Day: April 30, 2021
WITNESS
THE rain in the nation’s capital yesterday caused some roads in the city to flood, including the roundabout to ATS, in Port Moresby’s North East, National Capital District.
Make informed decisions
PROFESSIONAL advice from medical doctors, scientists, clinical epidemiologists, scientists, professors and academics from around the world spoke about the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. Many experts were speaking about […]
Stop fighting in Rabaul
EAST New Britain’s Rabaul town is turning into a battlefield. It saddens me when I see my tribesmen, the Tolai people, fighting against each other. Last month, some people in […]
Let’s bring O’Neill back
THE former prime minister and Ialibu-Pangia MP Peter O’Neill was only half right when he said we were approaching a failed state status. We are already there. Read the first […]
Public service needs changes
I COMMEND Department of Personnel Management (DPM) secretary Taies Sansan on the corrective measures taken under her administration. It is imperative that every government agency cooperate in this regard. It […]
Revamp our public service
A HUGE portion of the government budget is spent on an unproductive public service. It is time the Government introduced new measures to trim the public service down and save […]
Banks should relax SME loan requirements
ONE of PRIME Minister James Marape’s signature policy of “Taking back PNG” through small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro, small to medium enterprises (MSMEs) is either progressing at a […]
Monitor social media
PAPUA New Guinea’s mainstream media has today taken on an undeclared competitor. The media’s job in maintaining balance between truth and public perception and in ensuring always to remain just […]
BSP increases SME loan amount
By DALE LUMA BANK South Pacific (BSP) Financial Group Ltd chief executive officer Robin Fleming says the bank and the Department of Commerce and Industry (DCI) have agreed to increase […]
Official: Price support reviving cocoa interest
By GLORIA BAUAI THE Government’s price support intervention into the cocoa industry has revived interest in the commodity, says an official. Cocoa Board chief executive officer Boto Gaupu said the […]