Day: January 30, 2018
K63 million tourism loan available to operators
TOURISM operators in East New Britain will have the opportunity to apply for business loans through a US$20 million (K63 million) fund being proivided by the World Bank. The fund […]
Students’ subsidies paid
ALL outstanding subsidies for students from Kokopo district, in East New Britain, who were at University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) last year, have been paid. According to Kokopo district […]
Teachers’ posting queried
THIS year’s posting of teachers has been described as an injustice with one senior primary school teacher saying many of her colleagues were without a posting. East New Britain’s Mary […]
WITNESS
This wreck has been at the beachfront in Wewak town for many months. Who does it belong to and who will pay for its removal are the questions on everyone’s […]
Hospital dilemma
Most patients, upon hearing, “Referral to Port Moresby General Hospital”, think a cure is on its way. It used to many years ago when we had honest, experienced, humble, hard-working […]
Fire fighters need respect
I was appalled and saddened to read in your newspaper how a fire truck was stoned and fire fighters harassed in Port Moresby. Apparently it wasn’t the first time such […]
Alarm over NID officers
I note with great caution the current changes happening at National Identification (NID) Office in Waigani. The changes have created so much anxiety and uncertainty among the staff. An issue […]
PNG changing or still at the crossroads
Is Papua New Guinea changing or still at the crossroads of prosperity and poverty? From the change of Government from Sir Michael Somare to Peter O’Neill, there have been many […]
Banab Bridge: A real pain
The collapse of Banab Bridge in Madang has caused much inconvenience and pain to our people in Bogia. They incur additional costs when travelling, their freedom of movement is restricted, […]
Banab Bridge: Just silence
I’m a regular reader of The National who would like to voice my concern on behalf of Sumkar, Bogia and Sepik people. The Bogia-Madang Highway is the only way we […]