Day: July 30, 2019
New revised Mining Act to be presented to Parlt
THE new revised Mining Act will be presented to Parliament, Department of Mineral Policy and Geo-hazard Management secretary Harry Kore says. Kore said they had been directed by the Prime […]
Board: 44mil tonnes of cocoa produced last year
THE country has produced a total of 44 million tonnes of cocoa last year, PNG Cocoa board chief executive officer Boto Gaupu says. Speaking during the Cocoa of Excellence Show […]
Farmers urged to use new cocoa drier combination
COCOA farmers in Markham, Morobe, have been encouraged to use the new solar cocoa drier combination, made out of polycarbonate roof and stainless steel pipes to produce better quality cocoa. […]
Local expert encourages cocoa farmers to be creative
A LOCAL cocoa expert from Bougainville has encouraged cocoa farmers to be more creative and innovative on looking after their cocoa trees with local knowledge to boost their yield rather […]
Schools champs hailed
By JACK AMI THE Coca-Cola National Schools Rugby League Championships were heralded a success at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby last week. Through PNG Rugby Football League, CCNSRL […]
Morobe hockey gets uniforms from Aust
THE Lae City Hockey Association received a second batch of donations from Hockey Australia through Gold Coast Hockey, according to president Harry Kaisa. Kaisa told The National that Gold Coast […]
Bass bag two wins to go top
THE Hastings Deering Black Bass defeated the TrakPro Mudmen and Ela Motors Cassowaries in round four of the Curtain Brothers Papua New Guinea Smash T20 Cricket tournament. The wins put […]
Institute hosts golf challenge
THE Sir Buri Kidu Heart Institute hosted the “Heart to Heart” Golf Challenge at the Royal Port Moresby Golf Club on Friday. The challenge saw 27 teams from organisations and […]
Sisters secure spots in Lae netball final
By EREBIRI ZURENUOC THE Sisters reserve and A-Grade teams secured grand-final spots in the Lae Netball Association competition. Coach Martha Aaron said her teams had been favourites all season and […]
Goroka to host H’lands Confederate trials
THE Highlands Confederate Championships are set for Aug 3-4 and 17-18 in Goroka. This was confirmed by confederate director Joe Tokam from Mt Hagen yesterday. Tokam said this was not […]