Day: March 15, 2019
Paska call crticised
So Trade Union Congress president John Paska is appealing to Bougainvilleans to vote to remain with PNG. There are many outstanding issues Paska has failed to address, yet he still […]
Independence not right choice
Bougainvillians should not vote for independence during this year’s referendum. It will definitely not be easy to run a country, especially if resources are limited. How will Bougainville sustain its […]
Referendum: Which path to take?
ONE of the principles of the Papua New Guinea Constitution is, without a doubt, to maintain national unity. The same Constitution is also based on democratic principles which gives the […]
Time to get rid of the PMVs
IN addition to the letters about the bus service (The National, March 18), Papua New Guinea is the only country in the world to allow locals to run the PMV […]
Bad fathers hurt children
Towards the end of last month, The National’s Weekender magazine published a report of a young woman working as a prostitute in Port Moresby. She said she was doing it […]
Port Moresby bus service needs overhaul
THE authority responsible for seeing bus and public motor vehicles (PMVs) operators complete their normal routes on weekdays – from Gerehu to 4-Mile – especially in the mornings, are sleeping […]
Nasfund contributions go past K500mil mark
By CLARISSA MOI NASFUND membership contributions went past K500 million last year, says acting chief officer, member services, Arnold Topai. This was revealed during Nasfund’s first regional employer conference this […]
Kina hit by drop in share prices
STOCK exchange-listed investment company Kina Asset Management Ltd (KAML) has recorded an investment return of 2.2 per cent for the year ending Dec 31 last year. The total value of […]
Mine aids health post
RAMU NiCo Management (MCC) and a China medical team visits Ganglau health post in Rai Coast, Madang, and donated medicine. Nursing officer-in-charge Martin Uma said donation of medicine boxes was […]
Air Nuigini looks at ways to harvest Asia tourism potential
By PETER ESILA AIR NUIGINI wants to focus on an ‘east-west’ strategy and ‘hubbing’ through Jackson International Airport, says managing-director Alan Milne. He said Papua New Guinea was starting to […]