Month: June 2020
Look behind the motive
CAN the self-righteous people stop talking about “girls must finish school and get married”? Not every female has the same upbringing in PNG. Just because you had a stable home […]
Don’t turn a blind eye on violence
DOMESTIC violence ruins lives. For every high-profile case, more victims die shrouded in silence and countless others endure the daily torture of not knowing when it will happen again. Far […]
Farmer requests agency’s help to sell produce
A FARMER has requested the board of the Fresh Produce Development Agency to provide a market for kaukau (sweet potatoes) from his farm. Aku Kulo is a kaukau farmer and […]
Island has land that can be used for agro, says Simon
AGRICULTURE and Livestock minister John Simon says Karkar Island in Sumkar, Madang, has land that can be used for agriculture. He visited the island last week at the invitation of […]
Ward leads LLG in cocoa bean production
By ROSELYN ELLISON THE Makurapau ward, one of 22 wards that make up Bitapaka local level government (LLG) in the Kokopo, East New Britain (ENB), is leading the way in […]
Dataco addresses concerns
PNG DataCo says there are no environmental effects of the Kumul Submarine cable that were laid across maritime provinces in the country. Responding to queries from The National regarding concerns […]
Nasfund acknowledges performance
NATIONAL Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) has acknowledged Credit Corporation (PNG) Ltd on its 2019 financial year performance. Nasfund said this included a K132 million net profit and a final dividend of […]
Involve districts in projects: MP
LAE MP John Rosso says district development authorities should take part in resource projects as well. Rosso made the statement during the Wafi-Golpu project consultative meeting in Lae last Thursday. […]
Partnership develops educational materials
THE Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership has assisted the National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (Naqia) in developing its educational materials to raise awareness on how to contain the spread of […]
Investing in research vital, says minister
WHEN we focus on growing or developing an industry, we must also ensure that the same attention is given to investing in research, a cabinet minister says. Minister for Agriculture […]