Day: February 1, 2021
PPL boss hails Japan for aid
By PETER ESILA PNG Power Ltd (PPL) managing director Flagon Bekker has thanked the Japanese government for the K32 million grant assistance provided for rural electrification. The grant, under the […]
ENB farmers harvest four tonnes of rice through project
ABOUT four tonnes of rice have been harvested by 350 farmers in Gaulim zone two in the Inland Baining local level government of Gazelle, East New Britain. The farmers started […]
Businesses remain hopeful
ALL businesses are looking forward to the economy picking up, according to an official. PNG Ports Corporation Ltd (PNGPCL) managing director Fego Kiniafa said its business was largely dictated by […]
Trukai shifts packaging material
TRUKAI Industries Ltd has changed its packaging material from polyethylene (PE) to polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a company statement said. All the designs on the packaging remain the same. According to […]
IRC setting up tax crime prosecution taskforce for tax fraudsters
THE Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) will set up a tax crime prosecution taskforce to deal with tax fraudsters and those in the “black economy”. Commissioner-general Sam Koim said during the […]
Use your land, Simon urges people
UNEMPLOYED people living in urban centres should return home and use their land to generate income, says Agriculture and Livestock Minister John Simon. Last Tuesday, he attended the ground-breaking ceremony […]
Panguna landowners ready to hold talks over mine
THE Panguna landowners in Bougainville are ready to begin talks with the Autonomous Bougainville Government about the Panguna mine. According to a statement from the Panguna Development Company Ltd, the […]
People in Gazelle try their hands on poultry farming
AROUND 18,000 people from Gazelle, East New Britain, are venturing into poultry farming. They are members of the new Utet Agro Cooperative comprising six communities in the Inland Baining local […]
Sepik sink Bara
Jagi scores hat-trick to help visitors retain second spot By LARRY ANDREW SHARLYN Jagi scored a hat-trick to help Sepik retain second spot with a 5-0 thrashing of Bara in […]
Hekari thrash Amoana
BY PATRICIA KEAMO PAPUA New Guinea striker Marie Kaipu netted eight goals to help Hekari United beat Amoana 19-0 in round six of the Women’s National Soccer League in Port […]