The Acting Speaker of Parliament Mr. Koni Iguan bluntly told Members of Parliament (MP) this morning in parliament to turn up on time for the parliament sessions after noticing that many of them continuously coming in late for sessions. The Acting Speaker said parliament sessions are important because a lot of topics on development and matters of importance to the country are discussed and debated on the floor of parliament. “In accordance with section 36 two- and- three, it states very clear that we go strictly by the time of attending parliament sessions,” said the acting speaker. Acting Speaker Iguan…
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The Minister for Housing is adamant to clean up the issues that have tainted the National Housing Cooperation (NHC) over the years in order to have a robust and effective housing institution that can cater for the needs of all the people seeking good affordable housing and accommodation throughout the country. The Minister and Member for Tewai- Siasi Open Dr. Kobby Bomareo, said the NHC has legacy issues which are aligned with allegations of corruption over the years, but the minister said a lot of things are now being done to fix the matters in house. Minister Bomareo said this…
The Air Niugini Board has been instructed to review the rate in which the airline ticket prices are being set after some issues within the airline company saw the termination of some of the senior executive team members. The Minister for State owned Enterprises, William Duma, revealed in parliament today that they had to terminate two executives because of the unauthorized increases of airfares to the public. “There is a problem there and I must admit that these increases were never approved by the board of Air Niugini and never came to myself as the minister,” said Duma. “That is…
More information regarding the proposed construction of the Simbu Polytechnical (Polytech) Institute in the Gumine district is expected to be revealed today in parliament by the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology. The Minister, Mr. Don Polye, in last week’s parliament sitting told the Member for Gumine Mr. Lukas Dekena, that he would respond in full to the member’s questions once he has the full details of this project. The member asked the minister as to what has become of the K41million funding allocated for the construction of the Polytech institution and what was the reason behind the…
More than 2, 600 Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) operations in the country have benefited so far from BSP Financial Group Limited SME loan products since the loan service was established over two years ago. The assistance saw the local businesses expand, generate revenue, and create more employment through the various SME Loan Products BSP offers. BSP Group General Manager for Retail, Mr. Daniel Faunt in a statement, said that the SME Credit Enhancement Scheme loan (CESL) continues to get a lot of traction in Retail Lending since its roll out on 4th October 2020. “To date, we have funded…
The Governor for East Sepik Mr. Allen Bird is warning the government of a possible global financial crisis and that the country should start preparing for it so to deflect any further inflation in the country. The governor, during grievance debate in parliament in the recent sitting, told parliament that some of the world’s biggest banks like the Silicon Valley Bank in the United States, went bust just recently and other notable banks like the Credit Suisse Bank in Europe is also showing signs of trouble. He stressed that it’s not only that, but other major banks in the world…
The Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) has come out to clear the air on claims that the Acting Governor of the Bank approved a financial trading licence for Golden Sun PNG Limited. The Bank, in a statement said the notices and documents that were circulated on social media are fraudulent and were never authorized by the Bank or the Acting Governor Ms Elizabeth Genia. Golden Sun PNG Limited has not applied to the BPNG for a license and is not authorized to take deposits. The Bank encourages the public to use the authorized financial institutions and be wary of…
Teachers through out the country are yet to be paid their 3% pay increase because the PNG Teachers Association is yet to meet with the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) on this matter. This was made know in parliament this morning by the Education Minister Jimmy Uguro, during question time. He said the DPM is still waiting for the PNGTA to meet with the department to do the necessary paperwork to make sure that 3% is paid this year. The minister, when responding to questions from the member for Moresby North East John Kaupa on the matter, explained also that…
Great news for Nasfund Contributors Savings and Loans Society (NCSL) members, it has been confirmed that the NCSL Members Services will be back online today. According to NCSL, Members Online Portal service should be back online at 5pm this afternoon; however, the Loan Application service will be back online on Monday 20th March. For the Employer Online Portal, which includes Loan Endorsement, Processing Member Contributions and Processing New Membership. For the USSD service, the SMS Banking services will come online on Tuesday 21st March, while the Poro Card service is temporary unavailable but should resume in mid- April. Members without…
Sir Bob Dadae was officially sworn in as the 11th Governor General of Papua New Guinea (PNG) this morning in Port Moresby, marking his second term in office as the representative of King Charles in the country. The ceremony took place at the National Parliament House Chamber at Waigani in front of members of parliament and dignitaries. He first took the Oath of Allegiance and the Declaration of Office and following that, he was officially sworn in by the Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea Sir Gibs Salika on the floor of parliament. Sir Dadae was re-elected as the country’s…