Day: November 7, 2016
Palais go down to Fiji
SUVA: The Papua New Guinea women’s rugby union team lost 10-37 to Fiji in their first Test at the ANZ Stadium, Suva, on Saturday. Fiji scored six tries against the […]
Kapuls want challenge against best sides
PAPUA New Guinea Kapuls are treating their two international friendlies this month against Iran and Malaysia as dress rehearsals for their the World Cup qualifier against Tahiti next year. Coach […]
New CIC board of directors appointed
THE National Executive Council has appointed a new board of directors for the PNG Coffee Industry Corporation. CIC chief executive officer Charles Dambui said eight of the 12 new members […]
Govt observes goals, Abel says
THE Government is playing its role in observing international and national sustainable goals and principles, National Planning and Monitoring Minister Charles Abel says. He said Papua New Guinea had ratified […]
Log tax big risk
The PNG Forest Industries Association (PNGFIA) is extremely concerned about proposed changes to the log export tax announced in the 2017 Budget last Tuesday. The association’s executive officer Bob Tate […]
K10 million building named after O’Neill opens
A K10 million Peter O’Neill Administration Building at the Enga Teachers’ College was opened last Friday. Public Service Minister Sir Puka Temu did the honours. Sir Puka described the building […]
Davani passes on
By DEMAS TIEN THE first Papua New Guinean woman judge, Justice Catherine Anne Davani, has died. Davani, 56 and from Dorom village in Rigo, Central, passed away last Friday in […]
Austrialian parliamentarians visit PNG
A GROUP of Australian parliamentarians visited Papua New Guinea last week to see the work the Australian government. The visit was organised by Save the Children Australia to help new […]
Health workers vote for sit-in strike
A total of 226 health support workers at the Angau Memorial Hospital in Lae voted last Friday in a secret ballot for a sit-in strike over their log of claims […]
Delivering basic services not over, says PM
By DEMAS TIEN Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said his government still has more to do in terms of delivering basic services. O’Neill said even though the Government had done a […]