Day: April 23, 2018
PPL plan seen as commercial suicide
PLANS by PNG Power Limited to halve tariffs have been described as “commercial suicide” by Independent Consumer and Competition Commission chief executive officer Paulus Ain. He said the Government through […]
Ok Tedi putting fitness first to lift mine safety
MORE than 400 employees of the Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) opened national mining safety week with a walkathon in Tabubil yesterday. This year’s event ends on Friday. It focuses […]
Watchdog clarifies rules covering third parties
THIRD party access to the PNG Power Ltd (PPL) grid has to be endorsed by the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission and that has only been done for the Ramu […]
Oil Search hailed for being financially transparent
OIL Search has been commended by PNG Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PNGEITI) for being more financially-transparent in its operations last year with the release of a report. The Oil Search […]
Ramu NiCo getting students involved in celebrations
STUDENTS from Usino Primary School in Madang will be part of the Ramu NiCo celebrations of National Mine Safety Week that will begin today. The theme, ‘Fitness for Work’, will […]
Damaged lights stopping Air Niugini flights to Buka
Air Niugini flights into Buka Airport in Bougainville remain suspended because of damage to runway lights, according to the management. The airline said there would be no flights until the […]
Vipers strike
By JACK AMI THE PORT Moresby Vipershanded the defending premiersLae Tigers their second loss ofthe season with a spirited 18-14win in their Digicel Cup round 3fixture at the National […]
Gale wins Morobe title
DANIEL Gale overcame a two-shot deficit in yesterday’s final round to be crowned the 2018 Trukai Morobe Open champion. Gale finished tied with Damien Jordan at 22 under par in […]
Barras coach gets new wheels
BOROKO Motors is one of Papua New Guinea’s premier outlet to buy new and used vehicles. So it came as a pleasant surprise to Cricket PNG national team coach Joe […]
Hunters lose, Marum unhappy with referee
SP PNG Hunters coach Michael Marum blamed a poor refereeing performance for contributing to his side’s 20-12 loss to the Souths Logan Magpies yesterday. The round 7 Q-Cup fixture at […]