Day: July 17, 2019
Rugby sevens players wooed by Samoan apparel
Members of the Papua New Guinea women’s sevens team have been impressed away by the colours and designs of Samoan-made T-shirts and lavalava. A lavalava is a piece clothing worn […]
Wellington Phoenix to assess Papua New Guinea striker Semmy
FOLLOWING the departure of Fijian international Roy Krishna, Wellington Phoenix have provided an opportunity for another Oceania star to stake his claim for a professional contract. Stuff can confirm that […]
People need to know more about parties
IT’S been two years after results of the 2017 national election came out with the current Members of Parliaments. There were the 45 political parties which contested the 2017 general […]
Wafi releases over 50 workers due to delay
THE Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture (WGJV) has had to release more than 50 employees this month because of a delay in permitting the proposed project. A total of 57 employees from […]
Security along h’way big issue: Firm
SECURITY along the Highlands Highway is a big issue for trucking companies using the road to transport cargo to and from Lae to the Highlands, PNG Road Transport Association (RTA) […]
ICCC wants info on products
DISTRIBUTORS and manufacturers in PNG have been urged to provide information on the type of products they are producing or distributing to help with identification of counterfeit goods. Independent Consumer […]
Eda Kopa files claim for K168.7mil after project stalled
EDA Kopa (Solwara) Ltd has filed a claim for approximately US$51 million (K168.7 million) under a Canadian court supervised creditors process initiated by the parent company of its joint-venture in […]
Commission of inquiry into UBS loan welcomed
OIL Search Ltd has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister James Marape last month to establish a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) loan deal. […]
Huawei plans to invest US$3.1bil in Italy
MILAN: Chinese tech giant Huawei said it plans to invest US$3.1 billion (K10.2bil) in Italy over three years, as the firm looks to strengthen its foothold in Europe after the […]
PNG leading touch ahead of women’s semifinal
THE national women’s touch team are in the lead going into the semifinals against Fiji at the Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. PNG, with 15 points, play Fiji (10) at […]