Nasfund Contributors Savings and Loans Society (NCSL) has assured its members that their contributions are safe and secure despite the shutdown of its system due to a cyber security threat. According to the NCSL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Vari Lahui, they have had to shut down their online portal and other services to protect the entire system from being breached and data stolen. “This issue happened on Wednesday 1st of March when we were starting out start of the day process, when we identified a threat in our system and so based on the expert advice we received, we…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
The upcoming Papua LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) project, apart from the general economic benefits that it will be generating, the project will create opportunities for people through spinoff business activities. That is exactly what the Central Province Governor, Rufina Peter, wants to create for her people in anticipation of the commencement of the construction phase of Papua New Guinea’s next large scale LNG project. She revealed that the provincial government will assist locals to get into agrobusinesses to support the Papua LNG project. She said agrobusiness is one potential spinoff businesses that the people of Central province can tap into.…
Taxis and buses in the city of Port Moresby, as a mark of respect for the murder of one of their colleagues in the Central province yesterday, staged a convoy around the city to pay their respects. According to the Second in Charge (2IC) of National Capital District (NCD) traffic police, Inspector Patrick Lepo, the public transport operators were supposed to meet at the Kone Tigers oval at Waigani, but that has not happened yet. Inspector Lepo also said that the taxis and Public Motor Vehicles (PMV) seem to be operating normally today despite the convoy that was staged during…
The people in Porgera and neighboring Paiam town will now have access once again to the financial and banking services provided by the BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP). This after the bank re-opened its Porgera sub- branch on Tuesday 07th March after a year of closure as a result of security issues during the 2022 National General Elections that force the sub- branch to close its doors. In announcing the re-opening of its operations in Porgera, BSP Group CEO Mark Robinson said now that the sub- branch has re- opened, the people must now take ownership of the banking facility…
The Papua LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) project is a step closer to its construction phase after the joint venture partners and the state announced that the project has moved on to the Front- End Engineering Design (FEED) phase. The Minister for Petroleum, Kerenga Kua, when speaking during the announcement on last night at the APEC in Port Moresby by Total Energies and the government, said this project will result in good economic growth for Papua New Guinea (PNG). The minister said that the people can look forward to substantial benefits for the country that will trickle down to the people.…
The two clubs that were involved in on-field violence during the finals of the Port Moresby Australian Football League (AFL) competition last year, have been allowed to remain in the competition. Port Moresby AFL Association President Mr. Douglas Lai said the association decided against banning the Lamana Dockers and Gordons Kokofas. “We have decided to let it go for the sake of progress in the competition and I hope they have learnt their lessons and would do better this year,” said the president. The decision against the removal of the two clubs was reached during the association meeting held over…
A vehicle database is in the process of being established to counter the ongoing traffic infringements committed by public transport operators in Port Moresby city. The National Capital District (NCD) Metropolitan Superintendent Silva Sika, said this is part of police efforts to address the continuous breaches of traffic laws on a daily basis in the capital city of Papua New Guinea (PNG). He told Public Motor Vehicle (PMV) and taxi operators that this new database will keep a record of individuals who break the traffic rules. “If you are arrested for any particular case, you will be entered into that…
Moni Plus has once again come on board to support the Port Moresby Australian Football League (AFL) competition for another season with a total of K30, 000 sponsorship as naming rights sponsors. Port Moresby AFL Association President Mr. Douglas Lai said this funding support has come from a total of K60, 000 Moni Plus sponsorship, from which another K30, 000 was given to the Papua New Guinea (PNG) AFL Commission for this season’s operations. “This is the third year now that Heduru Moni Plus has come on board to sponsor the AFL competition, they started sponsoring the competition back in…
It is the 7th season of the Men of Honours Awards and PNG Air has once again come on board as a sponsor of the event, continuing its partnership with the Digicel PNG Foundation initiative for another year. The Chief Commercial Officer for PNG Air, Mr. Simon Pitt announced that the commercial airline company will remain a sponsor for the event going forward. “As a company we are proud to continue our partnership with Digicel PNG Foundation for a second year as the official carrier for the Men of Honours Awards. It is also perfect for our employees to see…
The residents of the city of Port Moresby and the Central province are expecting power loadshedding this weekend because one of the gas- to- power plants just outside the PNG LNG plant site in the Central province, will be closed for a major upgrading work. According to PNG Power Limited, the Dirio gas power plant that supplements the power supply to Port Moresby, will be shut down on Saturday 04th of March at 7am and coming back online on Sunday 05th of March at 6pm. The shutdown is important because it will allow for the installation of the Statcom. The…