Day: October 2, 2019
Let us take that step forward
PAPUA New Guinea’s economic prosperity lies in one absolute denominator – a corruption free country. While the common notion of fixing and fighting corruption at the ground level first is […]
Cutting funds a mistake
AFTER registering more than 100 days in office, the 8th Prime Minister of PNG now comes up with his first decision to cut 20% off from DSIP & PSIP funds […]
Reconsider Superannuation Act
I AM a current contributing member to Nasfund and I’m eligible for housing advance under its current scheme. However, my dream of building a home for my family under this […]
Patch all leakages to create wealth
IT is now widely accepted and taken for granted that PNG is a resource rich country but remains poor in all facets from national wealth to bulk of the population […]
Jail’s reputation compromised
LAST week, the country’s Bomana jail’s dirty laundry was aired when an investigation into the escape of 10 dangerous remandees, during Independence celebrations, revealed that educated prisoners were controlling the […]
Wulff to be new Oil Search boss
OIL Search managing director Peter Botten, who has served in the position for 25 years, will retire next Aug 25. He will be succeeded by Dr Keiran Wulff, pictured, on […]
RH promotes eco-friendly bags to help plastic ban
RH Hypermarket is using the Vision City trade expo as a platform to sell eco-friendly bags in its effort to promote environmentally conscious shopping, an official says. Senior operations supervisor […]
Mining teams face-off in emergency response challenge
THE Papua New Guinea Extractive Industries Emergency Response challenge (EIERC) is being staged in Port Moresby. The biennial event, hosted by the Chamber of Mines and Petroleum, saw nine teams […]
Load shedding plans revealed
PNG Power Ltd (PPL) will be conducting major load shedding and disconnection exercises throughout the country this week. According to a statement, the decision was made in order to manage […]
Local rice farmer, Trukai team up to support food security in PNG
By HEZRON KISING A RICE farmer in Morobe has partnered with Trukai Industries Ltd to promote the local rice industry and support food security in the country. “So much money […]