Day: October 5, 2018
Nipa students missing out
This week I asked my small brother, who will be sitting for the grade 10 national examinations next week, how his preparations for his exams were going. In response, he […]
Passing the blame on discipline
This is an open letter to any concerned person, parent or stakeholder regarding poor disciple in our schools. The poor teachers have been bombarded through the media for the deteriorating […]
Questions for Air Niugini
Can the management of Air Niugini kindly inform us, the general public, why its 737 fleet wasn’t grounded after the unfortunate incident in the Federated State of Micronesia? All airline […]
Road blitz praised
IT is good that the authorities are trying to get defective, unroadworthy vehicles off the road in the nation’s capital. For a long time many vehicles have been driven around […]
Fake teaching qualifications
THE recent news about some teachers using bogus grade 10 and 12 certificates to enter teachers’ colleges and the teaching profession limits the quality and the standard of the anticipated […]
Teachers with experience
THE current news on teachers losing their jobs because of alleged fake qualifications is not sitting well with me. Those teachers have been teaching and learning and in the process […]
National census needed for better planning
NO one can say safely today what the exact population of Papua New Guinea is. There are estimates but we will not know until a national census is conducted. The […]
KPH boss sets date for opening of gas power plant
The gas powered 57.78 megawatts power plant constructed by NiuPower Ltd, a joint venture company owned by Oil Search Ltd and Kumul Petroleum Holdings will be commissioned in November. KPH […]
PNG Biomass keen to develop energy sector
The project director of PNG Biomass, Michael Henson, says the company will help the country develops its energy sector and fully transition into renewable energy by 2050. He said it […]
Bonds still debt and still carry costs, risks
By PAUL BARKER Government has been trying to launch a sovereign bond for several years without success, to be able to fund part of the annual budget, as well as […]