Month: December 2017
How is the Family Protection
TODAY, Jacinta, (not her real name) is separated from her husband of 12 years, has scars on her body, the imprint of punches around her eyes and psychological trauma that […]
Something wicked this way comes
By MALUM NALU SOMETHING Wicked This Way Comes is a Ray Bradbury novel I read many years ago in high school about the nightmarish experience of two teenagers when a […]
Government laying it thick on roads and bridges
GRACE MARIBU THERE is a general misconception thatthe City of Port Moresby is the only location in Papua New Guinea that is receiving national and municipal government attention in infrastructural […]
Roads,bridge s and development
Story and Pictures by LUKE KAMA EVIDENCE-BASED planning and making informed decisions on the allocations of limited resources available to the Government is very important to maximise the return on […]
Wewak far ewell s Sir Michael
Story and pictures by GYNNIE KERO A LOUD crescendo of cheering and singing filled the air as hundreds waited to welcome him at the Boram airport in Wewak. For the […]
FATHER OF THE NATION LEAVES BEHIND A LASTING LEGACY Grand Chief bows out
By SHIRLEY MAULUDU SPEAKER of Parliament Theo Zurenuoc admitted to not having enough words to summarise the contributions of the founding father and Prime Minister Sir Michael Thomas Somare’s, contributions […]
People die just so one man can enjoy power
By DANIEL KUMBON EVEN if my new book, ‘Survivor – Alive in Mum’s Loving Arms’, a collection of three true stories about women in Enga had been published on time, […]
The man in the hot seat
MALUM NALU THE last 19 months have been something of a whirlwind time for Patilias Gamato. In November 2015, just a few months after he’d been confirmed as Morobe administrator, […]
Revisiting the top stories and pictures of 2017
By ELLEN TIAMU THIS week we take stock of what 2017 was like, especially through the feature stories that have graced the pages of the Weekender over the past 51 […]
WITNESS
Bulolo town residents pointing to a bridge in the heart of town, which was washed away five years ago. No effort has been made to fix it since.