Day: September 8, 2020
Stop blaming prostitutes
YESTERDAY’S front page of The National was horrible, a 24-year-old woman was gang-raped, beaten and left to die and social media was flooded by ‘holier than thou’ Christians who condemned […]
Prostitutes are humans too
PROSTITUTION is happening in the country. We cannot deny that. I commend The National and its reporter for highlighting this issue in yesterday’s paper. Yes they are sex workers. The […]
Blame ourselves for corruption
PAPUA New Guinea is easily by way of size, resources, population and potential the largest of the Pacific Island nations. That is an undeniable and undisputed fact and yet, we […]
Subsidiaries set up for projects
KUMUL Minerals Holdings Ltd (KMHL) has set up several subsidiaries for the different mineral projects that the State has and will have interests in, according to KMHL. Chairman and acting […]
Minister reveals K100mil to bank for small businesses
GOVERNOR-General Sir Bob Dadae will be signing an agreement with Bank South Pacific (BSP) for lending to small businesses to begin following Cabinet’s approval of K100 million to be allocated […]
Marape sets deadline for talks
NEGOTIATIONS on multi-million kina oil, gas and gold projects are expected to be completed this year, Prime Minister James Marape says. The projects include Porgera in Enga, Wafi-Golpu in Morobe, […]
Agarobe plans ‘one crop per district’ to drive province
Agricultural production in each of the four districts in Central will be increased to drive the economy, Governor Robert Agarobe says. Agarobe made the statement during a ground breaking ceremony […]
Authority only responsible for issuing logging permits: Mirisim
FORESTRY Minister Solan Mirisim says the PNG Forestry Authority (PNGFA) is only responsible for issuing permits to loggers. Mirisim said the PNGFA used the forest clearance authority (FCA) or forest […]
Official: Holding fair talks vital
By CLARISSA MOI IT is important for the Government to offer fair and reasonable consultation between different stakeholders, including landowners in the mining, oil and gas sectors, an official says. […]
Promotion winners get a year’s supply of products
A mother from Madang and her baby would receive 12 months’ supply of mother and baby products after being named winners of an online promotion. Veronica Abulencia and her baby […]