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Hagen market security to be tightenedNBC News
Police in Western Highlands are calling for stronger security measures at Mt Hagen Main Market, as the market prepares to reopen following its recent closure. Provincial Police Commander Chief Superintendent John Sagom says security must be treated as a top priority to protect market vendors, customers and businesses operating in and around the facility. Chief […]
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Fuel prices for November will increase from the October subsidized price. This following the cessation of the Government’s fuel relief assistance. The government has now removed its one-billion-kina fuel relief assistance, reprioritizing funding for El Nino dry conditions severely affecting the country. Independent Consumer and Competition Commission highlighted says this will see the increase of […]
The independent Consumer and Competition Commission will continue to check prices of rice, flour and sugar to make sure businesses are not over pricing, and consumers are not exploited or cheated by paying more. This follows the global price increases of the three basic items. ICCC in a Public notice says these three markets are […]
Education Minister Francis Siune presented a K5 million dummy cheque to Hela province yesterday to boost Flexible Open Distance Education (FODE) infrastructure across the province. Under the funding package, Hela’s four districts — Koroba-Lake Kopiago, Magarima, Komo-Hulia and Tari-Pori — will each receive K1 million to upgrade their FODE facilities. The remaining K1 million has […]
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Resource landowners of Amanab Blocks 1 to 4 Forest Management Area in Vanimo-Green River district are taking their economic future into their own hands, shifting from logging royalties to sustainable cocoa farming. More than 20 villages in the remote Amanab area are now participating, with farmers already harvesting beans and expanding their plantations. The initiative […]
Police have confirmed that an artillery round seized in Port Moresby on October 29 is a 130mm military projectile. Police Commissioner David Manning said the projectile had been safely extracted and secured, while investigations into its discovery continue. He said the round was examined by the RPNGC Bomb Unit and PNG Defence Force Explosive Ordnance […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police NCD and Central Command, Benjamin Turi is appealing to Port Moresby residents to report to police the whereabout of a suspect police officer identified in the shooting. The officer is alleged to have pulled the trigger on a civilian just outside the Raibow Eliseo shopping center in Port Moresby on Monday […]
The government’s 1-billion-kina fuel subsidy package is now fully exhausted and will be completely removed by 8th of this month, this Sunday. This was announced by the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) in a public notice in Port Moresby today. This will see price increases for petrol, diesel and kerosene. Consumers, service providers and […]
Mt Hagen’s main market, also known as the food basket of the Pacific, will reopen to the public on Monday, November 9, after remaining closed for nearly three weeks following a death linked to an incident inside the market. The closure has disrupted the livelihoods of hundreds of farmers, market vendors, producers and consumers who […]