Day: April 2, 2024
K324,000 for NB Palm Oil
By PETER ESILA THE Oil Palm Industry Corporation (Opic) spent around K1.836 million in the past two months on seedlings to help oil palm smallholder growers, says Oil Palm Minister […]
Steamships’ 23 revenue at K669mil
THE Steamship Group of Companies has reported to the Port Moresby Stock Exchange a revenue from all its operations of about K669.3 million in the 2023 financial year. Chairman Geoff […]
Security company opens office in NCD
By NATHAN WOTI A LOCALLY owned security firm employing 500-plus workers opened its new head office in Port Moresby on Good Friday. Koli Security Solutions celebrated Easter by opening a […]
People encouraged to work their land
IN the eyes of career teacher Paula Toman, of Ombun Tapi village in the Nondugl local level government area, Jiwaka, poverty has crippled her people for too long. Toman, who […]
Cocoa partnership agreements signed in East New Britian
The PNG Agriculture Commercialisation and Diversification (PACD) project cocoa component has signed partnership agreements with partners in East New Britain, says project manager Roland Kerina. Kerina said the partners were […]
Santos, Telikom plan to connect communities in Central, Gulf and Hela
SANTOS and Telikom PNG Limited plan to connect rural communities in Central, Gulf and Hela to the outside world in a partnership, says Telikom chief executive officer Amos Tepi. “We […]
Smallholders urged to increase yields
THE general manager of the New Britain Palm Oil Limited’s Poliamba’s estate, Bujang Tabau Frankie, has urged smallholders to increase their yields from the current eight tonnes per hectare. “The […]
PM vows K5 million for Markham development authority
PRIME Minister James Marape says K5 million will be allocated to the Markham development authority in Morobe to support agriculture and economic growth. It targets the development of the cocoa […]
AI projected to have 60pc of jobs by 2030
A STUDY has revealed that by 2030, more than 60 per cent of formal jobs will no longer exist because of the fast development of artificial intelligence (AI). A report […]
Production of rice, a hit in Pomio
By ROSELYN ELLISON The cultivation and production of rice in Kokopo and Pomio, East New Britain are increasing, according to division of agriculture and livestock official Shilla Sato. Sato said […]