Day: May 19, 2020
Phase out gambling
Our citizens are addicted to gambling (pokies, horse racing and lottery) since it was introduced to Papua New Guinea. It’s homogeneous to the Covid-19 pandemic. The National Gaming Control Board […]
Enforce discipline in police force
POLICE abuse and brutality is an ongoing issue that makes newspaper headlines both locally and internationally. It has a long history, and it seems to defy all attempts at eradication. […]
Covid-19 forces fund to open new service centre
THE National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) opened its third client service centre in the National Capital District yesterday. According to Nasfund, the office was scheduled to be opened later this year […]
Exec starts on new role after quarantine
NEW Ela Motors chief executive officer Mitsuyoshi Okutsu started his role in the country after completing his 14-day quarantine at a hotel in Port Moresby. Okutsu told The National yesterday […]
Group makes first sale
By ZACHERY PER THE Henganofi district rice growers cooperative is the first in Eastern Highlands to sell 148 bags of dry-land rice to the Eastern Highlands Rice Cooperative on Thursday. […]
Partnership to address food security
By LARRY ANDREW THE Papua New Guinea Women in Agriculture (PNGWiA) in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL) launched a 20-hectare land project for seed planting in […]
Fishing industry to benefit from recently acquired certification: Official
By GYNNIE KERO THE Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association (PNGFIA) says the country will significantly benefit from the recently achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification if it follows all […]
Completion of cable network to boost connectivity
THE roll out of system one of the Kumul submarine cable network (KSCN) was concluded yesterday when the submarine cable landed in Arawa, Bougainville. The 5,457km submarine cable connects the […]
Virus affecting investments
By DALE LUMA NATIONAL Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) chief executive officer Ian Tarutia says the fund expects negative returns from its investments due to the Covid-19. Tarutia said foreign and domestic […]
Farms adopt sanitising measures to protect pigs
TWO major pig farms in Port Moresby, Radho Piggery Ltd (RPL) and Boroma Piggery Ltd (BPL), have taken sanitising measures to protect their pigs from the African swine fever (ASF). […]