Prices of goods still high
WHILE I appreciate the Government’s effort to make the economy grow further, I am compelled to ask why the prices of goods and services are still very high. With the country’s economy growing at its strongest rate in over a decade, as reflected in the good business confidence, why are a majority of the people still complaining about goods and services beyond their reach? It’s common to hear people on the streets saying “plis prais bilong ol samting wok long go antap tumas nao, gapman i luksave long displa tu o?” – Gowed Zikiu H. Quaringne, via e-mail

Stop issuing police uniforms
I REFER to the recent attempt to hijack a plane carrying cash for BSP to Tabubil. I would like to call upon those in authority to put a blanket stop in issuing official police uniforms to banks and various security firms immediately. It seemed we have not learnt from past mistakes. Some time ago, a small plane carrying cash for BSP crashed landed in the jungles of Gulf province under highly suspicious circumstances. Recently, several major robberies involved people allegedly wearing police uniforms pretending to be on escort duty. Uniforms must only be issued to regular members of the force and not to reservists, auxiliary police or security officers. –Steven Supi Palisa, Port Moresby

Upset with disaster news
AS someone from Australia who worked on an aid project and having visited many elementary and primary schools in Oro province in 2004 and 2005, I am very upset to read about the floods in the province. I do hope that emergency relief will prevail and that the nice people from Ioma to Wanigela to Kokoda who were so kind to me will come out of this all right. I am thinking and praying for you at this most difficult of times. – Gordon Shirley, Darwin, Australia

One language elementary OK
I SUPPORT the call made by concerned citizens of PNG to abolish the elementary system now. PNG has more than 800 languages and imagine having to teach our children in their own different languages. How can one understand each other when it comes to sharing common knowledge and understanding? To build a stronger and better PNG, we must all speak the same language that we understand. I call on parents to stand up now and fight for our children’s rights. They have been denied the privileges of equipping themselves with the necessities of the changing times. Please wake up. – Ali Kevin, Gabone, Rigo

‘Insider trading’ condemned
THE 200% plus increase in the shares of Credit Corp could be due to insider trading and the people responsible must pay the penalty. I condemn such unscrupulous method of trading. Insider trading has brought disrepute to the POMSoX. It must be weeded out as soon as possible. – Werake Yu, via email

Thanks for scraping charges
I COMMEND the Somare-Temu Government and Minister for Finance Patrick Pruaitch for abolishing the debit interest charges collected by banks through internally generated calculations on clients’ bank accounts. Thank you for scraping the debit interest charges, minister. – Ouvu Toe Bono, via email

Account for every toea spent
THE Government has handed down a whopping K8.9 billion budget. That is a lot of money. However, it is the way we spend this money that really counts. Let us account for every toea so that the average Papua New Guineans can see some improvements in their standard of living. Budget after budget have passed yet issues like health, education, roads and law and order have not improved because of the constant misuse of public funds. Let us spend our money wisely. – Coldline, via email