PNG Lewas help EAP to secure maiden ACCC title
Six (6) PNG Lewas players helped the International Cricket Council (ICC) East Asia Pacific (EAP) Team win the inaugural Australian Women’s Country Cricket Championships in Mt Gambier, South Australia...
View ArticleDigicel Announces Fourth Winner of Top Up & Win Mega Cash Promotion
The fourth and final winner of Digicel’s “Top Up & Win Mega Cash” promotion was drawn live on TVWAN at 5:35pm on Monday 15 February.James Atameng from Lae was thrilled to be one in 10 random...
View ArticlePNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill meets Indian Business Delegation
The Prime Minister,Peter O’Neill has welcomed a business delegation from the Confederation of Indian Investment (CII) that was undertaking its first ever exploratory visit for enhanced bilateral ties...
View ArticleMadang-Ramu Highway a nightmare
Commuters, business houses and truck operators including visitors from other countries travelling the Ramu-Madang portion of the national highway turn to wonder if this is a national highway or a...
View ArticleVitis Industry presents K50.000 for SME Policy & Master plan launch
VITIS Industry Limited, a Papua New Guinea owned SME today presented a cheque worth K50,000.00 towards the launching of the SME Policy and Master Plan for 2016-2030 which will be held at the Sir John...
View ArticleHousing rentals in Port Moresby will still be high, says consumer watchdog
The controversial and perennial inflation of Port Moresby’s housing rentals, according to consumer watchdog, Independent Consumer & Competition Commission, is mainly attributed to the limited...
View ArticleVanuatu airport repairs cost VT139 million
Vanuatu's new minister for public utilities, Jotham Napat has signed the contract of a New Zealand contractor, Fulton Hogan to carry out emergency repairs at the runway of the Bauerfield International...
View ArticleBougainville to benefit from PNG Government's Special Intervention Funds
The People of Bougainville will continue to benefit from the Special Intervention Fund provided for by the PNG Govt for the next 5 years.These monies have been directed to project that will have direct...
View ArticleTeachers and Public Servants get pay
Thousands of public servants around the country receive their pay after midday today.Their salaries were delayed by a day this week due to problems with the main government payroll system.This was...
View ArticleAll Government Payrolls to be managed through ALESCO pay roll system
All governments payrolls will now be managed through ALESCO pay roll system.Finance Secretary Dr Ken Ngangan told NBC news following concerns on pay delay in some government agencies.The idea of...
View ArticleHarmony and Newcrest plan 65km pipeline in PNG
Business Day Live |17.02.2016HARMONY Gold and its partner, Australia’s Newcrest Mining, plan to build a pipeline traversing about 65km of Papua New Guinea to pump a copper and gold concentrate from...
View ArticleVanuatu Government to appoint new Parliamentary Secretary
Vanuatu Government will today announce the appointment of the new Parliamentary Secretary.The appointee will serve alongside the prime minister on international relations.The Government through the...
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Cyclone Winston U-turn toward Fiji
Tropical Cyclone Winston made a U-turn in the Southern Pacific Ocean just north of Niue, and appears to be headed back toward Fiji.On Wednesday, the gale warning for Niue has been cancelled now that...
View ArticlePNG Court halts the operation of Mangi Long Ples airline
A COURT has ordered a local airline company to cease its operations, pending the hearing of a case relating to its alleged failure to pay lease fees for its aircraft totalling K21.2 million.Passengers...
View ArticleRadioactive dump planned for Port Moresby
Work is underway to develop a law that will be used to regulate the use and disposal of radioactive or nuclear materials in the country.A reliable source within the National Health Department says...
View ArticleMSG Chair makes first capital visit - Vanuatu
The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands and Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG),Manasseh Sogavare is currently undertaking his MSG capital visits from 16 to 28 February – firstly in Port Vila,...
View ArticleAustralia supports PNG's ANGAU Hospital
In recognition of the fundamental importance of health care for a nation’s economic and social development, Australia is pleased to be contributing more than K15 million for infrastructure and...
View ArticleNew Edevu Power Project to benefit communities
The new Hedevu power project outside Port Moresby will give power the homes of thousands of people along the Hiritano Highway.This is the reason why the clan representative marking the Heduvu people...
View ArticleLNG Impact Governors sign joint Communique for 4.27 % equity in LNG
Desperate times call for desperate measures and though there may be differences amongst not only Governors concerned but landowners as well, the five concerned Governors of the LNG GAS PROJECT have...
View ArticleMarum tipped to be next PNG Kumuls coach
PAPUA New Guinea Hunters coach Michael Marum is tipped to be the new Kumuls coach, according to a reliable source in the PNG Rugby Football League.The position was left vacant last year after Kumuls...
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