Day: September 2, 2016
Supplementary budget spells doom for people
I FOUND it hard to believe that the Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said last week during the passing of the third Supplementary Budget in Parliament that the Government had deliberately […]
Shortage of medical drugs is life-threatening
IT was very sad to hear from the National Parliament debate that shortage of cancer and HIV/AIDS drugs are real and needs to be addressed immediately by appropriate authorities. Northern […]
People missing out on LNG benefits
THE recent incident involving disgruntled landowners blocking the entrance to the PNG LNG project in Hides, Hela Province, over the prolonged delay in promised financial benefits resulted in several responses […]
We have best way to solve disputes
DISPUTES arise at all levels and works of life. At the smallest scale could be family disputes, colleague disputes etc and at the a big scale could include land disputes […]
Leaders must not blindfold us
OUR national leaders have been boasting of working for the country and our people. They use the floor Parliament to sweet-talk the nation into thinking and believing that they have […]
PNG must have level playing field with Fiji
WHAT is this nonsense that Papua New Guinea made products such as Ox & Palm corned beef, Trukai rice and Snax biscuits do not meet Fijian biosecurity standards? Someone please […]
Promote mental health with youths
TODAY our challenge to have good mental happiness is simply how well we understand the investment initiated into our children. Regular columnist in The National’s “Health Watch” section Dr Uma […]
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SEPTEMBER is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with a length of 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere […]
ICCC joins rice debate
By GYNNIE KERO THE Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) will work with Government authorities to ensure there is competition in the rice industry market, chief executive officer Paulus Ain […]
Referendum not UPNG’s responsibility, Mann says
By LUKE KAMA ACTING Chancellor of the University of Papua New Guinea Dr Nicholas Mann says a referendum among students that was cancelled during their recent protest was the responsibility […]