Day: March 13, 2017
Hospital to launch theatre
By HELEN TARAWA The K14 million Popondetta General Hospital operation theatre project will be launched next month, Health Secretary Pasoe Kase says. Kase told The National that it was a […]
Partnership to build capacity
A PROPOSED partnership between the PNG Institute of Public Administration and various training institutions will enable academic institutions to design, develop and deliver appropriate programms based on the governments’ ethics […]
School grows to reach top 10
ST Charles Lwanga Secondary in Port Moresby started in 2007 has grown from strength to strength to be among the top 10 schools in the country since 2011 It was […]
WITNESS
City authorities say those who put empty tin cans on roads are a breach of the motor traffic act. Residents scatter empty tin cans to make it easier for motorist […]
Money scams making people more lazy
IT is so sad to see that lazy Papua New Guineans are easily deceived to join fast money schemes. The ring leaders have managed to convince these lazy people that […]
Illiteracy is PNG’s biggest obstacle
ILLITERACY and unemployment are the most daunting challenges being faced by the people of Papua New Guinea. An estimated 60 to 70 per cent of our population consists of youths […]
Manus centre has been nothing but trouble
I TOTALLY agree with the decision taken by Planning Minister Charles Abel to have the Manus Detention Centre closed in October this year. What good has the detention centre benefited […]
This year is time to make that change
THE 2017 general elections are just around the corner and it is time to assess our political system and see whether it is functioning or not. As perceived by the […]
We must not let the Western world run us over
THE global economy is a system within a larger system, the biosphere. As the global economy grows, it displaces and encroaches upon the biosphere. We keep consuming the natural resources […]
Family celebrates final loan repayment
WIDOW Solange Malani and her family are celebrating after making the final payment for a truck they bought through a loan from the National Development Bank in 2015. The mother […]