Day: December 2, 2016
Business scores
By MALUM NALU HOSTING a large event is a massive undertaking although holding cities can receive a boost in economic, social and cultural benefits. With PNG – more than often […]
Marking 100yrs of communications
By JIM RIDGES TODAY, mobile phones, email and internet, make it easy to forget that for almost the first 100 years of New Ireland’s development from the earliest colonial days, […]
Bridging development in the land of the giant butterfly
NORTHERN Province, the land of the world’s largest butterfly (Queen Alexandra Butterfly), has the potential to become a major tourist destination in Papua New Guinea. It also has great economic […]
Who gets the Cup
TOMORROW marks the final stretch the FIFA Women’s Under 20 World Cup in Papua New Guinea. Of the 16 teams that started out on Sunday, 13 November, 12 have dropped […]
From wasteland to wonderland
By TONNY MABEN URUPU swamp in the Pai area of Tari has undergone a major transformation that will, no doubt, benefit people in the Hela province. Located in the Tari […]
Education is encouragement
By VICKY BAUNKE ILLITERACY affects almost half of the country’s population and is a contributing factor to many of the problems faced in PNG. According to the 2000 census, more […]
Unite against alcahol, drug abuse
ALCOHOL and drug abuse among school children and other teens has become a contentious issue in major urban centres like Port Moresby and Lae. Police in the capital city have […]
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CHRISTMAS is meant to be a time of joyous celebration. But often we’re distracted by the hustle and bustle of the holiday season – weighed down by the cares of […]
Education system reform starts with a vision
IF we are going to reform the education system in Papua New Guinea, this is how we are going to do it. First we will have a vision. Then we […]
Madang must take advantage of project
MADANG has extensive occurrence of coal bearing rock formation that extends 250km stretching from Usino to Bogia and covers segments of almost all six districts. My geological mapping has documented […]