Day: August 18, 2016
Rio taekwondo to use electronic scoring
TEAM PNG’s taekwando pair Max and Samantha Kassman will become the first Papua New Guinea athletes to use the new scoring system at the Rio Olympics. World Taekwando Federation president […]
Piniau fails to clock personal best at Rio tGames
PAPUA New Guinea’s 200m runner Theo Piniau finished 8th in his 200-metre heat race in 22.14 seconds at the Olympics. Having recently run a new national record of 20.97s to […]
K11.5b power plan
By HELEN TARAWA THE Government aims to provide electricity to 70 per cent of families around the country by 2030 and it is expected to cost around K11.5 billion ($US3.7b). […]
China charter flight deal signed
AIR Niugini has reached an air services agreement with China to begin tourism charter flights from Shanghai next year. Airline chairman Sir Frederick Reiher said Air Niugini continued to expand […]
Air Niugini names latest aircraft ‘Alotau’
THE board of Air Niugini named its third Fokker-70 aircraft “Alotau” in a ceremony in Port Moresby yesterday. The first was christened Mt Hagen and the second Hoskins. Chairman Sir […]
Four injured, machine damaged in land row
By MICHAEL GUBA FOUR people were reportedly injured and machinery and vehicles damaged during a row over a piece of land at 7-Mile in Port Moresby yesterday. Two developers are […]
Clash over Lae authority
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill and Lae MP Loujaya Kouza yesterday had a heated argument in Parliament over the much-publicised and controversial Lae City Authority. Kouza accused O’Neill of giving a […]
B’ville majority owner of Copper Ltd
THE Government has enabled a majority shareholding of Bougainville Copper Ltd for the people of Bougainville, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced in Parliament yesterday. O’Neill said the Government had transferred […]
Initiatives improving maritime safety in B’ville
KEY initiatives implemented by the National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) over the last 12 months have helped to improve maritime safety in Bougainville. The establishment of Bougainville’s small craft registration […]