Day: August 4, 2017
Sir Andrew: His life and legacy
By ELLEN TIAMU FORMER Electoral Commissioner Sir Andrew Trawen passed away on Wednesday at his home in Port Moresby after a short illness. He was aged 61. He is survived […]
Luke’s face of pain
By VINCENT KUMURA AT around 2pm on Wednesday, July 26, my host’s wife Anna Toby knocked on my door and asked if I could spare some time for a visitor […]
Female mathematicians are rare and dear
By THOMAS HUKAHU LAST month, I read a copy of the July 18 edition of The National and a particular article stunned me – shocked me in fact. No, it […]
The crocodile PNG has failed to reward
By ELLEN TIAMU SIR Vincent Serei Eri died in May 1993, aged 57. This was two years after he had resigned as governor-general after refusing to sign papers to dismiss […]
Woven stories in film
By STEVEN WINDUO WOVEN stories are featured in indigenous feature films. Storytelling makes use of all the artistic devices available in society. The storyteller is conscious of the need to […]
Food is the way to a woman’s heart
By JIMMY KALEBE TAKING a risk is better than letting your chances slip by, says a woman who is cooking up a storm in Lae. Cheryl Dorish Mondo is a […]
The Officers who protect Britain’s nuclear plants
Since 2005, every nuclear power station in Britain has had armed protection – the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. But why does such security exist, and what does the job entail? CHRIS […]
A date gone wrong but stories to tell
By OGIA MIAMEL HE wore a pair of neatly ironed navy blue trousers, a pair of shiny black shoes and a dark blue jacket. On his head was a black […]
Be prepared: The only way to fight disasters
By SIMON NIANFOP MAJOR disasters often, but not always, generate sufficient funding for reconstruction and recovery. This can promote the need to build back better and to be more resilient. […]
WITNESS
The cargo ship MV Elema sitting half-submerged at Voco Point beach in Lae, Morobe. An engineering company had taken it to Lae for repairs but strong winds in December caused […]