Day: November 2, 2016
Pilots hold conference
By ELIAS LARI A total of 27 pilots from around the world gathered at the Mt Rondon Ridge Lodge in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands, last week. The pilots were part […]
Tribes first in province to launch land groups
By ZACHERY PER THE Nagamiza and Aratiufa tribes in Goroka district, Eastern Highlands, are the first in the province to launch their incorporated land groups (ILGs). They received their ILG […]
Residents urged to take care of city
By JAMES GUMUNO PEOPLE travelling into Mt Hagen still need to change their mind sets and dispose their rubbish properly, the city authority says. Mount Hagen City Commission chief executive […]
Mining convention to discuss ways to improve industry
MINERS, gold exporters and regulators from the alluvial mining sector will meet in Goroka, Eastern Highlands, this week to deliberate on ways to improve the industry. The third PNG Alluvial […]
Business booming for Yapai potato project in Enga
Business is growing for the Yapai potato project in Laiagam, Enga, since its launching last month with Port Moresby supermarkets rushing to buy, according to entrepreneur Sam Talepakali. He said […]
We never witnessed any attack over exams
REPORTS have appeared in the two daily newspapers claiming that school properties were destroyed after students had found out that fake answer sheets were sold to them, and that police […]
Daru Hospital in dire need of upgrade
On Oct 27, the management and staff of Daru Hospital organised a dinner to raise funds to rehabilitate the hospital’s ailing infrastructure. Their effort is highly commendable but I do […]
Geographical location the reason for disasters
THE disasters facing Morobe and its surroundings will continue to happen as a result of PNG’s geographical location. Torrential rains experienced all year round is brought by the south-easterly trade […]
Minister is right, social media can be a powerful tool
THE letter titled Use social media for promotion (The National, Oct 31) and the speech by Petroleum Minister Nixon Duban prompted me to respond. Social media, particularly facebook can become […]
Govt needs to address urbanisation
I’D like to comment on the effects of the urbanisation process on domiciliary behavioural patterns in PNG. Urbanisation and development process are inextricably linked. Both create economic, social-cultural and technological […]