Day: November 24, 2017
PNG has highest child mortality rate in the Pacific
By GRACE MARIBU BY now, many will have heard of the horrific torture of a little six-year-old girl in Enga Province two weeks ago – how a group of men, […]
October brings waves of pink to Lihir Island
SINCE 1991, or thereabouts, the pink ribbon has been worn throughout the month of October to attract attention to the fact that thousands of women throughout the world die from […]
2017 marks inaugural year of national cocoa festivity
By MAISAN PAHUN THE year 2017 will go down in the history of PNG’s Cocoa Industry as the birth year of the National Cocoa Awards Festivals. For the first time […]
Schlencker family replace historic church bell
By KURONA BALA THIS story is the sequel to the Schlencker homecoming story, and is about Schlencker’s “Boku Bell”. From November 18 last year The National carried a five-part story […]
Why ignore English as an economic resource?
By CRAIG ALAN VOLKER In this monthly discussion we will answer one question about language in PNG and beyond. This month we are looking at how the English language could […]
Alternative airport for Southern Highlands mooted
By KEVIN PAMBA THE National Airports Corporation (NAC) lists on its website four international airports and 18 regional airports that it oversees around PNG. The international airports are Jacksons in […]
Jiwakans lack proper gyms but top bodybuilding stats
By TONY PALME JIWAKA does not have a gymnasium when it comes to bodybuilding, but the province seems to be the place where most medal-producing bodybuilders in the country come […]
Bringing the word of God to the unreachable
By JAMES GUMUNO AN evangelical church is slowly starting its missionary work in the very remote parts of the country and slowly making its way out unlike many mainstream churches […]
WITNESS
The traffic checkpoint at Markham Bridge operated by Klinki PMV association is recognised by the Morobe provincial land transport board. Its role is to prevent other PMVs entering route 2 […]
Lupari’s concern supported
I SUPPORT Chief Secretary’s Isaac Lupari’s concern that religious education is a must for the education sector to embrace. This is for the betterment of our beautiful but corrupt country. […]