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March 7th 2021 The Marape Government’s Agriculture Price Support Scheme is having a marked impact on rural cocoa growers, according to PNG Agriculture Company (PNGAC) CEO Brad Jackson. PNGAC, owned by cocoa growers, is the vehicle in East New Britain through which price support is paid to growers. Jackson revealed this during a recent visit […]

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG (ELCPNG) is mourning the death of one of its senior Pastors, Rev Gundu Guenu Kagl, who passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Rev. Gundu, from Dokorr Village in Kundiawa, Chimbu Province, was Papua District President and National Church Council member of ELCPNG at the time of his passing.

The Marape Government will contribute K1 million towards establishment of the Kurakakaul Abattoir and Ranch Rehabilitation Project at Rabaul in East New Britain, says Agriculture and Livestock Minister Hon. John Simon. He made this commitment at the signing of a memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) between Livestock Development Corporation (LDC), East New Britain (ENB) Provincial Government and Rabaul

Air Niugini Air Niugini is upgrading selected flights to Momote Airport, Manus Island, to larger Boeing 737 aircraft from early next month. This follows recent upgrading and restoration work on the runway carried out by National Airports Corporation (NAC). The Boeing 737 service will touch down in Manus Island at 1035am on Easter Saturday  April

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

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

February 2nd 2021 Credit Corporation PNG Chief Executive Officer, Peter Aitsi has informed the Board he will not seek to renew his contract atthe completion of its term and will leave the Group on March 31st, 2021. Mr Aitsi has been in the CEO role for the past three years. The Board has appointed Credit

By MALUM NALU A five-year-old Papua New Guinea girl in Australia is raising funds for Angau Memorial Hospital in Lae through collection and sale of empty cans and bottles. Kiana Ainie Arang, daughter of former PNG champion kick-boxer and professional boxer Kartu ‘Wantok Warrior’ Arang, felt compelled to do so after seeing a heart-breaking Facebook

By MALUM NALU I bought this 3 in 1 cable at CHM at Courts, Gordon, for K40 with my Visa card this morning. Unknown to me, the cunning Asian shopkeeper had entered K45 into the EFTPOS machine, without letting me see. When I checked receipt, and saw K45, I said he’d overcharged me and asked

by Hon. Ian Ling-Stuckey, CMG. MPMinister for TreasuryJanuary 24th 2021​ Compensation claims of K10 million for the Kavieng Airport by a small splinter group of Kavieng landowners from Pabliang and Omo villages cannot be verified. In formal meetings with the Minister for Civil Aviation, Sekie Agisa and CEO National Airport Corporation(NAC) Ephraim Wasem and senior