Day: May 12, 2020
Check service
I EXPRESS my dissatisfaction on the prepaid phone top-ups done on the BSP automated teller machines (ATM). While the service is very convenient for many, it still has a loop […]
ICT sector needs restructure
FROM the outset, it would seem the national broadcaster – NBC – is in trouble with its dilapidated infrastructure and its outdated programmes. However, the gloomy picture of a deteriorating […]
Negligence leads to dispute
RESOURCE ownership disputes in PNG is caused by the developer and the Government’s negligence in conducting social mapping and landowner identification studies before the actual extraction of the resource. Social […]
Review Parlt privileges
PAPUA New Guinea is a couple of months away from the national election. I bet everybody with big dreams of joining the rich men’s club are gearing up. Sadly parliament […]
Make information available
PAPUA New Guinea maybe technically free of Covid-19 after the eight people who tested positive have recovered but we should never be complacent. The world is affected by this pandemic […]
Barker: Do not drain superfunds
By DALE LUMA INSTITUTE of National Affairs executive director Paul Barker says care must be taken not to overburden the superannuation funds. Responding to questions from The National in regards […]
Province planting potatoes as cash crop
THE Southern Highlands government has introduced potato farming to the people of Nipa-Kutubu, Kagua-Erave and parts of Mendi-Munihu and Ialibu-Pangia. Governor William Powi recently allocated K10 million to support the […]
Minister wants rice farming revived, potential realised
AGRICULTURE and Livestock Minister John Simon is determined to revive the rice industry in Papua New Guinea upon seeing the country’s potential to grow the crop. Simon and delegates including […]
Firm confirms acting exec to top post
DAVID Lee has been appointed chief executive officer of Capital Insurance group. Chairman Michael Koisen said Lee had been acting in the role since last November. “Lee has strong technical, […]
Coffee getting less support
COFFEE is a major cash crop for Southern Highlands and cannot be abandoned, says Undiri Coffee Investment Ltd chairman Francis Wata. Wata said the newly-introduced cash crop potato would soon […]