PAPUA New Guinea has secured what could be described as the “best price” arrangement in decades for round logs export with an overseas firm. Forest Minister Walter D. Schnaubelt revealed a State Purchase Option (SPO) has been recently conducted between the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) and a Chinese firm, Great Zone Holdings Limited in Shanghai. SPO is one of the provisions under the timber licence that the State through PNGFA is given 25% of total logs harvested annually by a timber company, the option to engage in a sale and purchase of round logs. PNGFA in this arrangement…
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Nambawan Super is urging Papua New Guineans to support the Government in its preparation and rollout of a national vaccination program to combat Covid19. Chairman of Nambawan Super, Reg Monagi, said Nambawan Super is putting its people in line to be vaccinated as soon as possible and advocating for its members to be on the Government’s priority listing for access to vaccination. “The Government has NSL’s full support for the rollout of the PNG Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee approved Covid19 vaccine,” Mr Monagi said. “The Fund is concerned for the health and wellbeing of our our staff – but…
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP has officially welcomed the International Professional Boxers, Roldan Aldea, Mark Sales and the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia Match to Papua New Guinea. The team arrived on April 10 and are in 14-day quarantine at the Sanctuary Hotel in Port Moresby. “I am delighted to welcome these young fighters; Roldan Aldea, Mark Sales and their team into the country, despite, COVID-19 restrictions and strict protocol measures imposed to secure best healthcare for all during their stay in our country,” PM Marape said. “I understand from the Oceania Fight Promotions (OFP) management standpoint that the…
BSP PNG | Bank South Pacific Financial Group Limited, formerly known as Bank South Pacific Limited is commemorating the annual World Earth Day among billions around the world. BSP through its GO GREEN initiative recognises the annual Earth Day by supporting innovative ideas that promote environmental resilience. The bank joins the global community to show support for Earth Day with the goal to continuing its tradition with multiple projects that will look toward keeping our community sustainable and environmentally sound for the next 50 years. BSP Corporate Sponsorship Manager Amelia Minnopu announced this saying, “Earth Day is an important moment…
Major telecommunications company Digicel PNG has renewed it’s naming rights sponsorship of the country’s premier rugby league competition – Digicel Cup- for a further two years to 2022. Digicel (PNG) Senior Vice President Lorna McPherson said the company exercised it’s option to renew this sponsorship for 2021 and 2022 after the initial three year term was up at the end of the 2020 season. “Digicel has been proudly supporting PNGs premier professional rugby league competition since 2011 and in 2017 renewed it for another three years which ended last year,” Lorna said. “We are happy to announce that we will…
PNG has recorded eight new Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, increasing the countries Covid-19 death toll up to 99. The deaths were reported in Milne Bay and in the NCD. Milne Bay recorded five deaths, while NCD recorded three deaths. Also in the last 24 hours 141 new cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases up to 10, 388. The cases were reported in 14 provinces, including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Continue to practice the covid-19 safety protocols
Minister for Immigration and Border Security, the Hon. Westly Nukundi Nukundj, MP has today commended Parliament on the passage of legislation to amend the Immigration and Citizenship Authority Act and the Employment of Non- Citizen’s Act. “These amendments will enable the transfer of the work permit function from the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations to the Immigration and Citizenship Authority. This delivers on the long-standing commitment of successive governments to establish a true one-stop-shop for the administration and regulation of foreign workers”, Mr Nukundj said. Speaking earlier today, the Minister noted that these amendments were first proposed as far…
On Anzac Day Australia will reflect on the legacy of World War II, and recall the shared history and celebrate the special bonds created between Papua New Guineans and Australians during the conflict. These bonds are embodied in the iconic Kokoda Track, a monument to the friendship, courage, endurance and sacrifice that both countries demonstrated during World War II in defence of our shared values. While Covid-19 has interrupted the thousands of trekkers who would usually walk the Track, the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) continues to preserve, protect and promote the military and cultural heritage of the…
Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 cases has now surpassed 10,000 prompting calls from the Controller of the National Pandemic Response, Police Commissioner David Manning for citizens to strictly adhere to measures in the New Normal or “Niupela Pasin”. “Our battle with the surging COVID-19 outbreak is at a critical stage and I urge every citizen to strictly comply with measures in the New Normal,” said Mr Manning. The measures in the new normal which Mr Manning made reference to are as follows: 1. Clean hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based sanitizer; 2. Keep a physical distance of…
This just in, 245 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Last 24hrs increasing the total number of COVID-19 cases in PNG to 10, 197. Death toll remains at 91. The new cases reported are from 30 districts in the 22 provinces with ages ranging from 8-80yrs old. Continue to practice COVID-19 safety protocols and keep listening to the news on this station follow our news website: pnghausbung.com