Power program lights up Rabaul
By GRACE TIDEN THE Rabaul District rural electrification program is making progress and more areas are expected to have power supply soon. Phase two of the program has commenced, according to Rabaul...
View ArticlePartnerships forged for education development
By Michelle Steven DEI MP Wesley Nukundi presented a cheque of K1.6 million to the chief executive officer of Hardware Haus Richard McGyguinness last week Thursday. Mr Nukundi, on behalf of the Member...
View ArticleDubai company to invest in Manus
By EPHATA SAMUEL AWAL Impex International Holdings from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest in the Manus free trade sone (MFTZ) project. The Dubai company has been in negotiations with the...
View ArticleOn target! Construction of 2015 Pacific Games facilities are well underway
PACIFIC GAMES By KILA NAO Construction of facilities for the 2015 Pacific Games is on target and will be completed by June 2015. That was the message from Sports and Pacific Games Minister, Justin...
View ArticleGovt tough on carbon tax repeal law
CANBERRA: The federal government has issued a blunt warning to Labor and the Australian Greens as it prepares to introduce its carbon tax repeal bills to parliament. Do not stand in the way of the...
View ArticleUnanswered questions over ICAC
THE ONeill Government is on track to fulfil a major policy platform when it introduces the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) bill in the National Parliament in this session. The fact...
View ArticleAssociation elects officers
By EPHATA SAMUEL FILIPINOS in Port Moresby turned out numbers last month to exercise their rights and elect their Filipino Association of PNG officers. We were surprised with the number of people that...
View ArticleCivil servants must improve
PUBLIC servants in Madang have been challenged to conduct a self-assessment of themselves and if they feel they are no longer able to perform effectively and efficiently, they must leave. This...
View ArticleBville needs more support from Aust
By DAVID LORNIE THE co-author of an Australian special report on Bougainville says his country needs to increase its support to the Autonomous Region in the lead up to referendum. Dr Karl Claxton of...
View ArticleBoat to end treacherous river crossing at Manda
By Mal Taime Travelling by tyre tubes across the snakey Wahgi River in Manda, Jiwaka Province, will become the thing of the past. People now have access to a proper banana boat, thanks to local MP...
View ArticleLocal feeds, low chicken prices
By ANCILLA WRAKUALE PRODUCING local chicken feed is the solution to reducing high chicken prices in the country, says Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry Richard Maru. Maru said this in...
View ArticleKumuls return . . . accept defeat gracefully
RUGBY LEAGUE By EPHATA SAMUEL Twenty-year-old Albert Wellington was a stand out for the PNG Kumuls at their World Cup campaign in England. And Wellingtons super performance is proof of the five year...
View ArticleReview Manus asylum agreement
PRIME Minister Peter ONeill has fired off a salvo in what should be a first test for Australias two month-old Liberal government. The agreement is very clear and this is a blatant abuse of trust,...
View ArticleBorder patrols boost ties
The village of Sigabaduru is on the southern coast of Papua New Guineas Western (or Fly River) Province and is less than three kilometres from the Australian island of Saibai. We went there in quite...
View ArticleTolais to rock for Milne Bay
East New Britain musicians have arrived in Port Moresby and are ready to rock the Country Club this Friday to raise funds for a health centre in Milne Bay Province. This was made possible by a non...
View ArticleSea wall a priority for Watom
By GRACE TIDEN A SEA wall is currently under construction at the Watom Island government station in East New Britain Province to safeguard the local level government office and staff houses. The LLG...
View ArticleReforms difficult
By SIMON KESLEP YNAMICS of successful public sector reform in Papua New Guinea are not understood completely, although the barriers to reform have been extensively mapped. Director-General of the...
View ArticleLeader praises NGO member
By MEROLYN TEN DWU journalism student A PROMINENT leader in Jiwaka Province has commended Green Hill Rotarian Club member of Australia, Frank Goi, for the initiative he had taken to deliver needy...
View ArticleSail away Kila returns to conduct skills course
SAILING By KILA NAO FORMER PNG hobie cat champion Upu Kila is facilitating a week long sailing course for the elite squad members at the Royal Papua Yacht Club in Port Moresby. Since moving to Sydney,...
View ArticleProvincial treasurers attend accounting meet
CERTIFIED practicing accountants (CPA) around the country were given a real professional boost last week at their PNG and Australia joint annual conference. Members of the CPA had the opportunity to...
View ArticleBudget for ordinary people
THE 2014 National Budget set to be handed down in Parliament tomorrow will be tight according to Prime Minister Peter ONeill. This would reflect the drop in global commodities in gold, copper, oil...
View ArticleFresh spy claims surface
JAKARTA: The Australian government must explain itself over claims it tapped the phone of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his wife and senior ministers, Jakarta has insisted. The deputy...
View ArticleParkop hails Nature Park development
NCD Governor Powes Parkop has commended Port Moresby Nature Park following the launch of their new main entry precinct last week, which includes a café, souvenir and flower shops. Having the...
View ArticlePM announces new initiatives
By ROSALYN ALBANIEL-EVARA THE establishment of a social security system and national service are among initiatives the ONeil-Dion government will embark on. Prime Minister Peter ONeil announced this...
View ArticleSpeaker inspires female graduates
By JINA AMBA All women in Papua New Guinea should have a vision and mission to be successful and make a difference in this country. This was the message from Guest Speaker Elizabeth Bradshaw during the...
View ArticleKerevat jail on new payment system
By LAWRENCIA PIRPIR THE Keravat jail is the fourth out of 21 rehabilitation institutions across Papua New Guinea to be on par with the national payment system. This was a historical milestone for the...
View ArticleK315.8m for Games
PACIFIC GAMES By EPHATA SAMUEL A total of K315,800,000 will be invested in the 2015 Pacific Games. Treasurer Don Polye announced this when presenting the 2013 Supplementary Budget in addition to the...
View ArticleAmbitious budget but key challenges remain
IT IS another record budget for the Government eclipsing K15 billion but one that will be in deficit for the second year running. Total expenditure for next year is estimated to be K15.44 billion...
View ArticleSpying backlash
Indonesias president says ties with Australia have been damaged by reports that Canberra spied on his phone calls and those of his ministers. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said it was a hurtful action...
View ArticleMona pays Goilala students fees
By JACOB POK Goilala MP Daniel Mona paid close to K30,000 over the week to various schools in the nations capital as well as in Central Province as project fees for Goilala students. Mr Mona said...
View ArticleKase: Food safety essential
By VANESSA SAUN and BRIDIE VERE MAYS DWU Journalism Students In Papua New Guinea, the responsibility of food safety is divided among several agencies with overlapping authority. This situation has led...
View ArticleHard work pays off for students
By Jina Amba Hard work and commitment always results in being rewarded and this happened last Friday when the two dux students of Fr Peter Secondary School (Fatima) in Jiwaka Province received one...
View ArticleRaluana to get water
A K750,000 water reticulation project for the people of the Raluana Local Level Government area in Kokopo District has already been approved and will be rolled out soon. East New Britain Governor and...
View ArticleFinancial diaries to help lending institutions
By MELISSA MARTIN THERE is greater demand for microfinance or formal lending services to clients particularly in the informal sector in Papua New Guinea. Banks in PNG have very high liquidity but they...
View ArticleFashion biz expands
PACIFIC fashion has a huge place in the international fashion industry so fashion designers in the region need to take ownership of their cultural expressions in order to develop lucrative economic...
View ArticleWere ready. . .
SOCCER PAPUA New Guinea opens up its four-nations Under 23 MNC Cup campaign against unknown Maldives at the Gelora Bung Karvo Stadium in Jakarta today (6.30pm PNG time). PNG and Hekari FC star Koriak...
View ArticlePeople want to see budget benefits
ENSURING funding from the Governments K15 billion budget gets to trickle down to our rural communities appears to be the main concern for ordinary Papua New Guineans. Interviews by our reporters in...
View ArticleTEPCO to dump Fukushima water in Pacific Ocean
The man in charge of the clean-up at Japans Fukushima nuclear plant says growing stores of contaminated water from the site will eventually have to be dumped into the sea. In an exclusive interview...
View ArticleBrewer discourages alcohol abuse
By JESSICA KOAE DWU journalism student SOUTH Pacific Brewery, the biggest brewer and distributer of alcohol beverages, continues its fight against alcohol abuse through in-house responsible service of...
View ArticleLeader: Manam resettlement a push start program
By ROSALYN ALBANIEL-EVARA THE Manam Resettlement Program has been described by one community leader from Bogia, as a push and kick start program. Joe Viaken, from Andarum in Bogias Yawar Local Level...
View ArticleUS envoy visits Duke of York
By MICHAEL WARTOVO US Ambassador to PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Walter North received a rousing traditional welcome when he visited the Duke of York Islands in East New Britain Province early this...
View ArticleHighway patrol gets facelift
By MAL TAIME THE Kudjip-based highway patrol police in the Jiwaka Province is getting a major facelift with its infrastructure facilities from PNG LNG project. Esso Highlands is funding the...
View ArticleTalisman signs agreement
TALISMAN Energy, one of the most active petroleum explorers in Papua New Guinea, yesterday signed the extractive industries transparency initiative memorandum of understanding in Port Moresby...
View ArticleImplement the 2005 Gun Committee Report
IT IS nothing short of blatant murder with more reports coming out from Southern Highlands Province on the massacre of 17 people. The use of military-issued hand grenades and firearms appear to be at...
View ArticleChung signs soccer deal
SOCCER By FRANK GENAIA FC President and FIFA Vice-President David Chung has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indonesian Football Association President Arifin Husin Djohar in Jakarta....
View ArticleMarshall knocks Japan, Aust
The Marshall Islands Climate Change Minister has lashed out at Australia and Japan for cutting their carbon reduction targets at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw. Tony de Brum...
View ArticleJiwaka education to progress
By Mal Taime EDUCATION will not be an issue in the Jiwaka Province next year, and that is good news for students and parents. Acting provincial education program manager Erwin Us has given priority to...
View ArticleHealth posts go rural
THE communities of Bubuleta and Gurney on the fringes of Alotau town will be the first in the country to benefit from a new community health post initiative. The two communities will get new community...
View ArticleMoves to revive ULLG secretariat
By VANESSA SAUN ATTEMPTS by the Government to prepare a comprehensive national urbanisation policy for Papua New Guinea have been tried in the past but without full conviction, a workshop was told in...
View ArticleWNB signs up for cocoa subsidy
By NICOLE JOANNES THE West New Britain Provincial Government and the Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea have signed a memorandum of agreement to implement the freight subsidy project in the province....
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