Day: April 13, 2018
Summary Offences Act
WHILE we appreciate the legislature’s efforts to toughen up the Summary Offences Act, we are yet to see a significant improvement in the over-crowded and dilapidated state of our prisons. […]
Busfare and students
SOMETHING needs to be done about the excessive fare being charged by bus operators along the ATS route (Bus 16). Commuters, including school children, are paying K2 every day for […]
Maprik problems
LOOKING generally to the country’s budget of K14 billion, it is massive. Having that in mind, that budget will trickle down to the provincial and district level according to the […]
Street selling in Lae
STREET sales in Lae are back to normal and our law-enforcement agencies, in particular police, are unable to do anything more to contain the situation. This is especially at the […]
K11mil queried
THE Juha PDL9 Landowner Association group is still waiting for its outstanding IDG grants since the signing of UBSA accord at Kokopo in 2009. In that agreement, it was settled […]
Teachers’ pay increase
WE the teachers are still waiting for our 3 per cent salary increment as promised by our Government. Former Department of Personnel Management Secretary John Kali himself said in the […]
Salute for Sir Sere Pitoi
ON March 22, a ceremony was held at the former Administration College to officially open the new lecture hall, funded by the Australian Government, to be known as the Sir […]
District admin
I WRITE pertaining to Obura-Wonenara being without a district administration. Straight after the general election last year up until now, there seems to be non-existence of any government representatives operating […]
Divorce laws and women’s rights
WHILE we applaud the amendment to the Divorce Act protecting women and children, on the other side of the coin, what happens if the wife is the reason why the […]
Singu’s magic hands making art and craft a living
Fashionable art and craft has been the main product of small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) set up by local women in their communities. To some women, designing and creating headpieces, […]