Day: August 20, 2019
Morobe women’s group harvests cabbages
LOCAL women farmers from Umi-Atzera in Markham, Morobe, have ventured into growing a variety of cabbages including the regular round cabbage and the Chinese pak choi. The Arimp women’s group […]
BSP senior official joins Kina as chief officer
JOHNSON Kalo has left Bank South Pacific and has been appointed as chief operating officer of Kina Bank, as the bank prepares to be the second largest retail bank in […]
ICCC, international watchdog looking out for unsafe products
By DALE LUMA THE Independent Consumer Competition Commission (ICCC) is working with international consumer and competition watchdogs to ensure that products sold in Papua New Guinea are safe for consumers, […]
Coconut demand high: Official
COCONUT is an agricultural commodity from which as many as 103 different products can be made and it has a huge global market demand, Kokonas Indastri Koporesen (KIK) acting managing […]
Disabled man thanks Nasfund
A WHEELCHAIR-bound man has thanked the country’s largest superannuation, Nasfund, for making its services available to him. “I am really happy with the service provided to me by the Port […]
First coconut festival to be held
THE Kokonas Indastri Koporesen (KIK) will host the country’s first coconut festival next month which will be an opportunity to showcase the potential of the copra industry, an official says. […]
Tax office needs strengthening
THE tax office needs its capacity to be strongly reinforced to be able to collect taxes due, says economist and executive director for the Institute of National Affairs Paul Barker. […]
Commission clarifies stand in investigating complaints
THE Independent Consumer Competition Commission (ICCC) can only investigate complaints made by consumers on goods if the law seen to be broken falls under its authority, says chief executive officer […]
Hagen Doa claim c’ship
By ELIAS LARI BULLDOG Hardware Supplies Hagen Doa edged Goroka One 16-14 to claim the men’s title at the Highlands Confederation Championships in Goroka on Sunday. Hela, Southern Highlands, Western […]
Lewas named for Scotland tour
CRICKET Papua New Guinea announced the Lewas squad to tour Scotland from Sunday to Sept 8, for their International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Women’s World Cup qualifier in Dundee, Scotland. […]