Day: January 17, 2018
Coach’s dressing disrespectful
I WAS shocked at Papua New Guinea SP Hunters’ and Kumuls’ coach Michael Marum’s attire during the late Kato Ottio’s funeral. Marum should have presented himself well at Ottio’s funeral […]
A well-deserved honour for Calverts
SAW a lovely article in The National yesterday in relation to the renaming of the Kapuna Hospital to Dr Peter Calvert Memorial Hospital. This sign of respect for the Calvert […]
Pulpit no place to spread hate, fear
It is sordid to hear at church services and read in papers about a good number of Papua New Guinean pastors and street preachers and their stance on homosexuality. I […]
Pothole woes in Chimbu
There are too many potholes and craters on most of our roads in PNG as highlighted in the media. The Gumine road in Chimbu is no exception with several crater-like […]
Broken bridge needs mending
Asini River Bridge is located along the Nuku-Lumi section of the road in West Sepik. The bridge was destroyed in 2012 during heavy flooding. It is six years now and […]
Community leader’s effort hailed
On behalf of our people in Bogia and Angoram districts, I would like to commend and thank community leader Jeffery Dubun and his community. They used their own equipment to […]
Customary land being disputed
The common issue that one and all would agree with is that all customary land boundaries – tribal, clan and family – are being disputed from the coast up to […]
Deadly reminder of road-safety rules
The death of seven people in a road accident at Nasuapum along the Highlands Highway outside Lae last Saturday has again highlighted the serious lack of attention to road safety […]
Government supports use of clean energy in schools
SOLAR panels should be in all schools as it is line with Government’s policy of clean energy transition, Energy, Communication and Information Technology Minister Sam Basil says. He said this […]
Carry less cash, customers told
Bank South Pacific has advised its customers to avoid “carrying a lot of cash” when doing banking because criminals target them. BSP Retail general manager Paul Thornton, pictured, was commenting […]