Day: March 27, 2019
Kopi wins ‘design a youth commitment’ contest
A young man’s proposal to improve design of the online school-leaver selections to tertiary institutions has won Transparency International PNG’s (TIPNG) ‘Design a youth commitment’ contest The winning entry from […]
Schools and their roles in nation-building
Associate Professor Kapa Darius Kelep-Malpo launched her publication entitled “School Cultures: Powerful Mediums to Transform Individuals, Schools and Societies”. PATRICK KAIKU gives a review about the book. ON Tuesday March […]
Jica strikes 2600 mark with training scheme
MORE than 2600 Papua New Guineans have gone through degree programmes and short training stints provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica). The agency’s programme officer, Allan Eko, said […]
Church helps unemployed learn to be wise with money
Unemployed people need assistance to manage their money, says Kainantu Seventh-day Adventist pastor Yauko Kasave. He said this after the church facilitated financial awareness course for the unemployed last week […]
Arts students book date at Fashion Week
Theatre arts students from the University of Papua New Guinea will perform during PNG Fashion Week next month, following an agreement signed yesterday. Head of theatre arts division Sophie Naime […]
Weather Service trains cadets to boost weather forecasting team
By MICHAEL LAI National Weather Service (NWS) cadets began 10 weeks of training in Port Moresby on Monday. The 36 cadets, from different science and social science backgrounds, will be […]
WITNESS
A pile of rubbish decorates the side of this road at Segu in Goroka, Eastern Highlands. The rubbish has been there for some days now. It smells bad and looks […]
Gordon Market looks good, but will it be safe?
THANK you New Zealand and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for your kindness and assistance towards the construction of the new two-storey Gordon market, in Port Moresby. The New Zealand government-funded […]
Letters in brief
Poor performance: State-owned entities like PNG Power, Post PNG and Telikom, do not always provide a good service because the incentive is not always there to produce the best. Some […]
Free seats not good for women
THE subject regarding women and their reserved parliamentary seats in the Melanesian context is a non-issue and must never be raised again in Papua New Guinea. We as a nation […]