From across Papua New Guinea
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. Michael Kabuni, a political lecturer at the University of PNG made this comments when interviewed by NBC Online, following the much talked […]
Pacific ACP Trade Ministers have been told that Papua New Guinea will maintain its position to standstill on fisheries subsidies. International Trade and Investment Minister, Richard Maru is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates attending the 13th Ministerial Conference for the World Trade Organisation where he informed his colleague Pacific ACP Ministers of PNG’s position […]
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. The event slated for March 23 will see the election of the board chairman post and four confederate directors. Chief executive officer Stanley Hondina advised that the 9th PNGRFL AGM […]
New Ireland Development Corporation (NIDC) has entered into a joint venture business investment agreement worth nearly K10 million with Arrow Trading to develop and rebuild a new international standard wholesale and retail supermarket complex in Kavieng. NIDC Chairman Mr Christian Tarkap and Arrow Trading’s Zhong Weng signed the joint venture business agreement in the presence […]
PNG Air has reduced its RPT schedule due to the stop fuel supply notice by PUMA, impacting its daily operations in the airline industry. PNG Air in a media statement informed that PUMA is no longer supplying fuel directly. PNG Air is unable to access fuel in any port around the country as Pacific Energy […]
Papua New Guinea’s Last Man Standing and Governor of New Ireland province Sir Julius Chan joins all patriotic Papua New Guineans around the country and the world in paying respects to Founding Prime Minister late Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare, who passed away three years ago on the 26th of February 2021. Quoting American […]
The Leader of the Opposition, Douglas Tomuriesa has made a call to the government to look into the welfare of the immediate families of Members who die while serving their term in parliament. He made this statement while passing his condolences to family members and the people of Usino-Bundi electorate in Madang province for the […]
During the passage of the 2024 National Budget by Parliament in November last year, the law governing income tax was amended, removing dependent income tax- a tax rebate which is claimed by income taxpayers. But to date, it has not been implemented by the Internal Revenue Commission [IRC] following directive from the executive government, after […]
Clock stood 12pm, as Members of Parliament for the last time bade farewell to a late colleague described as an education reformist. The late Usino-Bundi MP Jimmy Uguro was given a traditional parliament respect, as the House was in session, the casket of the education minister was brought into the chamber at 10:46am to lie […]
The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) is set to carry out the second phase of its nationwide price surveillance starting this month (February 2024). This price surveillance enforcement operation is a lead-up to a set of measures (No. 4 Price Controls) issued under the National Pandemic Act 2020 by the Office of the Controller […]