Day: April 1, 2019
Bank PNG puts its trust in Lae growth
By EREBIRI ZURENUOC THE new currency processing facility (CPF) in Lae is in line with the National Government’s medium-term development strategy, says Bank of PNG Governor Loi Bakani. He was […]
Deloitte expects data prices to crash by 80pc
By PETER ESILA THE wholesale price of internet data in Papua New Guinea is expected to be reduced by 80 per cent once the Coral Sea cable is complete by […]
Hunters fall to Tigers
THE SP PNG Hunters slumped to their fourth straight loss of the season, going down to the Easts Tigers 30-14 on Saturday. The six-tries-to-three loss sees the Hunters at the […]
Team PNG plant seedlings to mark Games countdown
By ISAAC LIRI Team Papua New Guinea began their 100-day countdown to the Pacific Games in Samoa by planting 100 mangrove seedlings at Gabagaba village in Central on Friday. Several […]
Leeds give Albert a go
PAPUA New Guinean international Wellington Albert, 24, has joined Leeds Rhinos on a month’s trial as he looks to earn a new contract in Super League after his former club, […]
Gabbie does well over first three rounds
EDENE Gabbie, pictured, is one of the best backs in the Q-Cup with the Koiari native leading the several game statistics over the first three rounds. The 24-year-old, who joined […]
The injustice of overcrowded prisons
BUIMO Jail in Lae is still overcrowded and stretched to the limit. Two years ago, a report highlighted several detainees being kept in the prison precinct for over nine years […]
Kina Bank’s ANZ deal gets the OK
KINA Bank was given regulatory approval to aquire ANZ PNG’s retail, SME and commercial businesses, after the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) announced its determination last Wednesday to approve […]
BSP gets Wells Fargo’s stamp of approval
WELLS Fargo, the fourth-largest bank in the United States and Bank South Pacific’s major US dollar correspondent bank, has awarded BSP the Wells Fargo operational excellence crystal award. The award […]
Abel appointed as Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative member
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel has been appointed to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti) international board. His appointment to the board on Friday followed a regional voting […]