Day: November 29, 2017
Smelly, gloomy, ugly, deadly . . .
AS I travel to and fro from Kaiwe betel nut market in Mt Hagen, it’s like I am walking into a place where dead bodies are dumped – smelly, gloomy, […]
PNG too has a dream
IN reference to a letter titled “What is our Dream?” by Egan Ulach, of Lae, in The National on Tuesday (Nov 8) – PNG’s dream is contained in the PNG […]
Optimism claim rubbished
I disagree with your front page article “Optimism as global economy improves, says O’Neill” on Tuesday (Nov 28). The unemployment rate is still high, crime is at its worse in […]
Sorcery and punishment
THE nine men who confessed to practising sorcery in Upper Bena, Eastern Highlands, should be the executed. The death penalty must punish those who commit sorcery. And, yes, sanguma is […]
PM’s comment ‘pathetic’
THE front page report in The National on Wednesday about the prime minister’s reason for disbanding the Task Force Sweep Team was pathetic, shallow and lacks any credibility at all. […]
People on the fringe hurting
I AM haunted by the fact that thousands of people in some of the country’s remotest areas still inordinately long for development well past the 21st century. In Southern Highlands, […]
Agriculture gets the care it deserves
THE increasing attention given to the development of agriculture by the Government makes sense. To become the mainstay and backbone of the national economy, agriculture, as reflected in the huge […]
Govt breathing easier as economy recovers: PM
THE Government is in the process of recovering from “a very challenging period” of the economy in recent years according to Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. He said this at the […]
Nasfund turning Kina Haus into a landmark
THE National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) has named the tallest building in Port Moresby Kina Haus. Chief executive Ian Tarutia said: “It’s really a way for us to make this flagship […]
Mastercard users to get chip enabled cards: BSP
THE Bank South Pacific will offer chip enabled cards to its Mastercard customers, giving added security to all payments. According to the bank, this new enhancement will be implemented to […]