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The Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry (POM CCI) held its 67th Annual General Meeting at the Lamana Hotel on the 24th of November 2022 , present to witness the occasion were its members, executives and various stakeholders.  The meeting was officially opened by the President and Master of Ceremony Mr. Rio Fiocco who gave his opening remarks ...

Prime Minister Marape headlines a star line-up of speakers at the 16th PNG Mining and Petroleum Conference, in Sydney in December, to promote international investment in PNG.   Already over 1000 attendees are registered to attend, as the Conference features a dynamic and engaging program centered around Prime Minister Marape’s announcement of 4 new mega p...

Photo: PM Marape and Governor Bird in discussions with representatives of Pacific Elite Palm Oil Group in Singapore on Monday (November 21, 2022). Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has given his support to development of the oil palm industry in Papua New Guinea on a massive scale. PM Marape gave his support after he and East Sepik Governor, Hon. All...

Photo: PM Marape and Chinese President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on the sidelines of APEC 2022. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him an undertaking to buy more or all that Papua New Guinea produces. The undertaking was made during a bilateral meeting between President ...

The office of censorship has finally launched its Corporate Censorship Plan 2022 to 2026 in Port Moresby recently. In launching the plan, Community development Youth and Religion Minister, Hon Jason Peter said the document was important as it focuses on the organisations capacity and it will help them to implement ‘The National Censorship Policy II’ to...

Photo credit: PNGEITI - Porgera Mine The Porgera chamber of commerce and industry hopes that the re-opening of the mine will go ahead as planned. Chamber president Nickson Pakea said the mine must be re-opened next month as announced recently by Prime Minister James Marape. Pakea said the mine closure had led to criminal activities. “The mine ...

Photo credit: Shuttershock The government rating's outlook has been improved by Moody's Investors Service from "negative" to "stable." The move from negative to stable is attributed to "a stabilisation in the Government's debt load coming in part from the positive terms of trade shock from better global prices for Papua New Guinea's commodities expo...

The Queensland government through the Ministry of Treasurer and International Trade and Investment will be appointing a Queensland Trade Commissioner for the Pacific by next year 2023. This is part of the Queensland government’s effort in strengthening the trade, economic and relationship that exists between Papua New Guinea and Queensland. Queensla...

Photo credit: Papua New Guinea Today The Papua New Guinea Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) launched its Anti-Corruption and Integrity Strategy 2023-2025 in Port Moresby recently. The two-year Strategy is a roadmap for combating corruption within ICAC. The document is an outcome of a Memorandum of Understanding between ICAC and its...

Photo credit: Papua New Guinea Today Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) has paid dividends to the State after 7- years.  The country's Minister for State Enterprise William Duma officially handed over a dummy cheque of K80 Million Kina to Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey and Prime Minister James Marape this week.  The dividend amount from all state-owne...

According to an official, the National Energy Authority is enforcing stricter regulations on the energy and electrical industries in Papua New Guinea, and experts must hold a licence to practise. In Kavieng, New Ireland, recently, acting managing director Ronald Meketa made this statement at the start of the first electrical licensure exam for the New ...

As a result of climate change, international crime, and tax evasion, Pacific Island nations must continue to collaborate in order to solve security challenges. David Towe, the Chief Commissioner of PNG Customs, made this statement at the fourth Joint Heads of Pacific Security conference in Fiji. According to him, it was necessary to utilise the regi...

Photo: PM Marape and Secretary Blinken during a recent bilateral meeting Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has invited the United States of America to invest in downstream processing in Papua New Guinea, especially in fisheries. He made the invitation to US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of APEC 20...

Remington Group has formally announced from its office last week (11 of November, 2022) that it is now calling on its interested applicant's to be part of the 2023 Apprenticeship Program . Students applying will be final year students in the field of electronics, IT, electrotechnology and similar fields.  The Apprenticeship Program is a four year progr...

Photo: Clarence Hoot The Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) delivered a stakeholder awareness and training workshop for the New Guinea Islands Region in Kokopo from 27th – 28th October 2022. The awareness was geared towards training and building the capacity of New Guinea Islands Provincial Commerce Officers and Business Development Officers from the...

Photo caption: L-R: Emanuel Bria, Country Officer – Asia, Mark Robinson EITI Executive Director and Lucas Alkan Head of PNGEITI National Secretariat during a press conference held on the last day of the mission, Friday November 11, 2022.  ​​​​​​​ An EITI International mission led by its Executive Director Mark Robinson to Papua New Guinea concluded tod...

From left to right EITI International Executive Director Mark Robinson, EITI International Director for Asia and the Pacific and the Country Lead for Papua New Guinea Mr. Emmanuel Bria and PNG EITI Head of National Secretariat Mr. Lucas Alkan at the press conference.  EITI International team comprised of the EITI Executive Director Mark Robinson, EITI ...

Photo credit: Sarimu Kanu Linkedin Page Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited has named Sarimu Kanu as its new managing director (KMHL). Nellie James, the KMHL's president, made the declaration. “Under the KMHL constitution, the power to appoint a managing director lies with the board,” James explained. According to James, Vanguard International's i...