Day: February 2, 2021
Call to reopen Porgera ‘quickly’
By SHIRLEY MAULUDU AN economist has welcomed the progress being made to start construction work on the K18 billion-plus Wafi-Golpu project, saying it will be a big boost to the […]
NAC develops wildlife handbook to monitor birds at airports
THE National Airports Corporation (NAC) has developed a wildlife identification handbook for wildlife management at airports. According to a statement, the handbook would be used by airport safety officers as […]
Call for more programmes, better services for coffee
By PETER WARI COFFEE farmers have urged the Southern Highlands government to also focus its attention on the cash crop instead of just potato which is a new project. Chairman […]
Wafi-Golpu ‘similar’ to LNG projects
By SHIRLEY MAULUDU THE Wafi-Golpu copper/gold project in Morobe has more in common with liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in the country than conventional mining, a senior researcher says. Institute […]
PNG imports 24pc of chicken
ABOUT 24 per cent of frozen chicken consumed locally is imported, according to Farmers and Settlers Association Inc president Wilson Thompson. Thompson said the country’s poultry industry generated more than […]
Government planning local content: Masiu
THE Government plans to promote the development of local content by regulating its delivery in the broadcasting space, says Information Communications Technology Minister Timothy Masiu. “Foreign content is a silent […]
Plantation block holders group waiting for land titles
BLOCK holders at the Tatavana plantation in the Raluana local level government of Kokopo, East New Britain, have been assured of titles. Chairman of the Tatavana land block group Misiel […]
Nicta instructed to start working on ICT policy, says minister
MINISTER for Information and Communications Technology Timothy Masiu says he has instructed the National Information, Communication and Technology Authority (Nicta) to commence with the formulation of the National ICT Policy […]
Toua looking to prolong career
By ROBINSON LEKA PACIFIC Games gold medallist Dika Toua says she is not looking to retire any time soon as the veteran aims to qualify for her fifth straight Olympic […]
International meets postponed
By PATRICIA KEAMO PREPARATIONS for the national men’s train-on squads are on schedule but all international matches have been postponed indefinitely, says Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) general secretary […]