Day: March 8, 2017
TPA gives K50,000 to cultural centre
Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) has given K50,000 to a new cultural centre and association launched on Friday at Alkena village in Lower Kagul LLG, in Tambul district. TPA chief executive […]
Duo named for awards
Two youth leaders from Papua New Guinea were named as finalists in the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Awards. The founder of a youth-led organisation in PNG that uses sport as tool […]
WITNESS
This is a section of the road next to the Hawain River along the West Coast area of Wewak in East Sepik. The river tide had caused the road to […]
Elections to have many unexpected results
THERE have been complaints in the daily newspapers about Pastor Tony Dalaka discussing politics on the pretext of preaching the word of God. There are also public discussions about the […]
Where are Northern’s leaders?
ORO provincial executive council chairman Gideon Jagipa was vocal on NBC Radio Northern on Feb 28 expressing his concern about the deteriorating condition of facilities and infrastructure at the Embogo […]
Commission’s loss in court upsetting
IT was a sad day for Papua New Guinea when the Ombudsman Commission lost its case to stop Parliament from increasing the nomination fee for candidates. Could it have been […]
Schools must be clear on computer courses
THERE are many institutions, private and government, offering courses in Internet Technology (IT) and Computer Science (CS). Some might offer IT courses and term it as CS or vice versa. […]
Govt must practice what they preach regarding landowners
I WRITE in light of the PNG Petroleum and Energy Summit which was held last week in Port Moresby. A lot of important issues in the Petroleum and Energy Sector […]
Mine observes safety week
‘Managing process safety risks’ is the theme for Ramu NiCo’s Basamuk refinery as it observes the national mining safety week in Madang this week. This was emphasised by the refinery’s […]
BSP committed to developing SMEs, says Fleming
BANK South Pacific (BSP) has a lot of commitment to develop small to medium enterprises in Papua New Guinea, chief executive officer Robin Fleming says. He told a conference on […]