Day: November 20, 2018
WITNESS
Last Thursday, The National published a picture of a pipe spilling sewage into a drain at East Boroko in Port Moresby (Pictured left). The sewage flows from this location to […]
Errors in CPI report
AS a user of the Consumer Price Publications, I am concerned about the June quarter, 2018, report released in September. The report had a high level of inconsistencies – meaning […]
Too much to borrow
I WISH to comment on the recent media announcement by the Morobe provincial government to seek a US$100 billion (K334 billion) funding from a partner in Philippines to fund various […]
Maru praised
I COMMEND Yangoru-Saussia MP Richard Maru for the effort he has done with his district development authority to get much-needed basic government services to his electorate. I was surprised when […]
Pence’s claim challenged
PLEASE allow me to share my views regarding Papua New Guinea’s involvement with Australia and the United States for the redevelopment of the Lombrum naval base. United States Vice-President Mike […]
Lighthouse protest
RECENT media reports about landowners shutting down the lighthouse at Vabukori village in Port Moresby sheds light on other lighthouses as well. If it is happening to landowners in the […]
Corruption and progress
THERE is a large body of evidence that shows the direct relationship between good governance and development. The healthier a country does in measures of good governance, the better it […]
K5bil Ramu NiCo deal made
CHINESE President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of an agreement between China Minmetals and Mining Minister Johnson Tuke for the expansion of the Ramu NiCo project. The agreement was signed […]
Exxon executive hails development of project
The development of the country’s natural gas resources is a “tremendous story”, ExxonMobil Corporation senior vice-president Neil Chapman says. He told the Apec Chief Executive Officers’ Summit that to get […]
Pipeline landowners elect representative director to board
PIPELINE Landowners in Gulf elected their representative director to the board of the trustee company, Gas Resources PNG LNG Pipeline Ltd last Wednesday. Wauro Oumabe from Omati tribe was elected […]