Photo: PNG CR’s 95 percent nationalised workforce manufactures buildings in-country and thus helps clients achieve their local content objectives It is readily accepted that prefabricated and modular building systems are better suited to Papua New Guinea than conventional modes of building.  This is especially so for remotely located resource sector pr...

Photo: Head Office view of Moni Plus Ltd Heduru Moni Limited initially traded as Kina Finance in 1998 prior to being granted a license by the Bank of Papua New Guinea before transitioning into a Financial Institution and rebranding its trading name as Moni Plus. To date, the company has assisted thousands of Papua New Guineans and valued clients to imp...

Photo credit:  Santos is continuing a proud legacy of supporting the national sport of Papua New Guinea and women’s empowerment through its naming rights sponsorship of the PNG Orchids, the national women’s rugby league team. The PNG Orchids through the PNG Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) Inc. received K1.8 million from Santos to back its World Cup C...

Photo:(L to R) Laboratory Technician Staff, Nivit Nihisi; Geologist, Damoi Gatama; and Logistic Assistant, Kabby Tabuim, cutting a cake to commemorate 11 Years LTI Free. Ok Tedi Mining Limited’s (OTML) Geology and Exploration Department celebrated a milestone of 11 Years without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) on the 21st of June. The last recorded LTI for...

Photo: TB HEO and No Buai Day campaign leader Teresa Koratsi. World No Buai Day is Friday October 7.  As COVID-19 restrictions ease, Businesses for Health is encouraging people who want to end their chewing habit to sign up for their “World No Buai Day” campaign.  COVID-19 has disrupted work and social lives in so many ways. It’s also had some unexp...

Photo credit: CPL Group - Mr. Navin Raju For its 2021 financial year results, The City Pharmacy Group Limited recorded a trading profit of K23 million. Despite fiercer competition, significant increases in the cost of goods, freight charges, and COVID-19, this represents a 6% gain over 2020. A 4 toea per share full and final dividend has also bee...

Epiroc has won a large order for mining equipment from Rio Tinto in Australia.  Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining companies, has ordered several Epiroc Pit Viper 271 drill rigs that will be retrofitted by Rio Tinto with autonomous capabilities, as well as SmartROC D65 drill rigs that also are loaded with intelligent features. They will be us...

Photo: Vulco® R63 mill liners installed in the JHP ball mill processing silica Weir Minerals has developed a custom-engineered mill lining system with Vulco® R63 rubber liners for James Hardie Philippines (JHP), a regional manufacturing hub of the global leader in fibre cement production, James Hardie™. Due to a substantial increase in demand for t...

Photo: Leon Buskens, Santos Country Chair PNG meeting the 25 new apprentices in Port Moresby before their departure to the Institut Teknologi Petroleum Petronas (INSTEP) in Malaysia. Joining Mr Buskens and the apprentices are members of the Santos Training and People & Culture Teams. Santos is helping to equip Papua New Guinea’s next generation of ...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) joined the global community to recognise ‘International Day of Women in Mining’ with a special Breakfast hosted by the Ok Tedi Women’s Network (OWN) on 19th June in Tabubil. The event was attended by members of the management team and women employees of OTML and business partners. Keynote speakers at the event included ...

Photo: Tenkyu.wara delivered to Angau Hospital “With forward looking vision toward innovation, growth, sustainability and respect for the people and our communities, The iPi Group’s Tenkyu. initiative is an example if this commitment to our people and community. “As we continue to develop, we want to give back to the community whom support us in a mean...

Photo credit: Ok Tedi Mining Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) in conjunction with Mineral Resources Star Mountain Limited (MRSM) and the Landowners Royalty Trust Limited have launched the Star Mountain Museum Project with an official ground-breaking ceremony on May 25. This project is estimated to cost between K6 million to K7 million and is expected t...

Photo: Nasfund GM MES - Anne Wilson The National Superannuation Fund, Nasfund, is encouraging its members to utilize all Fund touch points, for all their superannuation queries. These touch points are 17 branch offices around the country, an online member portal and a dedicated call center on phone 1588 that allows convenient access of their choosing. ...

Photo credit: PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum Twenty employees from St Barbara Limited’s Simberi Operations observed the World Environment Day by planting more than 200 mangrove shoots (young trees) at Pikinur along the airport runway at Simberi, New Ireland Province. Led by the General Manager, Randy McMahon and the Environment team, the employe...

Photo: Ark buildings are easily assembled by local workers, thus assisting developers achieve their local content objectives by providing training and employment for people in their footprint communities Prefabricated modular building supplier, Ark Pacific, continues to increase its market share in the provision of camps across PNG’s resource sector. W...

Photo: PNG Air 35th Anniversary Launching One of Papua New Guinea’s Leading Airlines PNG Air has marked and is celebrating 2022 as its 35th anniversary year.  PNG Air has been taking Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guineans to their destinations since its initial beginnings as Milne Bay Airlines (MBA) right through to the airlines transition to PNG Air ...