Month: February 2021

Air Niugini upgrades Alotau flights to larger Boeing 737 aircraft

Air Niugini Thursday February 18th 2021 Air Niugini is upgrading selected flights to Gurney Airport, Alotau, Milne Bay Province to larger Boeing 737 aircraft. The first ever Boeing 737 service will touch down in Gurney at 11. 20am on Friday February 26th , 2021. Thereafter, the B737 aircraft will become a regular sight at Gurney …

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Wewak abattoir to get a new lease of life

Tuesday February 16th 2021 Wariman Abattoir and Cattle Ranch in Wewak, East Sepik, is set to be a multi-million kina business with support of Government, says  Livestock Development Corporation (LDC) Managing-Director Terry Koim. He said this following the signing of a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) last week (February 11th 2021) with East Sepik Provincial Administrator, Dr Clement …

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Air Niugini increases Port Moresby – Hong Kong Services

Air Niugini February 16, 2021 Air Niugini is pleased to announce that it will increase services between Port Moresby and Hong Kong from once to twice weekly, commencing Saturday, April 3, 2021. Services will be operated by Air Niugini’s Boeing 767 aircraft, in partnership with Cathay Pacific Airways under a code share arrangement. Flights to …

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Pacific Islands Forum elects Henry Puna as new Secretary-General, commends Dame Meg Taylor

PIF HQ, Suva, FIJI, February 4, 2021  Forum HQ, Suva, FIJI–   Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have concluded their Special Leaders Retreat overnight and have announced Henry Puna as the incoming Secretary General. Also on the agenda of the Special Leaders Retreat was the COVID-19 pandemic, including the distribution of vaccines to the region. Leaders acknowledged the region’s efforts to date to manage the spread of the COIVD-19 pandemic in the …

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Agriculture project focuses on East Sepik women and youth

Encouraging youth and recognising the vital role of women in the development of the cocoa, vanilla and fisheries value chains was the main focus of a meeting between Support to Rural Entrepreneurship Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG) and East Sepik provincial administration and government line agencies in Wewak on January 26th 2021. …

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