World Bank projects PNG economy to grow by 4 per cent in 2022
PORT MORESBY, March 4, 2022 – A new World Bank report says Papua New Guinea’s economy is projected to grow by four percent in 2022, driven largely by growth in the extractives sector. Papua New Guinea Economic Update: Navigating a Fragile Recovery looks at key recent developments in PNG’s economy and places these in a …
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Digital passenger declaration required for travel to Australia
AIR NIUGINI Passengers travelling to Australia are required to complete a new “document” being the Australian Digital Passenger Declaration (or DPD). This replaces the earlier Passenger Travel Declaration (or ATD) that was required. The DPD is a mobile phone app and available for download at the Apple iPhone Store for iPhone, and Google Store for …
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What is the oldest surviving building in Lae?
Eighty-nine (89) years ago yesterday, on March 4, 1933, they started building the St Andrew’s Lutheran Church at Ampo in Lae, with dedication being on Oct 8, 1933. The church, built in its present form in 1933 (until renovated in 2005), is the only pre-war building in Lae and the timberwork used to bear many …
Remembering Bugandi High School, Lae, the way it used to be
By MALUM NALU NB: This story was first published in 2010. Back in 2010, I was pleasantly surprised to receive some amazing old photographs of Lae from Denis Murrell, a former teacher at the iconic Bugandi High School. He taught at Bugandi from 1968-1971 and had fond memories of Bugandi and Lae the way they used to …
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How did ANGAU Memorial Hospital in Lae get its name?
Information from Wikipedia ANGAU Memorial Hospital is a major hospital in Lae, Papua New Guinea. Named after an Australian Army unit that was responsible for the civil administration of the Territory of Papua and the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, the hospital provides in-patient and specialist medical services to people in the Sepik, Madang and …
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