Day: November 30, 2018
Madang project queried
ALLOW me space as a concerned resident of Madang to question the Ministry and Department of Commerce and Industry for the mishandling of the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone Project land […]
School-leaver choices harder
THIS is regarding changes that have been happening to the process of making our school-leaver choices and the universities that we are applying to next year. Lately there have been […]
Rugby union should learn from soccer
I WAS looking at the results of two PNG women’s teams participating in two international competitions recently and feel strongly that one code has to learn much from the other […]
Chimbu’s political choices matter
IN the mind of the people of Chimbu, votes are directly related to money. In short, the voters vote for money; they don’t care about policies and governance. Stiff and […]
The dangers of antibiotics abuse
LAST week a global public health event went by without much being mentioned about it. It was the World Antibiotics Awareness Week. This event should have been marked with major […]
Agro Industry reports hike in women’s participation
INNOVATIVE Agro Industry (IAI) PNG has announced an increase in the number of women working at its Sirunki Farm in Enga. To accomplish both national and provincial objectives in the […]
PNG resources on show at meet
Papua New Guinea’s expanding resources industry will be showcased at a major conference to be held in Sydney next week hosted by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum. The […]
Yates appointed as Credit Corporation chairman
SYD Yates is the new chairman for Credit Corporation (PNG) Ltd. Yates is a permanent resident of Papua New Guinea for well over 20 years. He and his wife Barbara […]
Total domestic credit increases
TOTAL domestic credit extended by financial corporations to the private sector, public non-financial corporations and ‘provincial and local level governments’ increased by K195.1 million to K17,162.0 million in the June […]
Beche-de-mer tax ‘bad’ for the industry
THE government’s new beche-de-mer tax of K15 per kg has been likened to “killing the goose with golden egg”. Morobe Primary Producers’ Cooperative Association (MPPCA) chairman Reuben Yapi said exporting […]