Prime Minister (PM) James Marape has officially welcomed the return of the 14 members of the Opposition to his government led by the Member (MP) for Finschhafen, stating that their return shows that these leaders want to work together to address the problems faced by the people in this country. PM Marape commended MP for Finschhafen Rainbo Paita, and the members of ‘Our Pati’ for forming their own party and highlighted their Constitutional rights in making the decision to rejoin Government, as well as his government’s openness to diversity of opinion. MP Paita had been the Opposition’s nominee for prime…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
Papua New Guineas (PNG) got off to a great start in the 2024 ALF Pacific Cup with a victory over Fiji in the Male Under 17 (U17) division match played out at the Sunshine Coast, Australia. The match played yesterday was the opener of the prestigious AFL competition where the PNG Binatangs (junior national team) thrashed the Fiji boys with 5 goals and 5 behinds to reach 35, to nil. AFL PNG Senior Football Operations Manager, Mr. Rex Leka, earlier this week confirmed with PNG HAUSBUNG that the junior’s (under 17s); the Binatangs (boys) and Kurakums (girls) teams, are now…
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea now has an updated Code of Ethics and Professional Practice against which the performance of its media members’ can be measured. In its 2024 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 2nd, the Management Council of the MCPNG endorsed the Code, which will now be socialized throughout the country’s mainstream media newsrooms. Media Council President, Neville Choi, said for too long, there have been very public conversations referring to what many perceive to be a drop in the standard of journalism, without actually defining what their arguments are based on. He said this Code…
Fuel consumers through out the country will have to dig a bit deeper into their pockets this month because the price of fuel will increase starting tomorrow, Friday November 8th. The Independent Consumer and Competitions Commission (ICCC) announced that the price for all three petroleum products, which are petrol, diesel and kerosene, will increase on average right across Papua New Guinea (PNG) for the month of November. The domestic increase in the fuel price is affected by international supply restrictions due to the ongoing geopolitical tension in the Middle East. The changes will commence tomorrow with their Indicative Retail Prices…
American energy company Chevron USA Inc will make an advance payment to Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL), in exchange for LNG and condensate cargoes over the next two years. This was achieved when Chevron (Singapore Branch) and KPHL closed an agreement just recently. Since the introduction of equity marketing at the start of 2024, KPHL has sold 4 LNG cargoes on the spot market and this term- sale will provide more security for KPHL. KPHL Managing Director, Mr. Wapu Sonk said KPHL selected Chevron’s forward sales agreement, following an extensive bid process with major trading, utility and other entities to…
The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNG CORE) reports an uptake of registrations from delegates, exhibitors and sponsors with just a month to go before the hosting of the 2024 PNG Investment Week in Australia. Chief Operating Officer for PNG CORE, Mrs. Pansy Taueni-Sialis, says preparations are underway for the 2024 PNG Investment Week hosted by the PNG CORE from the 6th – 11th December at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. “Whilst we still have a number of delegate seats left, they are selling out fast alongside our exhibition booths and sponsorship packages and we encourage…
The Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) in its effort to implement National Government policies on achieving financial inclusion, has partnered with the Department of Education (DOE) to start rolling out financial literacy curriculum in schools in the country. This was achieved when 21 books, comprising of seven Teacher Resource Books, Student Activity Books and Syllabuses each, were launched on Friday 1st November. These books were developed following an intensive two weeks of workshop involving teachers, textbook content writers from the DOE and a team from CEFI who put their heads together to develop the financial literacy curriculum. These…
Kina Bank customers have only today to hand in their Kina Local Cards to be replaced with a Kina Visa Debit Card as the bank makes changes to its banking cards to safeguard customers from theft and ensure ease of customer usage of Kina Bank cards. Customers can visit a Kina Branch nearest to them or for those in Port Moresby, they can also visit the two Kina Digital Hubs located at the Boroko Post Office or the Eliseo Rainbow Shopping Mall, to have their cards replaced free of charge. Kina Bank Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Roppe Uyassi said the…
A recent drug bust in the Western province saw police nab a suspect with over 4kilograms of marijuana with a street value of over K20, 000. Police personnel in the North Fly Command arrested and charged a male suspect for being in possession of marijuana weighing 4.5kilograms with street value of K20, 000 to K30, 000. The acting Police Provincial Commander (PPC), Inspector Anjap Minata said the suspect was arrested and charged under the amended Dangerous Drug Act under Section 3 (1) (d) and locked up at the Tabubil Police Station. The court file for the suspect is in progress…
As part of building the capacity of its workforce, NiuSky Pacific Limited (NSPL) is looking at introducing in the very near future a school to train the next generation of air traffic controllers for Papua New Guinea (PNG). NiuSky Pacific Acting Managing Director, Mr. Graham Blythe said this plan is captured in the recently launched 2025- 2027 Corporate Plan for the state-owned entity. Released along with NiuSky Pacific Strategic Direction 2025- 2030, the Corporate Plan outlines the focus for the next three years and the building of the new school is captured under its Strategic Portfolio Plan to enhance workforce.…