Day: February 17, 2017
Beautiful Madang turns ugly
By MATHEW YAKAI MADANG. Once known as the pearl of the Pacific in terms of tourism can longer stand up to that claim. Infrastructure around the town has fallen in […]
WITNESS
Linenge Bridge in Ialibu-Pangia district, Southern Highlands, is a one lane bridge has experienced a lot of car accidents. According to Thomas Wala, a victim to one of those accidents […]
What is happening with the water supply?
ALLOW me space to express my frustration as to why water supply at Erima is been dictated by committees. The water is reopened after a week or two for consumption […]
Education challenge set for government
T is a good idea of having increased number of children attending tertiary instructions in PNG as part responsibility of and by the current government as a result of introduced […]
Govt needs to act on all the power issues
ELECTIRICITY was off for three weekends at the same time in Mt Hagen and other highlands provinces. The power cut started at 9am on Saturday and came back on at […]
People need to change their attitude
IS Papua New Guinea facing a chronic attitude problem? After I uploaded onto Facebook a picture of alcohol consumption in the main market of Mt Hagen city, many of the […]
Revisit 33 per cent equity distribution for landowner groups
THE Government’s recent decision to distribute the 33 per cent equity in Ok Tedi Mine Ltd (OTML) to the various landowner groups in Western makes them the first indigenous people […]
Mines must pay royalty: Samar
ALL mining companies operating in the country are required by law to pay royalties, according to the Mineral Resources Authority. Managing director Philip Samar made the statement after being asked […]
NFA addresses illegal fishing
By JACKLYN SIRIAS THE National Fisheries Authority is making every effort to address illegal fishing in the country, says managing director John Kasu. Kasu said surveillance issues impacted national security […]
Ramu NiCo prepares training modules for 2017
BASAMUK refinery’s training and development department of Ramu NiCo Management is preparing various training modules this year tailored according to competency levels. This was pointed out by the Basamuk refinery […]