Day: February 15, 2019
Aust centre leads new study to find fix for cocoa pest
Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (Aciar) has started new research to help improve the management of the cocoa pod borer pest, according to the Australian High Commission. The cocoa […]
Chickens give Abel reason to crow
DEPUTY Prime Minister Charles Abel visited the Niugini Table Birds and Three Roses Flour operations of the nationally-owned food business Mainland Holdings in Lae yesterday. Accompanied by Governor Ginson Soanu […]
Hekari, POM battle for top spot
By ISAAC LIRI THE Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League Southern Conference top-of-the-table clash will see ladder leaders Hekari United take on Port Moresby United at the Sir John Guise Stadium […]
Morobe, Besta face off
By LARRY ANDREW LAE’s Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium will play host to the clash between Morobe United and Besta PNG United FC in round four of the Kumul Petroleum National […]
City take on hosts Hienghene
By ISAAC LIRI TOTI CITY FC will have to beat hosts Hienghene of New Caledonia tomorrow if they want to cement a spot in the OFC Champions League quarterfinals. It […]
Miria seeking challenge in pro ranks
BY BENJAMIN KOITAKA PETER Miria, pictured, from Waima village, Kairuku, Central, has left the amateur ranks to pursue his goal of becoming a professional boxer this year. The 22-year-old super […]
Brewer backs Team PNG
By ISAAC LIRI TRUST and respect are the two key ingredients that have nurtured the partnership between SP Brewery and PNG Olympic Committee over the years. Those were the words […]
Children should be protected, not preyed upon
THE special trust between a father and daughter is shattered, the sacred bond between them is severed forever. And in the words of Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika during sentencing […]
Numu blames red tape for agri-park demise
By ZACHERY PER Government bureaucratic red tape has been blamed for killing the K1 billion Eastern Highlands–China agriculture park development at Korofeigu in Ungai-Bena district. Eastern Highlands Governor Peter Numu […]
Potential seen in PNG fisheries
A recent World Bank report says PNG’s fisheries industry has the potential to realise expanded public revenue and job creation. The World Bank PNG Economic Update 2019 said this would […]