Day: January 4, 2017
Catholic priest passes on
THE Catholic community in Mingende, Chimbu, is mourning the death of one of their influential priests. Fr Stanislau Koszuta, from Poland, passed away two weeks ago in a hospital, in […]
Youths start project to improve lives
By JACKLYN SIRIAS A youth group in Wewak has started projects aimed at improving living standards in their communities. Wewak Kaindi Youth director Enoch Sakambari told The National that they […]
Queen honours teen with MBE for volunteering
A 17-YEAR-old who founded a campaign to end youth violence after a friend was murdered, is among the youngest people on the New Year Honours list. Jeremiah Emmanuel, pictured, who […]
State of our roads tell a different story about the country
A FRIEND of mine once told me that rivers speak a thousand languages. I am inclined to believe that the roads and highways that we have in PNG speak a […]
Funding not the way to solve Hela’s issues
SUSTAINABLE long term strategies are needed for good planning and effective financial management of the K11m emergency funding for security forces call-out in Hela province. All current MPs, departmental heads […]
In today’s world, 3pc is not an ‘increase’
THE recently announced three per cent salary increase for public servants is unrealistic. In fact, it is not an increase but a decrease from the previous six per cent level. […]
We must be active in preserving culture
WE in PNG are fortunate to have two types of customary leadership. Chieftaincy is limited to a few areas. The common leadership is from customary land. In patrilineal societies the […]
Disappointing Gr10 results
I WOULD like to express my concern about the high failure of Grade 10 students in Hela. Firstly, let me congratulate those few hardworking students who made their parents proud […]
Voters must be wise
I MET a colleague yesterday and he gave some insights into our current political scenario. In a major political party there is political uneasiness. The house is on fire inside […]
Discipline needed
IT is very sad to see on television about the clash between NCD police and PNG Defence Force soldiers. I thought I was watching news from Iraq from the rapid […]