COCOA prices paid by one of Papua New Guinea’s largest cocoa buyers, NGIP Agmark Limited, have increased to K785 per bag, as global supply concerns continue to drive demand.

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THE PNG Customs Services collected K1.19 billion from January to March 2026 – the first year it has surpassed the billion-kina mark in the first quarter, according to Chief commissioner David Towe.

THE K92 Mining Ltd paid K287 million in corporate tax to the Government in the first quarter of 2026, according to chief executive officer John Lewins.

Waghi Mek Plantation Limited (WMPL) in Jiwaka is ready to export its first green bean coffee estimated at K8.4 million at the current market value.

THE 30-day deadline given to the National Planning and Monitoring Department to transfer certain functions to the National Monitoring and Coordination Authority (NMCA) is because earlier directives were not acted on, says chief secretary Ivan Pomaleu.

THE Special Economic Zone Authority (Seza) and National Procurement Commission (NPC) will together strengthen procurement governance, compliance and institutional coordination for procurement activities in the country, an official says.

A recent inquiry found that illegal gold exports have been costing the Papua New Guinea economy as much as 300 million kina every year but the tide may be turning.

THE recently established Career Community Health Workers College in Goroka is focused on producing workers to deliver life-saving health care in rural PNG communities.

THE Madang government and the Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea have signed a second memorandum of agreement (MoA) to strengthen cocoa development throughout Madang, with K1 million committed towards nursery project.

PEOPLE of Kandrian-Gloucester in West New Britain celebrated the arrival of their new K7.6 million ship on Friday to help them and boost development.

THERE will be no changes to the PNG Chiefs 10-year tax incentive arrangement, and that is final, according to chief executive officer Lorna McPherson.