Day: April 23, 2021
Don’t miss routine vaccinations
WORLD Immunisation Week – celebrated in the last week of April – aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Today is the […]
Concern over change to terms
By PETER ESILA AN economist says negotiations between the Twinza Oil Ltd and the Government is expected to continue but trying to change terms at the eleventh hour is sending […]
Trafigura lodges application to acquire Puma Energy
TRAFIGURA Group has lodged an application for clearance for a proposed acquisition of further interest in Puma Energy Group, according to the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC). Commissioner and […]
SMEs told to pay taxes
SMALL to medium enterprises (SMEs) should be 100 per cent tax-compliant to access Government’s planned economic stimulus packages, says deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil. Basil said to qualify, the SMEs […]
Ownership not equal to more revenue: Official
By PETER ESILA A HIGHER ownership share for the Government in resource projects does not necessarily mean that it will get more revenue from the resource, an economist says. Marcel […]
IRC to distribute tax component for NCDC to Central, Gulf, MTA
By MIRIAM ZARIGGA THE Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) will distribute to Central, Gulf and the Motu Koitabu Assembly the goods and services tax (GST) component which goes to the National […]
Agriculture production in PNG declining: Association
AGRICULTURAL production in the country has been declining in recent years, according to the Farmers and Settlers Association Inc. Association president Wilson Thompson, while acknowledging the Government’s support for small-medium […]
Businesses must diversify services, says businessman
BUSINESS owners should diversify into more than one product or service to sustain themselves, a local businessman in Kokopo, East New Britain, says. Jack Walom said Papua New Guinean entrepreneurs […]
Hunters aim for revenge
THE SP Hunters are looking to regain the Kokoda Cup when they face Queensland Intrust Super Cup (ISC) heavyweights Burleigh Bears at Pizzey Park on the Gold Coast on Sunday […]
Marape welcomes boxers
PRIME Minister James Marape has welcomed international professional boxers Roldan Aldea and Mark Sales who are in the country for Sunday’s World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia-sanctioned bouts. They arrived on […]