Day: November 20, 2018
Marum picks big squad
By MELTON PAIS SP PNG Hunters coach Michael Marum has named the largest pre-season squad in the club’s history, calling in 60 players from a cross section of Papua New […]
PNG thump Samoa in opener
AN emphatic 5-0 victory over Samoa in the Oceania Football Confederation Women’s Nations Cup in New Caledonia on Sunday ensured Papua New Guinea a positive return to the international stage. […]
Rabaul Cowboys prove worthy at Lae 9s
PARTICIPATING in the Lae Snax Nines for the first time and making the final was a bonus for the Rabaul district team Page Park Cowboys. Coach Lennon Bibiken said his […]
Universal Children’s Day
Today is supposed to be the day when everyone with the rest of the world promotes international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. On the United Nations’ […]
‘Digital economy damaging’
DIGITAL economy is good but can be bad for long-term democracy, particularly on the platform of social media, chairman and founder of Digicel Group Denis O’Brien says. Speaking during the […]
Call made for sustainable fisheries industry
By PETER ESILA THE biggest single resource found in the Pacific region is tropical tuna, commercial manager of Parties to the Nauru Agreement Morris Brownjohn says. At the Apec CEO […]
Beche-de-mer exporters unhappy with new tax
By GYNNIE KERO DRIED sea cucumber (beche-de-mer) exporters are unhappy that they will have to a pay a new tax of K15 per kilogram from next year. The new tax […]
Country learnt a lot from leaders, says Toua
THE country has learnt a lot from the leaders of Apec economies, especially about free trade and will develop policies to reflect it, an official says. Apec Business Advisory Council […]
Air Niugini hails staff
Air Niugini management has commended all staff involved in Apec airport operations at Port Moresby’s Jackson International Airport on delivering the world event. Air Niugini’s representative on Apec and general […]
Baime hydro-power project will boost capacity by 26MW
THE Baime hydro power project in Morobe will be the fourth power station operated by PNG Forest Products, increasing overall capacity of power generation to 26 megawatts. Managing director Tony […]