Day: November 20, 2017
Access to money slows business growth: Mori
POOR access to funding is impeding the growth of small businesses in Papua New Guinea, says Minister for Commerce and Industry Wera Mori. Mori said the Department of Commerce and […]
Puma selling cheap gas
PEOPLE in the Highlands region are expected to benefit from the competition provided by a new gas company in Mt Hagen. Puma Gas opened a depot on Friday at Dobel […]
Westpac inviting nominees
NOMINATIONS are now open for the annual Westpac Outstanding Women (WOW) Awards for 2017-2018. Regional head of Westpac Pacific Kip Hanna said during the launching in Port Moresby it was […]
Coffee industry sees drop in production
LOCAL coffee production has decreased from one million bags in 2011 to 800,000 bags this year, according to a coffee company. Monpi Coffee Exports financial controller Joap Varap said when […]
IPA receives award for top online registry system
THE Investment Promotion Authority has won the 2017 Integrity Initiative of Excellence Award for its online registry system. The award was the initiative of Transparency International of PNG to recognise […]
Intellectual Property Office website gets new look
THE Intellectual Property Office of PNG has launched its revamped website to have information easily accessible and to ensure compliance when clients intend to register Intellectual Property Rights. According to […]
Smallholder farmers to attend agriculture summit in Moresby
SOME coffee and cocoa co-operative groups will be representing smallholder farmers at the national agriculture summit in Port Moresby this week. Officials from the Neknasi Coffee Growers Cooperative, Tinputz Community […]
Kumuls go down fighting
MELBOURNE: Papua New Guinea lamented their firsthalf performance in a 36-6 quarterfinal loss to England but depart the World Cup with their pride intact. Kumuls coach Michael Marum said they […]
PNG go down to Canada
SYDNEY: It was a proud day for Canada Rugby League, with the women recording their first World Cup victory to the tune of 22-8. The brave side came out on […]
Sports can inspire a nation, says Sir Bob
SPORTS has potential to inspire a nation as it has did during the Fifa Under-20 women’s World Cup last year and during the rugby league World Cup. Not only that […]