Day: July 14, 2017
Smelling your food makes you fat
OUR sense of smell is key to the enjoyment of food, so it may be no surprise that in experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, obese mice who lost […]
Sike makes sparks fly
By TONY PALME TWENTY year old Junior Sike, a hulky youngster from Tolu Point in Jiwaka, is passionate about sports and education. Having received an electrical certificate from the Highlands […]
PNG banana helps the fight against vitamin A deficiency around the world
By ELLEN TIAMU A FOOD staple from PNG has been used in the fight to try to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in third world countries […]
Coffee borer concerns linger
By LEO WAFIWA & CORA MOABI THE coffee berry borer threat is real and can destroy an industry which supports close to three million rural-based growers whose wellbeing depends entirely […]
The spirit of ToRot lives on
By FRANCIS ULIAU FRIDAY July 7, 2017, was a special day for Roman Catholics throughout Papua New Guinea. It was on this day, in 1945, that a well-noted and beloved […]
Nature Park celebrates five years
FIVE years ago Port Moresby Nature Park opened its gates to the public and transformed recreational activities for the people of Port Moresby. The park was the vision of the […]
Paradise is right here
By THOMAS HUKAHU HAVE you realised that some of the most beautiful places in the world are right here in our backyard? There are places that are almost untouched, unexplored […]
The estate of Icarus
By STEVEN WINDUO A YOUNG writer I have been following over the years is Michael Theophilus Dom, the son of Kuri Dom, of Simbu. Michael was born in Port Moresby […]
Saving for a better retirement
By STELLA BITAANASTASIA Kawi is originally from Boikin in East Sepik but is now based in Kokopo and employed by Naqia as the regional Plant protection officer. She is in […]
Sike makes sparks fly
By TONY PALME TWENTY year old Junior Sike, a hulky youngster from Tolu Point in Jiwaka, is passionate about sports and education. Having received an electrical certificate from the Highlands […]