Day: September 7, 2018
Anti-drug agency plans to reach out to masses
By GIBSON TORASO Papua New Guinea’s anti-drug agency, the National Narcotics Bureau, under the leadership of director Nichodemus Mosoro is taking a new approach in fighting the abuse of alcohol […]
Local coffee experts join contest
By LEO WAFIWA FIVE Papua New Guineans will join seven international Q-graders for the 2018 PNG Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd National Coffee Cupping Competition to be held in Port Moresby […]
Daring pioneers of Devare
By TREVOR WAHUNE Being a pioneer in anything does create life-long memories. Memories of being a pioneer could be either good or bad, of luck or misfortune. As a pioneer […]
A surprise visit by Ethel Arek
By AILEEN KAIULO I had the biggest pleasure in meeting Ethel Arek on Thursday, Aug 9 at the HID headquarters. Ethel was one of Papa Sam’s first students pre-Stretpasin Stoa […]
HDI marks 22 years of training for real independence
By AILEEN KAIULO The weekly articles in The National by Samuel Tam, affectionately known by many as Papa Sam, are fulfilling a purpose in themselves. Papa Sam’sweekly column is titled […]
Commander Kiddy Keko’s Independence message
There have been many training programmes under the partnership of many organisations with the CS at Bomana for the sole purpose of rehabilitation of the inmates. In comparison to all […]
Nomination of Papa Sam for the Yidan Prize
By BARBRA NENEWA Since 2015 to this day, I have seen Papa Sam’s tireless, endless effort of finding means and ways on how best he can help people to be […]
Should I write “colour” or “color”?
By CRAIG ALAN VOLKER English spelling can be very confusing and it is often difficult to remember just how to spell words. What can make it even more confusing is […]
Allure of the magical isles
Story and pictures by COLIN TAIMBARI A quiet but significant revolution is about to transform a local community in the enchanted Duke of York Islands in East New Britain. The […]
Basking in the beauty of China
By CHARLES MOI Last week I featured Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, the most populous province in China. This is part two of my three-part series about the recent […]