Category: Editorial
Taxation binds citizens and State together
‘Not to be shot and missed, nothing is really quite as satisfying as an income tax refund’ – F.J. Raymond PAYING taxes constitutes a social contract between the State and […]
Beware: Artificial intelligence threatening jobs
LIKE the computer and the internet before it, artificial intelligence (AI) is here and here to stay. It is the age of artificial intelligence and with all the will in […]
Leadership is difference between success, failure
OUR prime minister’s dream of a very rich black Christian country is not impossible. It can happen. The economy can double and triple its size. PNG has sufficient resources to […]
Disciples’ weaknesses are our own
FOR Christians the world over, Easter is the highest point of Christ’s redemption work on earth; and, at the same time, the lowest points in the fact of it being […]
Deciding between dreams and reality
ROSY pictures belong strictly in the realm of dreams. Where they concern national development, these pictures are drawn up in the endless canvas of the imagination and euphoria flutters enticingly […]
Deciding who is in charge of the money
THE management of money is key to running the country. Who is charged with devising the policies and programmes, and who is charged with handling the finances of the country, […]
Individualism versus tribalism
THE philosophical basis of any nation must be established and clear in the minds of people before any work on governing the people can begin. If the people prefer to […]
Census is everybody’s business
DATA, which are important facts and details collected for analysis, may seem for the majority of us a mundane and even unnecessary matters. But, in the grand scheme of a […]
Tame rivers to save bridges
THE creeks and rivers that run off the coastal mountain ranges of East Sepik, Madang and Morobe are some of the most untamed in the world. In times of heavy […]
Super funds’ profits, a Sir Mekere legacy
IT was a double-dose of good luck when PNG’s biggest super funds announced windfall gains for long-suffering workers in both the public and private sectors. Over the weekend, the 228,319 […]