Day: March 22, 2019
WITNESS
This is Cloudy Bay, in Central, where local people are trying to mend their broken road with hand tools and bush materials. Heavy rain has worsened the road condition, according […]
Marriage warning for young people
IN Papua New Guinea, people are marrying at the ages of between 15 and 25 years, ages in which people are still developing and learning about life. Many are giving […]
Letters in brief
Where’s the money? Digicel needs to explain why their system seems to reduce the balance of a customer’s credits without reason. Can the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission, National Information […]
Chinese dominance
CHINA is using its massive financial assets to dominate smaller economies through long-term control of infrastructures, natural resources and associated land assets by offering less-than-desirable credit terms for infrastructural loans. […]
Uni student sings song of praise
USING verbal or vocal political propaganda have evident discrepancies on people nowadays compared to visionary leaders who do not speak too much but formulate and utilise their equations on how […]
Act seen as unfair
I AM calling on the Government to repeal of the Tenth Supplement Agreement Act which has caused the people of Western to lose their ownership rights over Sustainable Development Programme […]
Planning for the future
THE Papua New Guinea public sector needs to focus on recruiting and retaining good people, develop talent through training, offer competitive compensation and have a succession plan for the passing-on […]
Air Niugini’s Max order
THE report on the Boeing 737 MAX (The National, Mar 19) raises the issue of PNG Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s ability to exercise its authority. The report in the business […]
Give locals a chance
I SEE that nearly all retail and wholesale outlets are owned and run by expatriates in Jiwaka. Local landowners and retailers and those who own land and buildings seem to […]
Morata’s bad road a shame
THE 10-minute ride from Morata 1 to Waigani market is almost an hour’s ride because of potholes. The roads have not been maintained for years which is a great shame […]