Day: March 7, 2017
WITNESS
A 15-seater PMV bus owned by Sinasina man Kua Mogia crossing the deteriorating section of the Wara Tamba section of the Highlands Highway in Tabare area of Sinasina-Yongumul district, Chimbu. […]
Trees should have been considered in road plan
HE destruction of treasured casuarina trees at Ela Beach must not go unchallenged. These casuarina trees are very special and normally treasured in certain parts of PNG society but the […]
Response to Monday’s front page photo
A number of comments have been made via social media regarding the front page photo in yesterday’s The National of a girl standing between two crocodile skins at World Wildlife […]
Claim about journalism students is wrong
I WRITE in reply to the letter by Observer titled, “Journalism students need the experience”(The National, March 2). As the Director of Public Relations and Event Management at UPNG, I […]
If PNG keeps on this path, we could end up like Haiti, Somalia
I REALLY think we are pursuing a development pattern that is marginalising the majority of rural Papua New Guineans and transforming them into subservient existence, the upshot of which is […]
Landowners produce report
LANDOWNERS of petroleum development licence (PDL) 10 area in Western have produced a report which they believe will help the Government and developer to progress the Stanley Gas project. Stanley […]
PNG ops key BSP driver
By JACKLYN SIRIAS BANK South Pacific’s operations in PNG continue to be the key driver of profit contributions across the Pacific region, group chief executive officer Robin Fleming says. “From […]
Lihir business development office reopens after 8 years
By ELIZABETH VUVU THE business development office at Lihir in New Ireland has been reopened after eight years. The office will assist local companies to operate successfully as commercial entities. […]
Surf’s up in Madang
By HENRY MORABANG MORE than 120 million viewers will have access to the Kumul World Longboard Surfing Championships live out of Tupira village, Bogia, Madang next week, national president Andrew […]
Kapuls in boot camp
THE Papua New Guinea men’s soccer team resume training this week in preparation for their Fifa World Cup qualifying regional fixture against Tahiti on March 23 in Port Moresby. Overseas-based […]