Day: August 3, 2017
Power of the people
It is heartening to read in The National of Pogio Ghate’s win and declaration as the member for Daulo. For a humble person like him to win the Daulo seat […]
Transparency called for
I write in regards to the Registrar of Political Parties and Candidates being snubbed in the process of inviting a party to form the government. This is a clear hijacking […]
Frustrated by PNC
IT is frustrating to hear that the People’s National Congress party government is planning to improve the health system in the rural areas. You failed the people of Papua New […]
Support for Bogia member
Congratulations to Robert Naguri, the member-elect for Bogia open. As I have said all along, when the dust settles, the cock will crow and the people’s choice will skip over […]
No smooth sailing from here
THE election of the speaker and the prime minister in Parliament yesterday effectively concluded the process of the 2017 general election. Although counting for the remaining five seats is yet […]
Maigari reps appoint four new directors
FOUR new directors have been appointed to head Maigari Limited, an umbrella landowner company for the inland pipeline area of the Ramu Nickel project in Madang. The four new directors […]
Sape’s legacy ‘will live on’
By JACKLYN SIRIAS THE business community, in particular women entrepreneurs, are mourning the death of businesswoman Janet Sape, the founder of Women-in-Business. She died after a long illness last week […]
Initiative aims to sustain locals
The National Development Bank under its subsidiary NDB Investment in 2012, re-established the small to medium enterprise (SME) scheme to enable citizens to buy and own businesses reserved specifically for […]
How much more can the govt take from businesses?
THE Department of Treasury released on Monday the report on the mid-year fiscal and economic outlook. Below is Institute of National Affairs executive director Paul Barker’s comment on it. […]
Riot will cost K50mil loss, leader estimates
ABOUT K50 million may have been lost due to last week’s closure of businesses following unrest in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands a business leader says. Former Western Highlands Chamber of […]