Day: December 3, 2021
Notice needs to be explained
This notice appeared on the public notice board of the Morobe Land Transport Control Board (MLTCB) last week and had many taxi owners and public motor vehicle (PMV) service providers […]
Have confidence in yourself
David and Goliath is often referenced as a moral lesson of how underdogs can succeed despite the odds. The phrase “David strategies” has been used to describe what underdogs have […]
Dept should stop TFF payments
THE withdrawal of Tuition Fee Free subsidies should be halted by the relevant authorities in the Education Department before the end of the school year. This is to prevent the […]
Challenge to maritime provinces
ALLOW me space to urge provincial governments in maritime zones, such as West Sepik, Manus, East New Britian and New Ireland among others, to seriously consider onshore tuna processing by […]
Puma also to be hit by tax
IF the Government is not careful with its implementation of the fiscal policy on taxes and import duties, it will force existing downstream processing industries to close down. By then, […]
Transparency must prevail
THE game of hide-and-seek continues to become a monumental marker of the Marape Government. No past government had conducted themselves within the norms and practices of Westminster parliamentary democratic system […]
Time to look beyond royalties
AS the country’s status in the regional energy market becomes increasingly prominent, resource landowners must now move away from being passive recipients of royalties. It would be illogical for the […]
Export agency needed: Minister
By PETER ESILA THERE needs to be a central export agency for commodities in the agriculture sector, starting with cocoa and coffee, Agriculture and Livestock Minister John Simon says. He […]
Nasfund members can now use CellMoni platform
NATIONAL Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) has partnered with Digicel PNG Ltd to make superannuation contributions more easier using the CellMoni platform. In an agreement signed in Port Moresby yesterday, Nasfund chief […]
PM explains exclusion of info
By DALE LUMA THE Treasury Department was instructed not to factor in new resource project numbers into the 2022 National Budget, Prime Minister James Marape says. Marape told the 2021 […]