Day: December 20, 2017
DWU offers new education doctorate to boost professionalism
The Divine Word University (DWU) in Madang is offering a professional doctorate in education next year. In a statement, the university said applications for enrolment close on Feb 1 and […]
WITNESS
Madang Urban local level government rules team has been going around stopping street vendors from doing their business. But some vendors have come up with smart ways to avoid being […]
A time to be happy
THE clock is ticking down to Christmas and New Year. This is a time when, usually, all the members of the family get together and celebrate. Some travel to their […]
NCD please pay up
I AM a retired teacher and I am speaking on behalf of other retired teachers in NCD who have, since 2014, been waiting for our repatriation fares to be paid. […]
Where are we going PNG?
PAPUA New Guinea needs to take full ownership of its resources if we want to experience real development and move forward to another level of systematic freedom and economic progress […]
Compensation custom can work for PNG
Nothing is as outrageous as ignoring customary norms when trying solve conflicts outside courts. Compensation claims made outside courts are one of the most common customary practices which many people […]
K60 million claim seen as not godly
AN article titled “Father and son want justice for time in jail” (The National, December 19) caught me off guard to see the father demanding K60 million from the state […]
Who pays for the suffering
THE headline in yesterday’s The National, ‘Prison term agony’, is a wake-up call for the authorities to act now. Not all is well with the Papua New Guinea judiciary. The […]
What should we do with the settlements?
Settlements are an eyesore and a hindrance to development in NCD and I feel that they should be removed altogether. Garden Hills, Burns Peak, Hohola, Erima, 2-Mile, 5-Mile, 6-Mile, 7-Mile, […]
The future is here for the betel nut
THE proposal by National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop to export betel nuts to Saudi Arabia is an idea that should be studied and developed. For Parkop, redirecting betel nuts […]