Day: October 13, 2020
Girls still discriminated, need support
I UNDERSTAND that every child has the right to education, yet there are many barriers to learning, particularly for girls and the most vulnerable. Worldwide, 262 million children and youth, […]
Vasectomy ‘unacceptable’
A CALL from the Pacific International Hospital obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Mathias Sapuri in The National last Thursday encouraging men to have vasectomies rather than women having tubal ligation is […]
Address holdups along Sepik Highway
ARMED criminal holdups along the Sepik Highway was an ongoing issue since the days when the highway was built. Thousands in cash, commodities, store goods, women and girls raped, trucks […]
Help girls achieve their dreams
THE quote ‘a girl should be two things – who and what she wants to be’ is what every parent dream for their daughter. Sunday was International Day of the […]
No plan to sell assets, says KCH
KUMUL Consolidated Holdings (KCH) is not aware of any plan to sell Telikom assets to Fijian company Amalgamated Telecom Holding (ATH). KCH chairman Peter Aitsi and managing director Isikeli Taureka, […]
Westpac committed to support customers
By DALE LUMA WESTPAC PNG expects economic conditions to remain challenging in the second half of the year but it will continue to support its customers. Responding to queries from […]
Department undergoing changes
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology is undergoing changes as of the Government’s new digital transformation policy, Minister Timothy Masiu says. Masiu said in a statement that the department […]
Owners need training: Pidik
PEOPLE need more financial literacy training to set up small and medium enterprises, says Bank of PNG assistant governor Elison Pidik. “The country has a challenging policy on SMEs but […]
Two-third of vendors save earnings, says NRI
MOST market vendors, mostly women, save part of their earnings, according to the National Research Institute (NRI). It stated in its recent publication “Understanding Financial Inclusion of the Informal Economy”, […]
Gov’t looking at money generating options: Eoe
THE Government is looking at other options to generate money and limit borrowing with options such as Special Economic Zone (SEZ) projects, says Public Service Minister and Kikori MP Soroi […]