Day: August 10, 2018
PNG cocoa flavours global chocolate trade
By ANNETTE SETE For more than 10 years, Grace Klembasa toiled away on cocoa farms in Aitape, West Sepik. With young twin daughters to support, the single mother devoted herself […]
Nadzab Hanpaus market opens
Words and pictures by PISAI GUMAR People in Wampar in Huon Gulf and Wain-Erap in Nawaeb now have a new market inclusive of facilities like good shelter, water and sanitation […]
Top student trait: Start early
By THOMAS HUKAHU IN an article two weeks ago in Weekender, I pointed out that a top student trait on my list of the best traits is humility. A top […]
Kandep fed up with fighting
By MALUM NALU Students at remote Kandep High School in Enga are having dinner of plain rice in their dilapidated mess last Saturday evening when Kandep MP Alfred Manase drops […]
Testimonies of HDI trainees
Esther John Soto’s Esther John Soto hails from Enga. She is 30 years old and is married and has two young boys, 10 and three years old. She is an […]
Educating women for sustainable development
By THEO YASAUSE When we educate a girl, a woman and a mother, we are educating a nation. Dreams, visions and expectations are achieved through the womb. Politics and business […]
Artist with a 3D eye
By MARJORIE FINKEO “ I see colours differently and understand them beyond what others see,” says 3D artist Clement Koys. “I can quickly identify colours differently, I don’t know how […]
Long serving LLG president honoured
By FAY DUEGA Seventy-five-year old Madang man Simon Mamot’s love and service for his people paid off with an MBE (Member of the British Empire) award last year. From Sarang […]
Godsend for the ‘neglected’
By LISA MALOT GARE A short scenic drive west of Port Moresby city lies Baruni village, one of the large Motuan communities that dot the coastline. For many years now […]
Grappling with a rare medical condition
By JACKLYN SIRIAS How many in PNG are familiar with a medical condition called haemophilia and what, if any, cure is available for it? It is possibly a very rare […]