Day: January 12, 2018
CIC has big task
THE Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) has a huge task of containing the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) epidemic. Coffee production in the Highlands region will collapse if the CIC fails to […]
Negligence caused bridge to fall
THIS needs to come out in relation to the fallen Banab Bridge in Madang. It was at around 8pm on that day that the bridge collapsed. My family and I […]
Compensation does not pay
PAYING compensation should never be seen as a way to pardon an offence by the victim or his or her family because justice has been undermined. At the same time, […]
This bus has food in mind
Paul Tranjingi is always at the right place at the right time. And for 10 years he has been there in his bus outside the Lands Department Building selling food. […]
Clans regain power over mining rights
Bougainville landowners own all the resources on their land and the Bougainville government only facilitates resource development, says Bougainville Finance Minister Robin Wilson, pictured. “Unlike the rest of Papua New […]
Cost-cutting hurting business, says Sir Peter
COMMERCIAL activities declined in Madang last year because of cost-cutting in the private sector, Madang businessman Sir Peter Barter, pictured, says. “Over the past 12 months some businesses have ceased […]
Alotau, Kokopo K63mil funding first of its kind
The World Bank’s K63 million funding of tourism in Milne Bay and East New Britain is the first of its kind for the sector, Deputy Prime Minister Charles Abel says. […]
Prices of imported goods hiked to give local production more protection
The recent price increase on fuel and consumer items was done to boost local production and encourage people to buy Papua New Guinea-made products, Treasurer Charles Able says. Abel said […]
Talk to IRC to resolve tax issues, businesses told
BUSINESSES that are owed outstanding payments by the government should be able to make arrangement for their taxes, Deputy Prime Minister Charles Abel says. He said that while those businesses […]
Govt missed chance to give Madang shot in the arm: Barter
Including Madang in this year’s Apec events will have helped businesses in the province and given tourism a shot in the arm, a business leader says. But Madang has been […]