Day: May 6, 2024
Winners and losers
By STEPHEN HOWES AT the weekend, the Australian government announced the first country quotas for its new Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV). We already knew that there would be 3,000 PEV […]
No stopping in rising cocoa prices, interest extremely high
THE prices of fermented cocoa at buying depots around the country have continued rising, reportedly ending the week at K2,260 a bag of 64kg. This all started in March and […]
Grateful Naomi hails parents as her heroes
By BOURA GORU KILA TO see her father in court witnessing her admission to the PNG bar as a lawyer made Naomi Sasagombi not only emotional and proud, but also […]
Lumi lad bags law award
Reports by SAMANTHA KATI RONALD Naka is the first from his Eritei village in Lumi, West Sepik, to graduate from University of Papua New Guinea’s School of Law. The 23-year-old […]
Ponga fulfils dad’s dream
SAMSON Ponga’s success in attaining a bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science is a dream come true for his father, Raphael Ponga. Twenty four-year-old Samson, from Northern and Morobe, was […]
Outstanding performers
By ZINA KOIM STUDENTS Jordan Takason Wangatau and Thatiana Loreakena received the Executive Deans’ awards from the University of Papua New Guinea School of Business and Public Policy. Wangatau, who […]
From Port Moresby’s Garden Hills to University of PNG
By THOMAS DILU FROM the village of Hegetoru in Lufa, his dreams were to preserve and promote his village’s ancestral beliefs and traditions through art and designs. With evolving globalisation […]
Tourism vital in SHP, country
SOUTHERN Highlands and the country have a lot to offer in terms of tourism, which raked in around K400 million to the country last year, says National Capital District Governor […]
Fruit pickers under Palm return home
TEN women from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville recruitment hub working in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (Palm) Scheme are back home after eight months. They were working […]
Pump enters PNG market through hardware
THE Badili Hardware Group, in partnership with Pentair Southern Cross, from Australia, launched a Onga Pentair pump in Port Moresby last week. The pump will be introduced through the Badili […]