Day: May 9, 2024
Hela’s load of family violence
By MICHAEL MAIN THE second time I met Sgt Alice Arigo of the Tari Family and Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU), who is known in the community as Alice, she was […]
Bible translation urged to preserve PNG languages
By GEORGINA KOREI TRANSLATING the Word of God will be an excellent Government initiative to preserve Papua New Guinea’s 800-plus languages, PNG Bible Translation Association (BTA) executive director Nelson Tapineng […]
Milne Bay youths prefer God over guns
YOUTHS in Milne Bay’s Watunou village have turned away from their bad habits to become good citizens, a local leader says. Ward councillor Amesi Bernard said this happened after the […]
Pope meets senior Anglican officials
SPEAKING to the bishops of the Anglican Communion last week, Pope Francis says even the very earliest Christians had their disagreements. Francis made this remarks after senior clergy from the […]
Weak Kina driving inflation up
By PETER ESILA CITY Pharmacy Limited chief executive officer Navin Raju says the weakening Kina is driving inflation up. “We are seeing this firsthand with rising import costs, which translate […]
85pc of locals are unbanked, says central bank chief
By REBECCA KUKU THE Women’s Micro Bank is a key financial inclusion bank that reflects the development and achievements in the financial sector, says BPNG governor Elizabeth Genia. Genia said […]
Poor infrastructure affects cocoa exports
COCOA farmers in Vagiput, Wosera-Gawi, East Sepik, are finding it hard to transport fermented cocoa beans to the Maprik and Wewak depots because of the poor road conditions. Farmer Leo […]
Bank launches loyalty card
BY KELVN JOE THE Mama Bank is celebrating its 10th anniversary by empowering women and promoting financial inclusion in the country and giving members a “loyalty card” each. Chief executive […]
Optimistic outlook for PNG economy
Papua New Guinea’s economy has been a talking point for a lot of people in the last five years now. Business reporter NATHAN WOTI put together several responses from all […]
Law and order, inflation affect investor confidence
Investor confidence is affected by law and order, Foreign Exchange shortages and heightened inflation, according to Bank of South Pacific Financial Group Limited corporate banking general manager Peter Beswick. “Investor […]