Day: December 16, 2016
Cultures don’t part
By DOROTHY MARK THE young Indian man’s heart was pounding hard as he stood at one end of the footpath neatly lined with bright red Ixoras. He was at the […]
Education’s foibles
By TONY KIP TAMBUL Christian Academy, an Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) agency is looking forward to a brighter future after it agreed to simultaneously run the national curriculum recognised by […]
Flying fox in a freedom tree
By STEVEN WINDUO FLYING Fox in a Freedom Tree (1974) is the first collection of short stories by the Samoa writer, Albert Wendt. It is the first single collection of […]
Part 3: Return to the mission field
Tony and Rod re-live the legacy of their grandfather, Henry Percy Schlencker By TONY SCHLENCKER IN my last article I wrote of the airport reception by the GOKATA United Church […]
Super CEO bids goodbye
By STELLA BITA NAMBAWAN Super Limited CEO, Garry Tunstall, is leaving the shores of PNG on Sunday, fully satisfied in the achievements of the superannuation fund he led. More importantly […]
The singing groom
By GRACE MARIBU JUDAH was always the ring bearer. This time, however, two other little boys are bearing the rings. Judah is now the groom. In his larger-than-life unique way, […]
Cupping success for farmers
By LEO WAFIWA THE success of four farmer groups in the September 2016 National Coffee Cupping competition is a testimony to the coffee rehabilitation effort being carried out by Coffee […]
Pindiu’s agro school without tools
By VICKY BAUNKE IN the country, there are schools where students and teachers have it easy and gaining an education or teaching education is a breeze. There are also schools […]
Leaders, people must do more to ensure rule of law prevails
DEMOCRACY is derived from the Greek word demokratia, which literally means, the (government) power belongs to the people. Democracy, therefore, is the opposite of governments ruled by monarchs, despots and […]
Current system letting students, parents down
STRUCTURAL and curriculum reforms at lower levels of the education system have established a foundation that will shatter the dreams of children in public schools. Elementary schools were introduced in […]