Member of Parliament for Alotau Ricky Morris has called for the review of the Minimum Wage Law to include workers in the agriculture sector. Mr Morris made this call in a series of questions directed to the deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister for Labour and Industrial relations, John Rosso, in a Parliament Sitting on Thursday 23rd March. He as...

Photo: Petroleum Minister Kerenga Kua Petroleum Minister Kerenga Kua has recently stated that the Papua LNG project is critical in addressing some of the economic challenges that are currently faced in the country. He said about K75 billion will be generated over a 15 year period when the project is in progress. He added that the initial stages of the ...

Photo: Chief Censor of the Office of Censorship, Mr Jim Abani Papua New Guinea has been faced with cybersecurity issues and accessibility of indecent and harmful materials on the internet over the past couple of years. In light of this, Chief Censor of the Office of Censorship, Mr Jim Abani, has called for a public private partnership to tackle cybe...

The landowners of the Wafi-Golpu mine have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the government to respond to their grievances regarding the Infrastructure Development Grant (IDG) for this year, in which the state has allocated K100 million to the impact areas in the vicinity of the mine. The landowners, who arrived from Lae, have been in Port Moresby for over ...

Photo: Indian High Commissioner to PNG, Inbasaker Sundaramuthi Papua New Guinea is one of the best and most ideal places on earth for tourists. White sandy beaches, beautiful people, and local traditions are among some experiences the country has to offer to its visitors. Recently, Indian High Commissioner to PNG, Inbasaker Sundaramuthi, revealed th...

New Britain Palm Oil Limited has established and opened its new corporate office complex in the West New Britain Province. The new NBPOL Group headquarters was officially opened in a ceremony witnessed by dignitaries including Oil Palm Minister Francis Manake and Minister for Trade and Investment Richard Maru. The K20 million facility is situated at...

Papua New Guinea's resource-rich areas are located at some of the most rugged, mountainous, and treacherous terrains, and the designing, building, and maintaining of project site facilities in these resource areas require constant upkeep. The process of creating fabricated units that can be quickly assembled has shifted as developers become more innova...

Statistics in 2022 have proven that the return of the Government’s investment in subsidizing price and freight for local coffee farmers is working. Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) Acting Chief Executive Officer Charles Dambui said the K1 million price and subsidy funding generated K7 million last year, and the Government’s intervention of K30 million...

Mining or exploration licenses that are given to a company go through a process called a warden hearing. This gives opportunities to communities, individuals, or organizations to present their objections. The Alliance of Solwara Warriors, a coalition of coastal communities in PNG, recently held a warden hearing concerning seabed mining, but no official...

Photo: RIFL's Chief Executive Officer, Peter Boutcher CEO sets sights on next growth phase for the year after challenging pandemic period in the finance industry. Established and incorporated by the PNG Banking Corporation in 1979 as Papua New Guinea’s first merchant bank, Resources & Investment Finance Limited (RIFL) is a traditional asset fina...

Photo: Minister for Trade and International Investment, Hon. Richard Maru Special Economic Zones are a launching pad for economic development in the country, and the current government has taken a decisive stance under the leadership of current Prime Minister James Marape by setting up and legislating 18 SEZs in 2019. This policy was the brainchild ...

Photo credit: Paga Hill Estate The Yangoru-Saussia District in the East Sepik Province is undergoing a phase of significant and progressive transformation as local farmers will benefit from a direct cash injection that will see a new revolution in cocoa production. Currently, the Cocoa Board has reported that the district produced 9,000 metric tons ...

Photo: Luke Liria speaking at the official charity golf Launch Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) is once again hosting its inaugural ANGAU Cancer Charity Golf tournament for the third year in partnership with Morobe Provincial Health Authority in Lae next month to support The National Cancer Treatment Center at Lae’s Angau Hospital. Luke Liria...

Photo: Sam Basil Junior. credit: Sam Basil Junior Facebook Page The alluvial mining sector is a fast-growing sector in Papua New Guinea, with more than 80,000 alluvial miners engaged in the sector, which also generates a significant amount of export receipts in millions of kina to the PNG economy annually. The Bulolo area in Morobe has been known fo...

Papua New Guinea has ceased issuing import permits for Australian and Asian raw poultry in a trade move some viewed as political maneuvering. A blanket ban was imposed on the importation of frozen chickens into the country to protect the billion-kina local poultry industry. PNG's Agriculture Minister Aiye Tambua announced that the ban will take effe...

Photo: Minister for Agriculture Aiya Tambua. Credit: Aiya Tambua LinkedIn Page Minister for Agriculture Aiya Tambua has announced the new price support for copra or coconut farmers in the country. Mr Tambua said brown coconut will now be bought at a price of K2, which is an increase of K1.1, while white coconut will be bought at K2.50, he said when ...