Day: February 1, 2018
City teachers renew commitment to teaching, share experiences
The Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby marked the start of the 2018 academic year with a teachers’ commissioning programme on Jan 26. The programme, which was held at the Don […]
WITNESS
The Highlands Highway is cut off from the upper highlands region as a result of heavy rain, cutting off people travelling from Chimbu.
Kramer responds to comment
I WRITE in response to the Letter to the Editor in The National on Jan 26 which asked ‘Where is Madang district heading?’ Although I’m not in the habit of […]
Team up to develop Goroka
I support Apo Aliote’s letter ‘Kimisopa Challenged’ last week. Bire Kimisopa is a proficient national leader and a man of principle and should work with Goroka MP Henry Ame as […]
Govt should invest more in education
THE Government has never funded new infrastructure periodically for thepast 41 years to universities. The new buildings currently constructed at UPNG are Australian-funded. Any university throughout PNG must be funded […]
Leave-fare issue persists
WHILE almost all provincial education board have settled their teachers’ leave fares etc, we in Western Highlands are still waiting for the provincial education board and government to come clear […]
School leavers warned
I AM appealing to school leavers and semi-educated youths to be very careful when enrolling in privately-run schools. I am a victim of one of the private schools. I enrolled […]
Are teachers doing the job right?
I WAS in my Chimbu village in early January 2018 and was told this story of good teacher presence in a primary school at home. Teacher absenteeism and poor performances […]
Concern raised over border treatment
THIS is about the Torres Strait islanders and my people in the South Fly, especially Pawhouturi LLG, where I come from. We are nomadic tribes moving from one area to […]
Rapopo Resort listing praised
LET me congratulate Rapopo Plantation Resort in East New Britain for being No. 20 in the Trip Advisor 2018 Travellers’ Choice awards of the top 25 hotels in the South […]