Day: September 12, 2019
Paid for doing nothing
THERE are a lot of teachers being paid while occupying a position but not actively on the ground doing the job. On the same position another officer is acting on […]
PNG and West Papua
I SEE Papua New Guineans with a lot of shame. Simply because we are yoyos exactly as it is defined. We didn’t fight for our Independence, not a single blood […]
Having good mental health vital
TODAY our challenge to have good mental happiness is simply how well we understand the investment initiated into our children. Regular columnist in our Health Watch section Dr Uma Ambi […]
Tuna processing, fishing industry unhappy with fee
THE domestic tuna processing and fishing industry is not happy that they are paying the same vessel day scheme (VDS) fee as distant water fishing nations at US$10,500 (K35,713) per […]
Investment decision based on property shortage: Bank
THE significant investment decision in construction in Port Moresby is based on the estimated shortage of real estate, due in part to expectations brought about from the resources boom in […]
Rise in fake products alarming
PNG Customs director for Intellectual Property Rights and Industry Standards TOM VERE says smuggling counterfeit products into the country has the potential to destroy the country’s economy. Business reporter DALE […]
Sector needs govt backing
LEADERS, bureaucrats and people in positions of power were reminded not to forget the hard work and challenges mothers went through in the informal sector to set the foundation for […]
Illegal fishing drains K505mil
ILLEGAL, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Pacific has cost the region US$152 million (K505.1 million) annually, according to a recent study. The study by the Forum Fisheries Agency […]
Credit Corp profit up
CREDIT Corporation Group delivered first half to June 30 with a 31.5 per cent increase in core operating profit to K70.7 million and a 12.6 per cent increase in net […]
Briefs
Improvements eyed CREDIT Corporation chairman Syd Yates says the new board and management will focus on driving further improvements in the business. “Credit Corporation is being positioned for success over […]