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…
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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…
As National Parliament says its last goodbye to one of the founding fathers of Papua New Guinea the late Sir Julius Chan, his son Mark Chan told Parliament that it was an honorable task for them to bury their father. Mark with his siblings Vanessa, Byron and Toea said their father has given them an honorable task to bury him and they will honor his wishes. He said the family is very honored that so many people turned up to pay their respects and celebrate the life of their father the late Sir Julius Chan. “I only ask now that…
Member for Yangoru-Saussia and Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru announced today that applications for all Yangoru-Saussia students who want to benefit from the district School Fee Subsidy Scheme will must apply now as the scheme will close on February 15, 2025. Mr. Maru said all qualified applicants must ensure all their forms are filled out and signed by their respective LLG Presidents and delivered to his district office by February 15, 2025. “This applies to students who are accepted to tertiary institutions in Papua New Guinea and to India.” “For India, we are paying the full school…
Operation ‘Ston Brukim Ston’ was officially launched today to clean up Yangoru-Saussia District before the country celebrates 50 years of Independence. Member for Yangoru-Saussia and Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru today launched the operation. Mr Maru said as part of preparing the district for the 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations, they will start with a major clean-up of crime and all criminals in the district. “Operation Ston brukim Ston has three (3) key objectives, and they are to bring all criminals who are on the run and not convicted to justice, prevent more crimes, and create a more…
Air Niugini’s commitment to safe flight operations has ensured Jet Fuel is available in Western Province. The airline stated that they are continuing to actively work with their partners, OTML and Pacific Energy Aviation Limited (PEAL), to ensure the availability of compliant, sustainable, and appropriate jet fuel solutions in the Western Province. Air Niugini said this collaborative effort is essential for maintaining safe flight operations for their valued customers travelling to and from Kiunga and Tabubil. “We understand that recent fuel availability issues have caused inconvenience for our customers, and we sincerely apologize for any disruptions this may have caused.…
Nambawan Super wishes to address inaccurate information published recently in the Media that misquoted Mr. Paul Sayer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nambawan Super Limited (NSL). The article in question titled, ‘Super fund to build houses at 9-Mile’, stated, “So, part of the task is that tomorrow there will be 2000 houses out there.”, attributed to the NSL CEO. Nambawan Super stated that this statement does not reflect what was said during CEO’s speech in a recent event hosted by the Teachers Services Commission. “The accurate statement made by Mr. Sayer was: “So, part of the task isn’t that tomorrow…
Just when the country is looking forward to celebrating 50 years of Independence, our great nation of Papua New Guinea is hit with the passing of the last man standing, the Right Hon. Sir Julius Sungmen Chan GCL GCMG KBE PC. At the age of 85, the late Sir Julius peacefully passed away today at 12:30pm at his home at Manmantinut, Huris in New Ireland Province. Born on August 29th, 1939, on the Tanga Islands North-East of New Ireland, Sir Julius first became actively involved in politics in the 1960s. He was elected to represent the Namatanai district of New…
Prime Minister James Marape when meeting U.S Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Her Excellency Ann Marie Yastishock on Tuesday to discuss topics to strengthen bilateral relations between PNG and the U.S, also discussed economic development and the importance of increasing U.S investment in PNG. Ambassador Yastishock acknowledged the untapped potential PNG’s economy and committed to working with American businesses to explore investment opportunities. “There is a significant amount of investment potential here, and we aim to encourage U.S companies to explore these opportunities in collaboration with the PNG government,” she said. PM Marape underscored the importance of sustainable economic partnerships,…