Day: June 26, 2018
Violence in schools
I write this letter regarding the headline ‘Division to get tough on students’ published in The National (June 18). This is good advice to students. Reading the article made me […]
Royalty payments
THE delay of K35 million royalty payments for the landowners of Angore PDL 8 has now resulted in the destruction of machinery and equipment worth millions of kina. This incident […]
Agreement signed to take banking to people in mining areas
BANK of Papua New Guinea and Mineral Resources Authority have signed an agreement to help people living in mine-affected areas open bank accounts as part of a financial inclusion programme. […]
Kina Bank buying chunk of ANZ for K24.2 million
The Kina Bank is buying ANZ’s retail and commercial/SME banking business in the country for K24.2 million (A$10 million). According to the Kina Securities Ltd subsidiary, acquiring ANZ would increase […]
Swimming c’ships begin
By MARTHA DERUAGE FIFTEEN countries will take part in this week’s Oceania Swimming Championships with the opening ceremony yesterday to welcome the region’s best swimmers. Mini assisting the Prime Minister […]
Madang eye U17 youth tournament
By ISAAC LIRI MADANG Soccer Association have finalised their youth teams (male and female) for the PNGFA Under-17 Youth tournament which starts tomorrow and ends on Saturday. MSA general secretary […]
Central carnival starts
CENTRAL Governor Robert Agarobe says sports in the country is becoming an industry today and is gradually expanding and will create pathways for education and employment for talented athletes. Agarobe […]
Bring back the old values
IN the late ’70s and early ’80s, public nuisances such as making loud noises after 10pm in a neighbourhood, consumption of alcohol, drunken behaviour, urinating and carrying weapons in public […]
BSP warns retailers about fees
IT is illegal for shops and trade stores operating Eftpos and cash agent machines to charge customers using their Kundu cards for shopping and to check their balances. Similarly, people […]
ANZ bank to focus on large corporate banking and let Kina focus on retail
THE ANZ bank says it will focus solely on institutional and large corporate banking in the Papua New Guinea market. This followed its decision to sell its retail, commercial and […]