Day: February 12, 2019
WITNESS
This is how bad the deteriorating state of highway between Mutzing station to Waterais Junction and amid Ramu-Usino Junction-Tapo River, including parts of Henganofi in Eastern Highlands. Pictured are a […]
Where are the Maseratis?
NG successfully ended 2018 by hosting the Apec’s senior officials’ meetings, finance ministers’ process meetings, leaders’ summit and business advisory council and business executives’ meetings. PNG hosted all these meetings […]
Letters in brief
Role models: Principals and teachers of secondary schools should be role models for their students, especially in the Catholic-run schools. They advise students such things as respect. When it comes […]
Basic services needed
MUST the people of Lower Lai in Enga suffer because of political indifferences? This was once a thriving valley of industrious farmers, flourishing local business, and health and education running […]
Query over Nasfund withdrawal
I am currently on partial withdrawal after membership withdrawal was not approved by Nasfund. With the case of two other contributors from Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) and Aitape, who […]
Sackings in disguise
‘Sackings slammed’ by Observer in The National on February 1, that the government of the day is unfair and inconsiderate in its removal and termination of its department heads and […]
Report misleading
I WRITE to explain as well as to clear the air around incorrect perceptions that two different stories were published by the dailies last week. First, a story in the […]
Labour department challenged
Department of Labour and Industrial Relations is the largest State self-accounting department in the bureaucracy. This department is the country’s top premier institution, which advises the Government on all matters […]
Forestry encouraged to come up with a plan
By PETER ESILA FOREST Minister Douglas Tomuriesa says the PNG National Forestry Authority (PNGNFA) should have a corporate plan drafted to guide the authority into the future. Tomuriesa instructed acting […]
Job creation lacklustre: Bank
DESPITE strengthening growth momentum in the non-extractive economy in 2018, Bank of PNG data suggests that formal sector job creation remained lacklustre, says the World Bank. According to the World […]