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ICCC starts second phase of nationwide price inspection

THE Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has started the second phase of the nationwide inspection on prices of goods sold at the wholesale and retail shops nationwide starting in the nation's capital.

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National Parliament ratify Defense Cooperation Agreement with Indonesia after 10-year delay

  The National Parliament has ratified a Defense Cooperation Agreement [DCA] with the Republic of Indonesia, after the last agreement ended a decade ago.      

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QRL confirms Hunters home games to remain in Port Moresby

The SP PNG Hunters home games in Port Moresby will proceed as scheduled for this season according to Queensland Rugby League.

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Vanuatu and PNG to feature in new FIFA Series pilot project

Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea have been invited to play in the new FIFA Series pilot project next month. This initiative provides for a series of inter-confederation friendlies, to be played in a single host nation during international windows.

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ICCC reaches solution on possible fuel diversion to resolve fuel crisis in PNG

The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission [ICCC] today announced they have source a short-term fuel supplier to meet the current shortfall the country is currently faced with.

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Eastern Highlands, first province to sign Road Management and performance Agreement with Department of Works and Highways

Eastern Highlands Provincial Government is the first province to be given powers to manage its district and provincial roads.

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First gold bar for Porgera Mine after recommencement of mining operations

Prime Minister James Marape was in the Porgera Valley to witness the processing of gold bar, last Friday, signifying the actual production of gold at New Porgera Limited gold processing and production facility at Porgera in Porgera-Laigap district of Enga Province.

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UPNG lecturer Michael Kabuni says vote of no confidence motion is a mechanism for any democracy

Section 145 of the Constitution which gives effect for a motion of Vote of No Confidence [VoNC] against any, incumbent prime minister or a state minister, is an accountability mechanism for any democracy.

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PNG to maintain standstill position on fishing subsidies

Pacific ACP Trade Ministers have been told that Papua New Guinea will maintain its position to standstill on fisheries subsidies.

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PNGRFL to host its AGM next month

The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) will conduct its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lae, Morobe next month according to the board.

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