Day: October 5, 2020
Employ expatriates, hard to trust nationals
I THINK Papua New Guinea is not progressing in the direction it should. There were no security companies during the time I went to school in the 1980s. When I […]
Expose public officials as well
I ALWAYS wondered why we expose petty thieves on social media while hiding the multi-million-kina thieves in the dark. Think about our parliamentary leaders and departmental heads who misappropriate millions […]
Change flag, country’s name
THE black, red and gold on our flag is a misinterpretation and does not depict Papua New Guinea well by representing the true colours of the bird of paradise. If […]
Violence, crime defeating police
THE recent spate of violent crimes, and clashes, some of which resulted in deaths in the country has left many in urban centres and indeed throughout the country in a […]
Landowners lease land to firm for energy park
LANDOWNERS in Markham Valley, Morobe have signed a land lease and development agreement with PNG Biomass for work on a renewable energy park. According to PNG Biomass, the lease would […]
Oil Search appoints six independent board committees
OIL Search Ltd has appointed six independent members of the company’s board committees. The six are Mary Johns, Richard Kuna, Ganjiki Wayne, Des Yaninen, Jennifer Baing-Waiko and Winifred Kula Amini. […]
Decision serves interest: Mori
ENVIRONMENT and Conservation Minister Wera Mori says a final decision on the Frieda River project will be done in the interest of all parties involved. “This includes the landowners from […]
Authority to audit logging sites
THE Conservation and Environment Protections Authority (Cepa) will be conducting audits on logging sites to assess whether operations are meeting requirements of permits. Minster for Environment and Conservation Wera Mori […]
Bank estimates drop in GDP by 4pc due to Covid-19
THE Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) has projected that the gross domestic product (GDP) for 2020 will decline by around four per cent, compared to the earlier growth forecast […]
Nicta meeting network operators
OFFICIALS from the National Information Communication Technology Authority (Nicta) will meet mobile network operators this week following the expiry of the deadline for the subscriber identity module (Sim) card registration. […]