Day: April 16, 2024
Tattooist Jayson pursuing childhood passion
By ROBERTLYN KIG WHILE still in high school, Jayson Kliki, started putting together a plan to pursue something he wanted to do later in life – to become a professional […]
Working group on govt financing prepares for consultations
THE Technical Working Group (TWG) on the Intergovernmental Financing Arrangement Review (IGFAR) recently held its third workshop in preparation for the national agency consultations this year. TWG comprises 13 key […]
Weak Kina will affect us: NBPOL
By PETER ESILA PAPUA New Guinea must be wary of a weak Kina against the US Dollar that can have both positive and negative impacts on the economy, according to […]
PPL uses IT firm to roll out amnesty campaign
PNG Power Limited’s amnesty campaign will run for six months where consumers using electricity without a meter or through illegal connections can register, says PPL Amnesty lead Stanley Mark. “Those […]
Nicta prioritises fairer playing field for operators
MINISTER for Information and Communications Technology has made a retail services determination (RSD) affecting retail mobile service prices on the recommendation from the National Information and Communication Technology Authority (Nicta). […]
China open to PNG produce
PRIME Minister James Marape has announced at the closing of a two-day Department of Agriculture and Subsectors Agencies meeting that China has lifted all bio-security issues relating to agriculture produce […]
CIC head says policy needed to regulate price
By HANNAH NERO Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) board chairman John Inerehu has suggested ways to regulate and set coffee prices through a national coffee policy. “We have policy after policy […]
Local coffee firm looking to reap full potential, says exec
By ZACHERY PER OK Coffee Corporation in Jiwaka has huge potential to circulate millions of kina among the people in Waghi Valley, director Michael Tee Pau says. He said the […]
PNGFA to get K30.7m
By PATRICIA KEAMO FOOTBALL member nations in the Oceania Football Confederation including Papua New Guinea can apply for funding up to US$8 million (about K30.7m) under the Fifa Forward 3.0 […]
Late Kumul inspires young gun
Vane keen to build on Ottio’s rugby league legacy By MICHAEL PHILIP THE late former Kumul and SP PNG Hunters winger Kato Ottio has been his inspiration and motivated him […]