Day: March 22, 2018
Hiri advocates agro-empowerment
THE Hiri District Special Purpose Authority (HDSPA) is keen to promote agriculture development within the PNG LNG impacted villages in the Central Province. The HDSPA, representing the villages of Porebada, […]
Processing local coffee from tree to cup
IF YOU love your coffee, then you appreciate the lengthy process it takes for the coffee to get from the tree to your cup. It takes approximately 3-4 years, depending […]
Proper irrigation vital
PROPER irrigation system is vital for the growth and management of a farm, an official says. Central Province Division of Agriculture and Livestock, Food Security Officer, Gabi Tau said most […]
Farmers must train with tools: coffee official
“Training people without giving them the basic tools, equipment and materials to practice the skills they have learned is useless,” says a coffee official. The manager of Coffee Industry Corporation’s […]
Bishop: People should not forget their culture
WEWAK diocese Bishop Joseph Roszynski says the existence of every human is rooted in culture which shapes one’s values, attitude and tradition. He said the people of Papua New Guinea, […]
Giving back to the community
MEMBERS of the Seventh-day Adventist Church celebrated the Total Member Involvement Day on Sunday by doing community work. It is the second year it has been running. SDA members in […]
Coffee growers challenged
By PISAI GUMAR MOROBE coffee growers have been told to stop taking their coffee bags to Goroka to sell for fast money but instead to use the production and refining […]
Youths ready to cut into bush to make a safe track
By EREBIRI ZURENUOC Youths from Kabwum and Finschhafen districts say they will clear a bush track for people to use. George Gesa, who represented the youths of Waren, Indagen, Musep, […]
Wampar landowners want the same deal mining areas getting
THE Labu Butu people of Wampar Local Level Government in Huon Gulf have called for more dialogues and equitable benefit sharing regarding the Lae Tidal Basin and Lae main wharf […]
Kadovar pupils to study in tents after school kicks them out
School children displaced by the Kadovar volcano in East Sepik a month ago will be taught at a care centre at Wewak, says acting provincial administrator Richard Kombo after learning […]