Day: April 16, 2019
WITNESS
This building belongs to the Catholic Parish on Wewak Hill, East Sepik. It needs help. To have it painted will cost K8000 for paint alone. It last had a new […]
Marape’s courage to resign a sign of transparency and honesty
I commend James Marape’s courage to resign from the O’Neill-led government. Marape, the Tari-Pori MP, had been a loyal Cabinet minister over the years. I don’t know the reasons behind […]
Letters in brief
Police power: The report ‘Bomana police barracks yet to get electricity’ (The National, Apr 11) has prompted me to write this letter on behalf of policemen and women paying electricity […]
Give women equal rights
OUR very own country is down the drain because of differences in culture, gender, traditions, race, education, beliefs, money, etc. Our mothers, daughters and sisters are suffering from sexual violence […]
The fight for Ok Tedi
THE ownership, governance, board appointments, decisions, and environmental damage are different issues impacting the operation of the Ok Tedi mine in Western. These are different matters in business and law. […]
Unfair laws on mineral rights
THE laws on mineral rights must be changed to give real ownership rights to the inhabitants of the land upon which the resources are found and extracted. The mineral law […]
The power of money
MANY Papua New Guineans have been misled to believe that money and material gifting play an important role in winning elections and forming governments. This belief is reinforced by candidates […]
Ramu NiCo ends safety week with driving competition
A SAFE-DRIVING competition at the Ramu NiCo Kurumbukari mine added extra flair to the company’s observation of national mining safety week last week. The competition was divided into two categories […]
Plans in place to upgrade Nadzab industrial park
COMMERCE and Industry Minister Wera Mori, pictured, says that plans are underway for the Nadzab industrial park, in Lae, to be upgraded this year. He told The National yesterday that […]
Logging, mining threaten Solomons social security
HONIARA: Logging and mining activities are threatening Solomon Islanders’ social security, an Australian academic and environmental management expert says. Environmental damage from extractive industries was in the spotlight again in […]