Day: October 11, 2016
POM: City like no other
Port Moresby is undoubtedly the fastest growing and culturally diverse city in the South Pacific region outside of Australia and New Zealand. The city’s growth and expansion is also marked […]
Shame on you Dadae, where is your legacy?
THIS is in response to an article titled MP Dadae puts up hand to be contender for GG’s post published in The National, Oct 7. Of late, the MP for […]
Our students need to change their mindset, lift standard
It is now very obvious that many students depend entirely on the material that their teachers give. This is not wrong. But here is a fact. Students have the capacity […]
Step up East New Britain port services
THIS is an appeal to the management of East New Britain Port Services (ENPS) to re-strategise your port operations at Lae’s Voco Point Wharf. I am compelled to bring this […]
The people are watching
Interesting comments from the managing director of the National Housing Corporation in your paper last Friday. I wonder if the accident involving the hire car driven by the MD over […]
Think before you speak
FINANCE Minister James Marape sounded confident in The National two weeks ago when he said the balance of the tuition-free fees for the year was going to be released by […]
Spread development fairly
An article titled “K386m loan for highway” (The National, Oct 10) prompted me to write. While it is good to see the government maintaining national assets such as the Highlands […]
Economist: Highlands Highway in poor state
ECONOMIST Paul Barker says the Highlands Highway is in a poor state because of the under-budgeting on infrastructure maintenance. Barker, the executive director of the Institute of National Affairs, was […]
Women’s group get bilum contract
By Memo Hauke A GROUP of local women has been given a contract to prepare more than 1000 bilum and PNG-coloured neck pouches for the medal presentation ceremonies of the […]
Barker warns of borrowing
ECONOMIST Paul Barker has warned that international borrowing at a time when there is a continued decline in the value of the kina will further raise the debt servicing cost. […]