“MSG to sign MoU with APCC for Technological Cooperation to Support Member States’ Coconut Industries”

The MSG Director-General Ambassador Amena Yauvoli and the Manager Governance and Legal Affairs, Romulo Nayacalevu are in Bangkok, Thailand to attend the 48th Asia Pacific Coconut Community COCOTECH Conference and Exhibition and finalise discussion with the Executive Director of the APCC for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC).

Papua New Guinea Set to Pilot Rooftop Solar Program in Port Moresby

“This move represents a significant change for Papua New Guinea, as to date, it has been illegal for businesses to install and generate power from rooftop solar,” said IFC’s Resident Representative in Papua New Guinea, John Vivian. “But now that the costs of rooftop solar systems have dropped by about 80 percent in the last five years, it makes commercial sense for business to look at this source of renewable energy and it is good for the environment.”

Minister Basil Puts Facebook Under Scrutiny

Minister Basil issued the directives to Department of Information and Communications and the National Information Communications Technology Authority on Monday in the wake of United States Senate and Class Action Court hearings to ascertain whether Facebook Inc failed to protect privacy of Facebook users in United States and United Kingdom.