Day: September 21, 2018
WITNESS
Youths from the Malaguna, in Rabaul, East New Britain, patching potholes at the Kokopo-Rabaul Road yesterday. Sections of this road have deteriorated overtime and a nightmare for motorists. The youths […]
Hayfield clearance
Can National Airports Corporation confirm if Hayfield Airstrip in Maprik has been cleared for commercial flights by small airlines? Yesterday, The National reported that flights to Hayfield are resuming. Without […]
NID and rising population
THE population of Papua New Guinea is growing at an alarming rate. There is no proper record but it is obvious that our existing facilities can no longer accommodate the […]
Polio makes student worry
AM a very worried student of Port Moresby International School. As you may have known, there is a polio outbreak in PNG, with one case reported at 5-Mile, Port Moresby. […]
Kramer barking the wrong tree
EVERYONE is praising Madang Open MP Bryan Kramer as an anti-corruption advocator. However, the very people who voted him to represent us in Parliament think otherwise, because inaction is corruption. […]
Time for a change, PNG
PAPUA New Guineans need more exposure. As a young nation in the process of development, I have found that 75 per cent of the population still needs mental development. When […]
Underage drinking
THE problem of underage drinking in Papua New Guinea has increased over the years and has affected many students. As a result of peer pressure, children as young as 10 […]
Water cuts
I am a Madang resident and I am sick and tired of water cuts. It is annoying that people can’t have showers, especially children, and mothers cannot prepare meals in […]
Celebrating diversity under one flag
Papua New Guinea is a nation of cultural diversity, united under one Constitution and one flag. Celebrating Papua New Guinea’s independence should be done with pride and dignity, but it […]
Irresponsible behaviour
I AM a student and I am not happy to see stains from betel nut spit everywhere, proof that those who chew betel nuts are irresponsible people. Everywhere I travel, […]