Day: January 11, 2019
Inspired by anti-discrimination movie
By LOTTIE WAYAGURE A young aspiring PNG actor has come across a movie which he thinks has an inspiring message for Papua New Guineans. Philadelphia has a timeless message which, […]
WITNESS
The one lane road between Gabi village, Hanuabada and Idubada in Port Moresby has been closed due to a landslide caused by the resent heavy rain. The landslide occurred on […]
Reports of police brutality alarming
IT is terrifying to hear and read about daily increasing police brutality and abuse of constitutional duty. As a result, the State has lost millions of kina paying for hundreds […]
Letters in brief
Understanding landowners: For far too long the good nature, benevolence and understanding of the Alekano people of Eastern Highlands have been trodden on by all and sundry. The land owners […]
People trapped in tax rise
FACTS in the tax projections in the 2019 budget are as follows: MPT (mining and petroleum tax) K428 million, personal income tax (PIT) K2.95 billion, goods and services tax (GST) […]
Bribery becoming social norm
REFERRING to The National’s editorial on December 11, let me tell you that my wife and I now put bribery as part of our budget apart from bus fares, lunch […]
Student union registered
THE executives of Morobe Tertiary Student’s Union (MTSU) write in reply to Aye Lae Gnapali FeWopa in the letters section of The National yesterday, calling Morobe Tertiary Student’s Union “illegal, […]
Doctor’s handwriting unreadable
THIS small brief is to the attention of the PNG Medical Society. Can the society explain as to why doctors, and or especially health extension officers (HEOs) consulting at hospitals […]
Fight affecting health service
THIS letter is a call out to all educated people and leaders of Kabwum and Wasu to address the tense situation at Etep Rural Hospital. As the only referral health […]
Truth cannot be hidden
WHY is the higher hierarchy of the Health Department and Minister Sir Puka Temu openly saying all is well in health service delivery on the country when health workers on […]