Day: July 21, 2017
The colour of Kutubu
By PERO SIMINJI MAINTAINING cultures and traditions in Papua New Guinea has become one of the utmost concerns in the tourism industry because with western influence well and truly creeping […]
WITNESS
Sir Donald Cleland Park, located in the centre of Madang town, is being used as a rubbish dump. It is a park which children frequent for its playground facilities, while […]
Missing names on common roll
MANY people around Papua New Guinea are saying that this election will go by nature’s way. Maybe, but by looking closely at the common roll we find that many eligible […]
Counting too slow for Moresby North West
WHILE counting of general election votes in other centres continue, I am dismayed at how counting for the Moresby North West seat is taking forever. It’s a case of pause, […]
Can PNG learn from its mistakes?
LAST week the Commonwealth election observers, led by former New Zealand Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand, presented their preliminary findings. The report outlined some of the key process issues which the […]
Appeal to investigate unlawful act
SOME time after 2008 there were questions asked about the role of the Education Department and the National Library and Archives in the issue of contracts and the registration of […]
Who are we to judge other believers?
WHY are we having all these debates about the day of worship? As believers in Jesus Christ, who are we to judge other fellow believers? Every second there is a […]
Why is this year’s election different
IN every democratic government system, the national election is the only time the power to rule goes back to the people to decide their representative in the national parliament. After […]
Public servants still waiting for pay rise
I WRITE this letter regarding the 10 per cent pay rise for teachers and all the public servants in the country. Nothing has happened and we are still waiting. Finance […]
Drive drug production domestically
ALLOW me to comment on the recent signing of a medicine supply contract with Borneo Pacific, a company owned by Martin Poh who has received cumulative contracts approved through CSTB […]