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CPA 2024 CONFERENCE SUCCESSFULLY HOSTED IN GOROKA
MORE than a hundred registered practicing accountants throughout the country have attended a two-day Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) conference last week in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province. With the theme ‘Navigating Pathways to Economic Empowerment’, guest speakers included some of the prominent experts in the agriculture, education, governance and business sectors who spoke on various topics relating to…
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EU INVITES PNG COFFEE EXPORTERS – EUROPEAN COFFEE EXPO IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
European Union has hosted and invited all the Papua New Guinean local coffee exporters toattend the Copenhagen World Coffee expo in Denmark, Germany from 27th to 29th June, 2024. Europe has a bigger market here, says Mr. Fred Koldop, owner and Managing Director ofTogoba Coffee. “This gives us the opportunity to directly encounter and sell…
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TVET centers to be install in prisons
PRIME Minister Hon James Marape says his government will install Technical Vocational Education Training Centers in prisons as part of inmate’s rehabilitation during the SME Breakfast in Port Moresby on Thursday. PM Marape was impressed by the clothes, bilums, arts and crafts and food produced by Bomana inmates that were on show and commended the work…
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Minister and TSC address teacher’s salary delay
By BENSON WEMA THE delay in salaries for teachers nationwide has prompted the offices of the education minister and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) to issue statements explaining the reasons behind the delay. Education Minister Hon Lucas Dekena said the delay in payment was to ensure that no teacher is omitted from receiving their salary.…
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There is an Urgent Need for Reform of Fiscal Regimes in Papua New Guinea’s Extractive Sector
MEDIA STATEMENT I am issuing this statement to highlight the significant negative impacts of state equity in resource projects on Papua New Guinea and to recommend urgent reforms to the fiscal regimes governing the extractive sector. It is imperative to address these issues to ensure sustainable and equitable development for our nation. State equity in…
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DEFENCE BILL 2024 PRESENTED TO DEFENCE COUNCIL
The legal team reviewing the Defence Act 1974 and Defence (Amendment) Act 2009 have presented the final working draft of the Defence Bill 2024 yesterday to the Defence Council, which consists of the Minister for Defence Hon. Dr Billy Joseph, Defence Secretary Hari John Akipe and Acting Chief of Defence Force Commodore Philip Polewara. The…
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Government Clarifies Public Servant Pay Schedules amid False Reports
The Department of Finance (DoF) firmly rebuts the misleading and sensationalheadline by the Post Courier claiming “NO PAY FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS.” Thisreport has unfairly tarnished the government’s reputation and causedunnecessary alarm among public servants and the public. The assertion that police, soldiers, and teachers have not been paid iscategorically false. The government is committed to…
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MINISTER JOSEPH WELCOMES AUSTRALIA’S SUPPORT TO PROVIDE NEW ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS
The Defence cooperation between Papua New Guinea andAustralia has been elevated to another level with theannouncement of 12 new armoured personal carriers (LandCruisers) to be delivered in October this year to the PapuaNew Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF).These vehicles arelighter version of the Bush Masters armoured vehicles used bythe Australian Defence Force (ADF) and will be…
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Ling-Stuckey commits to get economy back on track
THE re-appointed Treasurer, Ian Ling-Stuckey (pictured), is committed to get the country’s economy back on track going forward. Re-appointed Treasurer Ian Lingstuckey. Picture Supplied He made this remark when welcoming the Marape-Rosso Government’s decision to re-appoint him to take charge of the treasury portfolio. “On behalf of my people of Kavieng, and the Pangu Pati,…
