Day: January 21, 2021
Explain deductions in leave entitlements
I AM a public servant and presently on my recreational leave. Since I needed to stay in Port Moresby during this time and not travel to my village, I requested […]
Apologise to Sir Michael
OVER the last 10 years, MPs have frequently visited the Waigani National and Supreme Courts to settle political disputes. This has contributed to destroying the country’s international standing and domestic […]
Prevention remains our best defence
THE public’s lax attitude to health measures in the face of a global pandemic is quite disappointing, if not alarming. People have largely ignored the mandatory wearing of masks in […]
Power outages affecting trade
By CLARISSA MOI POWER outages impact trade and increase the cost of doing business, according to Brian Bell group chief executive officer Cameron Mackellar. Mackellar told The National that Brian […]
16 tonnes of white copra leaving ENB for India
SIXTEEN tonnes of white copra has left the shores of East New Britain (ENB) this week for an overseas market. This is the result of the collaborative effort by Kokonas […]
Rice has potential abroad but industry needs aid: Officer
By PETER ESILA PAPUA New Guinea has the potential to export rice in the long run but the local industry needs support, an official says. Department of Agriculture and Livestock […]
Breeding fish improves food security: Official
BREEDING and supplying more fish to revive the Department of Agriculture and Livestock’s (DAL) aquaculture programme will help improve food security in the country, an aquaculture consultant says. Douglas Kawa […]
Jenny’s veggies sales help family
By GYNNIE KERO SHE arrived in Port Moresby at a tender age of six and lived with her father at Erima in the late 1970s. Jenny Mio, now a grandmother, […]
Subsidy means more cash flow
The Government’s initiative to subsidise the commodity prices of all commodity or cash crops in the country aims to revive agriculture as the backbone of the PNG economy and provide […]
Larden, president of ExxonMobil Canada, replaces Barry
PETER Larden, the president of ExxonMobil Canada Ltd, has been named the managing director of ExxonMobil PNG Ltd. He replaces Andrew Barry who will serve in a new position as […]