Day: May 7, 2019
Teachers are silent achievers
TEACHERS are silent achievers. Though they are trodden upon, looked over with pity and lied to a number of times with promises of monetary rewards, they are actually adept masters […]
Thank you Yama
THANK you Madang Governor Peter Yama for clearing the air relating to the Manam restoration funding as per reported in the media. The governor and the administrator say there is […]
PNG lacks qualified midwives
Even though the maternal and newborn death rate is declining, pregnancy and childbirth remain risky for the health of many women around the world. For every woman who dies in […]
Tech giant signs premier deal in Port Moresby
GLOBAL technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has signed a “premier dealership” in Port Moresby, the first time it has done so outside Australia. Remington Group chief executive officer Peter Goodwin said […]
ADB, Fiji agree to work together to issue offshore Fijian-dollar linked bonds
THE Asian Development Bank and the Government of Fiji have agreed to work together on the planned issuing of offshore Fijian dollar-linked bonds by the bank. Under the initiative agreed […]
Bank to focus on changing needs of Asia, Pacific
Responding to the changing needs of Asia and the Pacific will be at the centre of the Asian Development Bank’s actions to implement Strategy 2030, an official says. ADB president […]
‘Good governance matters in board room or parliament’
PNG Institute of Directors president Anthony Yauieb says good governance matters in government. “We are more involved around corporate governance, but I think the fundamental message is good governance matters, […]
Official calls to improve pool of qualified directors in country
PNG Institute of Directors president Anthony Yauieb says an individual should not be sitting as a director in more than four boards of organisations. He said the country needed “to […]
Gulf, bank help local businesses
GULF Governor Chris Haiveta says K1 million from the provincial services improvement programme funds will be given to the National Development Bank to assist locals venturing into small businesses. “I […]
Craft market held to display handicrafts to tourists
A CRAFT market was held at the Laguna Hotel in Port Moresby last weekend to showcase and sell PNG handicraft to tourists. The craft market is held four times a […]