Day: November 29, 2016
Eco-tech training centre graduates 40 students
ABIGAIL PHOEBE MORE than 40 students from around the country graduated from Oisca Rabaul Eco-Tech Training Centre last Wednesday after completing a year-long programme. Oisca stands for Organisation for Industrial, […]
Ordinary citizens to feel pinch of tax hike
I REALISE that the recent tax increases to be imposed by the Government commencing next year will “kill” the common people of PNG. The worse is the latest announcement of […]
Make sure your school doesn’t end up like this
SOGERI National High School will be closing this Friday (Dec 2) and students will be issued one-way tickets to return home. They were advised that due to shortage of operational […]
Increase in election fee a good filtering process
WHILE there may be some citizens who may oppose the recent decision by the Electoral Commission and the Government to increase the national election nomination fee from K1000 to K10,000, […]
NCDC needs to control overgrown trees
ALLOW me to express my concern regarding the overgrown palm trees along Port Moresby city roads. While I support the initiative by NCDC in beautifying our capital city, I am […]
Nobody cares so calm down minister
ISN’T it shameful that Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko chose to divert public attention to him at the height of the FIFA Under- 20 women’s soccer World Cup tournament by complaining […]
More looking for bright city lights
THERE has been an uncontrolled movement of people from rural areas to urban centres. This is a worrying trend where most of the young rural population has drifted to towns […]
Shift sports focus to from rugby to soccer
RUGBY league is Papua New Guinea’s so-called national sport but we have made very little progress in developing and growing the code to world standard. On the other hand, football […]
Morobe gets land title for industrial park project
By VICKY BAUNKE THE Morobe provincial government has obtained the title for 20 hectares of land for the proposed Javani industrial park in Lae. The title was handed over to […]
Invest heavily in agriculture, minister says
A CABINET Minister has warned that the country must invest heavily in agriculture if it is to enjoy a healthy and strong economy. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Tommy Tomscoll, pictured, […]