, 2017
From ‘Pothole City’ to ‘Cement City’
LAE was known as ‘Pothole City’. Now it’s known as ‘Cement City’. Development is slowing taking place in Lae as it morphs from ‘Pothole City’ to ‘Cement City’. It has […]
Withdraw election petitions
SIR Puka Temu must be supported at all cost to continue his tenure for the betterment of Abau. Here we have a leader who is an elder statesman and intellectual. […]
Are we borrowing too much?
Papua New Guinea is definitely in trouble. Its budget for 2018 sounds promising, but we are borrowing very heavily to finance our budget. Switzerland, World Bank and Asian Development Bank […]
Our rights and freedoms must be protected
HUMAN rights are the basic freedoms and protections that belong to every single one of us. All human beings are born with equal and inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms. Human […]
Govt plans to develop Yalu dairy farm to cut imports
By PISAI GUMAR THE Government plans to invest between K150 million and K200 million to develop the Yalu dairy farm in Wampar, Huon Gulf, in Morobe. Minister for National Planning […]
Trade chance seen in Commonwealth Games
TRADE opportunities between countries taking part in next year’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games will be facilitated, says an official. Richard Watson, the Queensland government operations division trade and investment general […]
Tension forces ExxonMobil to send some workers home
EXXONMOBIL is still keeping “essential workers only” at the Hides Gas Conditioning plant in Hela because of tension in the area last month. A spokesperson from the company told The […]
Oil Search still seeing a brighter future in oil and gas
OIL Search is expecting more exploration breakthrough in oil and gas resources in the country next year, an official says. Oil Search chief of Geoscience and Exploration Excellence John Warburton […]
Statistical units vital in govt depts
By Lemach Lavari CHIEF Statistician Roko Koloma says the lack of statistical units in government departments and agencies delays the production of statistics for government use. Koloma told The National […]
Old shelter turns into soil-testing laboratory
A NEW soil-testing laboratory has opened at Lihir. The project which took five months to complete was shared by Newcrest and business partner Klohn Crippen Berger which converted a run-down […]