Day: September 17, 2020
Teach children culture before it’s too late
OUR cultures and traditions are starting to fade away due to Western influence. Some cultures and traditions were completely lost because of Christianity, technology and other popular Western culture. It […]
Clarification needed on celebration style
SINCE the Government’s decision last year to ban all provincial day celebrations, Papua New Guineans are confused whether to celebrate or not. Over the past years, you will notice that […]
Clarification on appointments
THE Department of Personnel Management (DPM) would like to clarify a letter that appeared in The National on Sept 14. The article shows a total lack of understanding of the […]
Revamp public utilities
WATER and power rationing in Port Moresby was the order of days leading to Papua New Guinea’s 45th Independence. The government-owned Port Moresby water treatment company Eda Ranu advised that […]
Taviri leaves superfund board, joins Kina Bank
LESIELI Taviri has stepped down from Nambawan Super board after accepting a new executive leadership position with Kina Bank. This was announced by Nambawan Super chairman Reg Monagi last Friday. […]
Airline hails decision, says competition vital
PNG Air says it is happy with the decision by the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) to deny the purchase of nasfund shares from the company. Chief executive Anthony […]
Focus on working with industry players to reach rural areas
THE Department of Information Communication Technology corporate plan will provide a guide to work with industry players to extend services to rural areas enabling people to engage in small businesses. […]
Mayur appoints new exec
HUBERT Namani has been appointed by Mayur Resources Ltd (Mayur) as a non-executive director to the company. Mayur, in a statement, said Namani’s appointment was made in line with the […]
Foundation opens IT lab
TELIKOM Foundation Inc launched its first information technology (IT) laboratory which will be opened to the public, students and small medium enterprise (SME) owners to use. Coordinator Yolanda Bafmatuk said […]
NFA closes Western harvest
THE National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has declared an immediate closure for the beche-de-mer (BDM) fishery buying season in Western as it has reached the three-ton total allowable catch (TAC) for […]