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Respect women as
equal
I AM shocked to learn that our women are being treated so
inhumanly by their husbands. We are equal in every way. Women
are just as important and valuable as men. It really saddens my
heart to learn that such situations are occurring in our nation,
a Christian nation. As Papua New Guineans, we must ask ourselves
where the cultural and spiritual values we once upheld within
our societies are. We need to strengthen our Melanesian way of
lives again. I strongly condemn violence against women in our
nation and at the same time, I also condemn violence against men
by women within our nation. So let us learn to respect each
other and treat each other as equally. – Rev Jack Moha,
Bangalore, India
Revert to
backlog clearance
I REFER to the report on cargo clearance in Lae port (Oct 9).
Since the change in the Customs procedure requiring all cargoes
to be cleared at the ship’s first landfall port, all the ongoing
cargo for the coast now has to stop at Lae. This causes a lot of
problems for us down the line, and obviously increases the
problems of the port authority in Lae. Why not revert to the old
system to clear the backlog? – Sister Joseph, Wewak GH
Go easy on PX
staff
I TRAVEL to and within PNG frequently and I am affected by the
constant delayed or cancelled flights. Often, I see many
passengers losing their cool at airports when flights are
cancelled or delayed. Expatriates, especially, seem to be louder
and ruder than others. It is understandable that passengers get
upset but what is not acceptable is to shout and harass the
counter staff at the airports. They are doing the best they can.
They do not own the company, sign the leases for new aircraft or
set the schedules. Please be considerate to them – it’s not
their fault the flight is cancelled. The Air Niugini staff are
among the most polite I have encountered anywhere in the world.
They deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. – Cas
Vanderwoude, Auckland, New Zealand
Impressed with
PX fares
I REFER to a letter by “Wally B” (Oct 8) who said PX online
prices are A$1,000 more expensive than Airlines PNG. This
comment is misleading. Airlines deliberately make a limited
number of seats available at throwaway prices, as part of a
marketing strategy and Airlines PNG is no exception. Air Niugini
has excellent prices available online, you just have to be a
little flexible when making your travel plans. I recently
purchased Brisbane-Madang return online for just A$906, and
remember, that includes the PNG internal sectors. Nothing wrong
with that! – Raphael Maimos, Madang
Fears held for
‘future elites’
AFTER the headline (Oct 9) about the incident at the University
of Technology, I now hold grave fear for the future of PNG.
These are “adults” who, every now and then, call themselves the
“future elites of the PNG society”. Are their actions we expect
and accept from the leaders of tomorrow? – Concerned expat,
Via email
Tired of low HDI
ranking
WHEN comparing Human Development Indicators for 2006, PNG was
ranked 139 out of 177 countries. This places PNG two ranks below
Bangladesh (137) and one rank above Congo (140). Further, our
combined primary, secondary, tertiary gross enrolment ratio is
ranked 156, which is among the many poor African countries. The
picture is the same when rankings for adult literacy and life
expectancy are compared. The challenge now is to improve our
placing because some of us are tired of seeing PNG at the bottom
of HDI ranking. – Work smart, Via email
Agiru has great
vision
SOUTHERN Highlands Governor Anderson Agiru’s financial
commitment to fund K6 million and K4 million to upgrade both the
Ialibu and Mendi secondary schools respectively is welcome news
for everyone in both districts and province as a whole. Great
vision comes from great leaders and Agiru shows that he is
really concerned for the well-being of his people. – Steven
Supi Palisa, Via email
Ambunti-Dreikikir URL
SEVERAL readers have been asking for the URL for the
Ambunti-Dreikikir website since its launch last month. The
correct URL for the Ambunti-Dreikikir website is
www.ambunti-dreikikir.gov.pg
 
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