Day: January 27, 2017
Conference centre by the mangroves
By MALUM NALU AT Boera village outside Port Moresby, just up the road from the PNG LNG plant site, a much smaller development is taking place. Koke Hanua, a conference […]
Madang music fiesta sets benchmark
By DAVID WAPAR MUSIC is a growing industry in Papua New Guinea. From producing cover versions of popular 60’, 70’s and 80’s songs, to writing and producing their own songs, […]
B’ville referendum not in PNG’s best interest
I AM against the Government’s plans to allow Bougainvilleans to choose their political destiny through a referendum in 2019. It has now established the Bougainville Referendum Commission to prepare for […]
Foreigners killing local businesses
I REFER to your news story, “Dept to check on foreigners” (The National, Jan 25). I agree that there is a huge influx of non-English speaking Asians doing business in […]
Don’t undermine Morobe scholarships
In the minds of the forerunners of the Morobe government scholarship programme to support human resources development, the initiative and vision of Governor Luther Wenge was clear, to assist the […]
Send children to school at an early age
AS schools are about to start their academic year, parents are wondering where to enrol their children. The critical learning stages occur between the ages of three and eight. PNG’s […]
Department of Agriculture, Livestock must settle overdue claims
I WISH to raise my concern about a certain finance officer with the Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL). He made several payments last year to certain service providers but […]
Parents still confused over project fees
FUNNY things are happening in our country. Among them is defying orders and directions from leaders we vote for as legislators and ministers. The current one is despite the decision […]
ECPNG jubilee celebrations a time for reflection
I REALISE that the Jubilee Celebration of the Evangelical Church of Papua New Guinea (ECPNG) in Hela and Southern Highlands during December has to be a reflection for the congregation […]
Nine bank officers graduate
By JACKLYN SIRIAS THE National Development Bank has graduated nine trainees under their two-year graduate development programme. They include eight loan officers – Issac Poiya (Kimbe branch), Jessie Isafe (Madang […]