The topic of law and order has been the dominant topic for questions and responses in this sitting of parliament, where the question now put forth is whether there will be a real working plan put together to address it going forward. The Minister for Internal Security, Peter Tsiamalili Junior, gave a simple response to this on the floor parliament today during question time when he said the matter falls back to all Members of Parliament and what they do in there provinces and districts. “There is a need for us to be working collaboratively to address law and order,”…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
The shared values in development and economic progress being held with the state and the private sector, is the one thing that must be further strengthened to bring about the desired outcome for Papua New Guinea (PNG) its people. This is the driving force behind the various collaborations between the government and businesses and companies over the recent past through partnerships and forums held between the state and the private sector. President of the Business Council of Papua New Guinea (BCPNG), Nuni Kulu, who opened the National Content Conference at the parliament house today, said that in a time of…
The Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) is reminding organizations of their responsibility to comply with tax laws and regulations to ensure a fair and transparent tax system after it was revealed that some employers are not accurately deducting salary and wages tax from employees under Section 299D of the Income Tax Act 1959. IRC Commissioner General Mr. Sam Koim said that employers must ensure that all benefits paid to their employees are appropriately accounted for and tax appropriately deducted. Failing to do so may result in serious consequences, including penalties and potential legal action. Recently, one mining company has been found…
Business owners have been warned to immediately renew their Business Names that have expired and re-register companies or risk an automatic cancellation by the automated compliance system. The Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) through the Office of the Registrar of Companies, issued the final warning and urged them to come forward and renew Business Names by August 31st. This means that any owner who wishes to maintain or restore the same business name after its cancellation, will be required to pay a penalty of K250 plus a renewal of K150. Similarly, the Office is warning directors of both local and overseas…
The National Parliament will be hosting a first of its kind National Content Conference with the aim to promote business and state partnership in pursuing the development agenda of the country. The Acting Speaker of Parliament, Koni Iguan said this Conference is part of the Speaker of Parliament, Job Pomat’s, initiative to engage with the business community. “I am pleased to announce the hosting of a conference by the National Parliament in collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Business Council to be held in the State Function Room on Monday 07th August from 8am to 4pm,” said the acting speaker.…
The Asian Development Bank is forecasting continued economic growth for Pacific economies heading into 2024. This week, the ADB released its latest edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor which projects collective growth of 3.3 percent for Pacific economies in 2023 and 2.8 percent in 2024. The lead author of the report Cara Tinio told Pacific Waves the growth was driven by a wide range of factors which differed from country to country. In Papua New Guinea, growth is projected to be driven mostly by output outside the resource sector. “So resource here they define mostly as their mining and their natural gas resources. So…
The Member for Jimi Open, Wake Goi wants to see the plantations for cash crops like cocoa, coffee, and copra are revived to the state where they once were in the country during a time when the agriculture sector contributed a whole lot to Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) economic growth and development. The member acknowledged the significance of the mining and petroleum sectors and what they can contribute to the country, but he said the focus should be given more to the agriculture sector and he appreciated what the government is doing now for this particular sector. He stressed that…
The issues of unemployment and law and order needs a holistic approach by various sectors of the economy to address. Prime Minister James Marape made mention of this in Parliament today when responding to questions from the Opposition Leader during question time. Marape said the matter of the vagrancy act enforcement, law enforcement and creating employment for the people, especially youths, comes back to the justice section, police and the government through its relevant departments to work together to address. He said the government is working on this through the current upgrading of the Judiciary system with the restructuring going…
The Cardiac Outpatient at the Port Moresby General Hospital has since improved on its services to the public with over a thousand patients being attended to so far, since it received support from the Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) in 2020. This was made known today by the Chairman of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Health Matters, Elias Kapavore, when presenting the Preliminary Report on the Committee’s fact finding mission on the Provincial Health Authorities of East Sepik, Eastern Highlands and the National Capital District (NCD), in parliament today. Mr. Kapavore said since the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed on…
The government continues to put in efforts to create more employment opportunities for Papua New Guineans through various policies and plans, including capturing it in the new Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) 4. Minister for Labour and Employment, Kessy Sawang made mention of this during question time in parliament this morning when responding to questions from the Member for Nipa Kutubu on the matter of unemployment in the country. “I want to place on record that the Marape- Rosso Government is aware of the challenging times as we deal with employment and in the recent MTDP 4, the government has…