Day: June 4, 2021
Let’s protect our children
VIOLENCE faced at a very young age scars a person for life. Today (June 4) is the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. Violence has claimed the lives […]
PNG can’t turn a blind eye to the conflict next door
As popular support for West Papua grows more vocal, PNG officials walk a diplomatic tightrope, LEANNE JORARI writes A video recently surfaced on social media in Papua New Guinea, featuring […]
PPL issues notice on project
By CLARISSA MOI PNG Power Ltd has exercised its legal right to issue a “notice of termination” to Oil Search Ltd regarding the PNG Biomass project in Markham, Morobe, says […]
Gaming Board gives K300,000 to SME programme
The National Gaming and Control Board (NGCB) has paid K300,000 to the Moresby North East small-to-medium enterprise programme for business activities. Chief executive officer Imelda Agon said the NGCB fell […]
Tom walks away with vehicle
Tom Manjin Jnr, 32, could not believe that he has just bought a new vehicle for K2.50. He bought a Gala chocolate sundae from Stop & Shop, Badili, for that […]
Belgian firm adds PNG cocoa to its brand
A BELGIAN chocolate manufacturer has included PNG cocoa beans in one of its leading organically-grown chocolate product brands. Meurisse Chocolate NV, established in 1845, is using cocoa beans from PNG […]
Group finishes course
A GROUP of 80, including 27 women, micro-small-medium enterprise people has completed a financial literacy skill training in Goroka. They needed to complete the training to qualify for loans allocated […]
Programme used to smuggle drugs: Basil
PEOPLE trying to use the Government’s freight subsidy programme to smuggle illegal items such as drugs from Lae to Port Moresby have been warned not to do it. Commerce and […]
Decision on Paga Hill praised
THE Government has been praised for designating the Paga Hill Estate as a special economic zone (SEZ) for tourism. Paga Hill Development Company (PHDC) chief executive Gudmundur Fridrikkson told The […]
Women’s Micro Bank upgrading services
THE Women’s Micro Bank Ltd is upgrading its mama-bank access point in Wewak, East Sepik, to assist locals with financial services and entrepreneurial development. The bank said in a statement […]