CPL Groups City Pharmacies outlets across the country are community pharmacies that not only sells and buys healthcare products but is filling in the gaps where health services are falling short. CPL Board of Director Mary Handen said that CPL Group has seen that space, and they realize how important health services is for Papua New Guineans. Mrs. Handen said health is important and through City Pharmacy CPL Group, they are delivering these health services so everyone can look after themselves. “CPL Group is very proud at the fact that we have a household name here which is City Pharmacy…
Author: Maxine KAMUS
CPL Group officially opened its newest City Pharmacy store at North Waigani, located inside the Thomand Plaza. The event marks another milestone in CPL’s Group commitment to expanding access to quality healthcare and pharmaceutical services for communities in PNG. CPL Head of Pharmacy Mr. Pradee Panda said this is the 36 pharmacy that the group has opened after the Namatanai City Pharmacy in New Ireland which is the 35 stores in the country that they will officially open soon. Mr. Panda said that City Pharmacy has been operating in the country for over four (4) decades now and CPL Group…
Prime Minister James Marape has announced a bald tax reform strategy aimed at fostering investment, increasing consumer spending and driving local industry growth. The reforms will take effect once Papua New Guinea’s economy reaches a K150 billion milestone, a target expected to be achieved within the next three to four years. The Prime Minister announced this at the Back to Business Breakfast in Port Moresby. He emphasized that these changes would create a business-friendly environment, ensuring that economic expansion benefits both investors and citizens. Mr. Marape outlined key tax initiatives that will come into effect once PNG reaches the K150…
East New Britain Provincial Member Michael Marum on behalf of his people of East New Britain, pay tribute and homage to Grand Chief, the late Sir Julius Chan GCL GCMG KBE, the last of the founding fathers of this great nation, Papua New Guinea. Mr. Marum in a statement stated that Papua New Guinea has again lost a great and visionary leader who served his country and his people for over his 50 years. “Known as the father of Kina and Toea, he launched the currency on April 19, 1975, as the Finance Minister and can boast the creation of…
The National Capital District (NCD) Governor, Powes Parkop, hosted a Haus Krai (mourning place) on Sunday at the Sir John Guise Indoor Stadium, providing an opportunity for Members of Parliament, senior bureaucrats, and the public to pay their final respects to the last founding father of Papua New Guinea, Sir Julius Chan, who passed away last Thursday. The solemn gathering saw Governor Parkop, Prime Minister James Marape, Members of Parliament and government officials share heartfelt tributes, recognizing former prime minister and New Ireland Governor, late Sir Julius’ immense contributions to the nation. Governor Parkop described Sir Julius as a man…
The Yangoru-Saussia District Development Authority (DDA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the National Gender-Based Violence Secretariat (NGBVS), an office under the Department of Community Development and Religion (DCDR), to build a Meri Seif Haus in Yangoru-Saussia District, East Sepik Province. The Yangoru-Saussia DDA will provide a parcel of land within Yangoru Station for the Meri Seif Haus facility and will also be responsible for the sustainability and the upkeep of the facility. The NGBVS/ DCDR will partner with Yangoru-Saussia DDA to build the Meri Seif Haus and will work with the DDA to find a suitable partner to…
The State of Papua New Guinea has officially handed the body of the late Sir Julius Chan over to the New Ireland Provincial Government at the New Ireland Provincial Assembly in New Ireland province on Monday 3rd, February 2025. The State delegation led by the Speaker of National Parliament Hon. Job Pomat followed by Prime Minister James Marape, State Ministers and Members of Parliament arrived in New Ireland Province to say their last goodbye and hand late Sir Julius over to the New Ireland Provincial Government. Speaker of National Parliament Job Pomat said that the three arms of government are…
International Trade and Investment Ministry aims to deliver six (6) Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in 2025. Minister Richard Maru on Friday stated that for the International Trade and Investment Ministry the key target is to deliver six Special Economic Zones in 2025. Mr. Maru said this is a level of targeting that this country has never seen and SEZs are going to be the future of this country, and his ministry will make sure that all departments and all agencies involved must cooperate to deliver the six SEZs. “At this stage apart from the Paga Hill SEZ which is the…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FOA) has Boosts Vanilla Farmers’ Association in Papua New Guinea, propelling Future Growth Through Peer-to-Peer Knowledge Exchange. FAO, under the EU-STREIT Program in PNG, partnered with local agribusiness Mongs AgTrade Services Limited to bring together nearly 100 vanilla farmers, agripreneurs, and stakeholders from 40 farmer groups and agribusinesses across 10 districts in East and West Sepik Provinces for a farmer-to-farmer exchange in Mandi Village, East Sepik Province. Held in January 2025, the event aimed to strengthen knowledge-sharing and sustainability measures for the vanilla value chain actors, empowered by the FAO, beyond…
“The Investigation into the Oil Palm industry by an independent investigation team has been completed,” says Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru. Mr. Maru said the field visits by the team to East and West New Britain Province were completed on Thursday 30, January 2025. He said the team will be given three (3) weeks to finalize the investigation report for the National Executive Council (NEC) in Parliament. “It is my intention that before the end of February the investigation report will be tabled in cabinet and if the cabinet accepts the report, I will be requesting cabinet…