Month: April 2018
Teacher student ratio
IT is pleasing to know as an educator that the Government aims to improve teacher-student ratio to 1:30 by 2050. Eight years on, and for a number of reasons as […]
Time to sort out teachers’ pay issue
SEVERAL thousand teachers have been put off the payroll because the Education Department’s pay office does not have their resumption forms. Either they forgot to fill in that very important […]
Ela Motors launches ‘eighth generation’ Toyota Hilux
By LEMACH LAVARI Ela Motors has launched the eighth-generation Toyota Hilux which comes in two models and with modern features. National sales manager Chris Von Oppeln said the two models […]
Komo Airfield re-opens after earthquake damage
Flights have resumed into the Komo Airfield in Hela, operated by ExxonMobil PNG on behalf of PNG LNG, following the Highlands earthquake in February. The first flight with staff on […]
Digicel target in telecom merger plans
State-owned communications companies Telikom, bmobile-Vodafone and PNG DataCo must unite their resources to become competitive against Digicel or any other foreign-owned communication operators, says a Kumul Telikom Holdings spokesperson. Kumul […]
Maru wants more companies involved in tax credit schemes
By LEMCH LAVARI National Planning and Monitoring Minister Richard Maru says more companies should be allowed to participate in the infrastructure tax credit scheme. He told The National that PNG […]
Standards sought to meet EU fish rules
THE National Fisheries Authority has worked very hard in recent years to reach a level of compliance to allow for fisheries exports to enter the European market. This was done […]
Link PNG profit soars to K15 million
AIR Niugini’s subsidiary Link PNG has reported a net profit after-tax of K15.1 million for 2017, which is an increase from K9.1 million net profits in 2016. The subsidiary recorded […]
Gale force
New South Welshman Daniel Gale secured his first victory on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, running away with the SP Papua New Guinea Open title in the final […]
Eagles soar, Kokofas crush ‘Pies
THE West Eagles clawed Koboni in their Port Moresby Esiloan premiership AFL clash at the Colts Oval on Saturday. Koboni (which means demons or devil in pidgin) were completely shut […]