Day: January 26, 2017
Diocese gets new bishop
By BENORAH HESEHING THE Kerema diocese now has a bishop after being without one for almost four years. He is Fr Peter Baquero, 47, from Manila, Philippines. Secretary-general of the […]
Always be mindful of give, take culture
I HAVE just returned from the village and it was exciting as usual. There was a mud fight on New Year’s Day, and some small scale fireworks here and there […]
Give manager a fair go, PNG Power
THE move by PNG Power Ltd engineers and other staff to stop the appointment of another Papua New Guinean who has spent some years working for the organisation is a […]
Choose wisely, make your vote count
THE general election in June this year is very crucial and it is imperative our people know how important their votes are as it can make or break the nation. […]
Salaries for secretaries of parties a joke
GENERAL secretaries of registered political parties earning more than K4000 a fortnight plus other entitlements is a total waste of public money. Political parties should be responsible for their own […]
Poll print job overseas a blow for PNG
I WISH to express my disappointment with the decision by the electoral commissioner to print the 2017 election ballot papers in Indonesia. This is because: Our currency is getting low […]
God-fearing candidates needed
I APPEAL to upright, honest and God-fearing candidates to come forward and contest the Bogia (Madang) and Angoram (East Sepik) seats in the general election in June this year. We […]
Labour Department needs to step up
SOMETHING is seriously wrong with the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations. Apart from the problem with tucker shops and Asian shops filled with non-English speaking Asians, you look at […]
Mine records high output
THE Ramu Nickel/Cobalt project in Madang recorded high production rate in the final quarter of last year, the company says. It said this demonstrated that the system had gone into […]
Relying on husband not enough for a mother
MOTHER-of-two Jerothy Sapo believes that relying on her husband’s pay as a police officer to sustain their family in a city such as Port Moresby is not enough. That is […]