Day: September 7, 2018
Teaching lawyers
THE University of Papua New Guinea is the premier university of the Pacific and produces great leaders who are now spearheading PNG growth both in the public and private domain. […]
Corruption in the way
CORRUPTION is the biggest obstacle to development in Papua New Guinea. I hope people had thought of that during Repentance Day. PNG is blessed with resources but there is little […]
Stockfeed potential
AS a national agriculturalist, I would like to further elaborate on the article in The National on Aug 30 about the potential for PNG to develop its stockfeed industry. The […]
Newspaper sellers
I am shocked that police officers confiscated newspapers from vendors as reported in The National on Wednesday. While I agree with the NCD metropolitan superintendent that vendors who sell newspapers […]
Get licence to sell newspaper a way forward
A SUGGESTION has been made for newspaper companies to apply for licences from NCDC for the sale of newspapers in designated places in the city. That was raised by National […]
Villagers learn sweet job of making honey
VILLAGERS in Markham, Morobe, are being trained to use local bees to produce honey. PNG Biomass Company’s native bee programme, Switpela Bi Hani, engaged meliponist Matthew Middleton from Australia to […]
NEC approves agriculture SOE
THE National Executive Council has approved the establishment of a new State-owned enterprise to look after government interests in agricultural investments. The Kumul Agriculture Limited (KAL) will be a wholly-owned […]
Kumul Agriculture’s board wins govt approval
THE National Executive Council has approved the appointment of the board of directors of the newly-established Kumul Agriculture Limited. They will serve a three-year term. They are chairman Leslie Hoffman, […]
IIimo cries foul over cheaper foreign milk
LOCAL dairy producer Ilimo Dairy Farm has lodged a complaint with the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission over the unfair trade practices employed by some overseas producers. The complaint was […]
Investments by extractive sector fuel business growth
INVESTMENTS by the extractive sector in rural areas have spurred the growth in businesses, says PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum president Gerea Aopi. He said these companies continued to […]