Day: August 28, 2019
Changes forthcoming
NEWLY appointed Internal Revenue Commission commissioner-general Sam Koim says the commission will undergo several changes to enable greater and efficient revenue collection. Koim said this during the IRC’s tax agent […]
Forum agrees half of aid will go to infrastructure
By HELEN TARAWA THE PNG-Australia Ministerial forum has agreed that 50 per cent of Australia’s bilateral aid to PNG would be used for infrastructure development. Minister for Foreign Affairs and […]
Aust urged to inform govt when centre will close
PAPUA New Guinea is now waiting for the Australian Government to advice when it will close down the Manus Processing Centre. Richard Maru, speaking in his capacity as former National […]
Aust seeking ways to support budget financing for PNG
AUSTRALIA will work swiftly to find the most appropriate way to support budget financing for Papua New Guinea and its State-owned entities reforms, Australian Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said. Cormann […]
Outcome of B’ville vote matter for PNG: Payne
AUSTRALIA takes no position on the outcome of the votes and the process of the Bougainville referendum, says the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women Marise Payne. Responding to […]
Remote school gets teacher’s house, classroom
TUNGOL Primary School, on the remote Nissan Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) now has a new double classroom and a teacher’s house from support given by the […]
Watch your children, parents told
THE National Office for Child and Family Services (NOCFS) is calling on parents, guardians and caregivers to make it their responsibility to know their children’s whereabouts. NOCFS executive director Simon […]
Expo set for SMEs
A SMALL to medium enterprises (SMEs) expo, the first in Lae, on Saturday is to promote the sector in the industrial city. It will be held at the St Mary’s […]
Briefs
Officers to be replaced A MEMORANDUM of understanding was signed yesterday between the Australian secretary for Finance Rosemary Huxtable and PNG secretary for Finance Dr Ken Ngangan. The Mou will […]
PM calls former leaders ‘lazy’ in response to court file
THE political blame game continues between the Hela and Southern Highlands groups of the former and current governments. Prime Minister James Marape recently called the former leadership lazy politicians when […]