Day: March 27, 2017
Air service to benefit Esa’ala
PNG Air has identified Esa’ala in Milne Bay as one of possible ports in the country to benefit from its services, according to chief executive officer Muralee Siva. On Thursday, […]
Pre-employment training graduates 350
A PRE-employment training funded by the Australian government in partnership with National Capital District Commission Urban Youth Employment Project (UYEP) and IEA College of Tafe graduated 350 trainees last week. […]
Students challenged to have big dreams
A THIRD-year International-Economics and Trade student in China is challenging young Papua New Guineans in schools and colleges to have big dreams and ambitions in life. But those dreams and […]
WITNESS
Rubbish scattered along the outside and inside the fence of the Eki Vaki Primary School at Hohola in Port Moresby. Inside the fence (which is missing a couple of bars) […]
What happened to our promised pay rise?
THE Government has promised public servants a three per cent pay increase this year. However, to date, there is no sign of any change in our pay, our salaries still […]
Despite the loss, PNG Kapuls did their best
OUR World Cup dreams were dealt a cruel blow last Thursday with the loss to Tahiti. The Kapuls were unlucky to have lost that match after leading for most part […]
Schools must be transparent with funds
I BELIEVE that head teachers of primary schools, especially the government schools, are claiming TFF funds as their personal monies. Since 2013 and 2014, they have not been producing annual […]
Marijuana silently killing our society
GIVEN the current socio-economic settings of Papua New Guinea where much of the development is confined to the urban areas and where there is high unemployment, a minority of our […]
Education should be more than just academic
THE Government has invested a lot in education with the main focus on ensuring that all school- aged children should have equal access to quality basic education which provides them […]
K65m needed for borer control
THE Government has been asked to allocate K65 million to the Agriculture ministry to deal with the coffee berry borer. Minister Tommy Tomscoll said a submission had been made to […]