Day: August 22, 2018
Selling on the street
I SUPPORT Lae Mayor Koim Leahy’S comments about people selling on the street (The National, Aug 8). Street sellers who are mostly selling betel nut, cigarettes and other items, especially […]
City bus services
ALMOST all the buses in Port Moresby are servicing only half their route. Buses 7 and 9 from Gerehu are going only as far as Waigani. In Lae, buses from […]
Lae’s horror roads
I am writing to share my concerns about the never ending drama with potholes in Lae. I am a grade 5 student at Lae International School. Everyday when I travel […]
Troubling times
I, AS a hardworking citizen, am fed up with ethnic groups bringing their way of life in the village to the city. One wonders where good, abiding citizens of this […]
Trusting in God
IT does not matter how low you feel in life, Christ is still waiting with an open heart to receive those who call upon him. As the saying goes, God […]
Standard-based education
The standard-based education system promotes relevancy, accuracy and higher level of teaching and learning. It must not be seen as you competing with others, but with yourself. In this system […]
Lae’s bad roads
The roads in Lae are very bad. I come from Malaysia and I am a grade 5 student at Lae International School. We arrived at Nadzab and had a very […]
Expensive flights
Domestic airfares have become so expensive they have become a burden on the subsistence-driven, simple people of Marawaka in Eastern Highlands. The average income per capita in Marawaka is about […]
Ok Tedi foundation hopes K132mil will be released
Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF) is hopeful that K132 million of the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) component of development funds from the Western Province People’s Dividend Trust Fund (WPPDTF) […]
Oil Search notes positive outcome despite profit drop
A PROFIT of US$79.2 million (K262 million) was announced by Oil Search in the company’s first half year report, which is a 39 per cent decrease compared to figures for […]