Day: November 1, 2021
WITNESS
Mangroves in the heart of Wewak town, East Sepik, being used as a dumping area for rubbish.
Exam question mocking Christmas
ALL national examinations have finally ended for the year . The Certificate of Basic Education Examination 2021 for grade 8s nationwide was the last set of exams to be done. […]
Govt establishes gold refinery
A GOLD refinery and mint facility will be built in Papua New Guinea for the first time and is expected to be commissioned in 2025, generating billions of kina in […]
Government to review tax regimes
By DALE LUMA PRIME Minister James Marape says the Government will review Papua New Guinea’s excise tax regimes especially for cigarettes and alcohol. He made the remarks when receiving a […]
FX liquidity rising in Q3: BSP
FOREIGN exchange (FX) liquidity has picked up since the second quarter of the year and this has been attributed to strong commodity prices, combined with project specific and donor foreign […]
Proof judicial system is working
IN 2013, a meeting was held and funded by the Madang provincial government. A current East Sepik MP, whose birth place is Madang, was the chairman of the meeting at […]
Dirio starts supplying power to Port Moresby
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA AFTER a four-year wait, the Dirio Gas and Power Company switched on its power supply to Port Moresby at 11.35am on Saturday. It is owned by the […]
Stop the politics, land-grabbing
HE prime minister’s housing scheme is another plot to rid Papuans of their land. There’s a lot of State land already on Papuan land (including expanding settlements etc.) Despite his […]
Provinces need to get tougher
THE measures imposed during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak last year saw some control despite a drop in business income, reduced teaching and learning periods, a hit informal sector and flight […]
Josephstaal needs proper roads
I COME from one of the most isolated places in PNG, the Josephstaal LLG of Middle Ramu in Madang. From my village, it’s a six-hour walk to the vehicle track […]