From across Papua New Guinea
PNG is a long way from Sussex, England, but a developing partnership between Delwin Ketsian from Bougainville and Sarah Payne, founder of the ethical chocolate brand Cocoa Sisters saw the official launch of ‘Delwin’ chocolate bars in the UK this month. The story began last year when Delwin and 8 other cocoa famers from PNG […]
Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru says the country’s biggest problem in the last 50 years was not building a strong and robust economy like other countries. He made this statement during the 8th Customs Business Consultative Forum in Lae this morning. To address this, Maru told members of the Government Agencies and […]
The inconsistent power supply in the country continues to improve at a very slow pace. This has greatly affected every business operation and productivity. Wau-Waria MP Marsh Narewec highlighted that Lae city in the Morobe Province is the country’s major industrial or manufacturing hub and second biggest province yet experiencing inconsistent blackouts. Mr Narewec said […]
Prime Minister James Marape has been asked in Parliament today to provide a full report on the total spending of the Connect PNG program since its inception in 2019. Hiri Koiri MP, Keith Iduhu, also asked the Government to come clear on whether or not the current cashflow shortage in budget implementation and decline in […]
The Fiji National Women’s Football Team arrived in Port Moresby yesterday afternoon ahead of their upcoming international friendly matches against Papua New Guinea at the National Football Stadium. The matches are part of Fiji’s build-up to the OFC Women’s Nations Cup, scheduled to be held from July 4 to 19 in Fiji. Speaking on arrival […]
Prime Minister James Marape has assured Parliament that his government is taking urgent action to prevent Papua New Guinea from being grey listed by the Financial Action Task Force [FATF], a move that could have serious economic consequences for the country. The assurance came in response to a question raised by Deputy Opposition Leader James […]
The Provincial Member for Northern, Gary Juffa, raised several concerns in parliament yesterday on alluvial mining activities happening up in the Wau-Bulolo area in Morobe Province. Governor Juffa pointed out that he recently made a visit to the site and was surprised to see most alluvial mining activities are done by foreigners. He said these […]
The Department of Health is awaiting the Treasury to establish the loan arrangement for funding to commence work on the Kimbe Provincial Hospital. Health Minister Elias Kapavore said this, following questions from West New Britain Governor Sasindran Muthuvel on the status of the hospital development, since its ground breaking in 2021. Mr Muthuvel told parliament […]
Ballot papers, the indelible ink and candidate posters have arrived in Arawa, as campaigning for the Central Bougainville by-election winds down this week in preparation for polling. A chartered aircraft carrying these sensitive materials transported the cargoes into Aropa Airport on Tuesday, and they were transported to the Arawa Police Station and locked up. The […]
PNG’s second fastest men in the 100 metres Emmanuel Anis is gearing up to represent Team PNG at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau [July 29-July 9th]. With a personal best of 10.38 seconds, the student-athlete who recently graduated with a Diploma in Business Management in New Mexico [USA] has been doing the hard yards […]