From across Papua New Guinea
The pay cut experienced by thousands of public servants in the first take home pay for 2024 could have been avoided. Prime Minister James Marape admitted public servants working in line government agencies did not do their jobs. The National Budget for 2024 which increased the salary tax-threshold to K20, 000 was made legal in […]
City Pharmacy Limited stores and the major banks in Kimbe town are closed for business today. NBC News walked around and observed that the two CPL branches at the main town area and Kisere were closed. The three major commercial banks, BSP, Westpac and Kina also shut their doors. Despite these closures, other business houses […]
Several business houses in Madang town including government offices and the banks are closed today in fear of being attacked by opportunists. Amongst the shops that were reluctant to open doors for business today were Andersons Foodland, Hardware Haus, City Pharmacy, Chemica, plus shops located within the Madang commercial center. Police and security guards in […]
Following intelligence reports, combined joint security personnel in the country’s second largest city were on guard early this morning to prevent break and enter of shops. Reports from NBC Morobe state two people were killed when a crowd of opportunists attempted to loot shops and businesses houses in the provincial capital. The two deaths were […]
Hours of lawlessness on Wednesday has turned the buzzing city of Port Moresby to a ghost town this morning. The normal business rush and crowds at the bus stops was not visible, as majority of the nation’s capital residents opted for the safety of their homes and PMV buses not operating in fear of the […]
Prime Minister James Marape will become the first island leader in the Pacific to address the Australian Federal Parliament next month. February eight is the invitation date given by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to his PNG counterpart following his state visit to Canberra in December last year, where a K490 million ($200 million) security agreement […]
Three prison visitors’ unsuccessful attempt to smuggle marijuana to an inmate will now throw them in the same prison. Correctional Services officer at Baisu Prison in Western Highlands made a shock find, when unwrapping cooked food brought in over the weekend. Baisu Prison first find, marijuana packed into cooked sweet potatoes. (NBC News: Vanessa […]
People from villages surrounding the RD Tuna Factory in Madang Province plan to lock the gates to the factory on Thursday this week. The frustrated villagers say they will do this to express their grievances over a longstanding issue which the investor and the government have failed to address for over twenty years. RD Tuna […]
Traffic along the Highlands Highway was stopped after a landslide blocked the highway at three different sections of the Daulo Pass Summit in Eastern Highlands Province. The landslip happened Sunday night between 7pm and 8pm after heavy rainfall. Vehicles were stranded on both sides until Monday morning until locals created a narrow passage enough for […]
Ok Tedi Mining Limited [OTML] dividend payment to its shareholders in the 2023 financial year was K450 million. The final figure on the balance sheet was achieved after OTML announced a final dividend payment of K350 million to its shareholders on 28th December 2023, combining the total dividend to K450 Million for last year. The […]