Day: April 29, 2019
Letter in Briefs
Thank you BSP: RAPE regardless of age seem to be occurring almost every day throughout the nation both in urban and rural settings. Our government should look at repealing the […]
Road project must continue
I SUPPORT the concerns raised by ‘Welteke Yobadibol’ a concerned landowner from Gumine that appeared in the letters section of The National last October regarding the road project from Chuave […]
Attitude is everything
ATTITUDE is everything. Success or failure of an individual, community, province or nation hinges on the type of attitude. Generally speaking, most Papua New Guineans have this no care attitude […]
Superfund issue
SUPERANNUATION contributions by employers and the employees must fundamentally be by choice on market-led products and exceptional service, and not merely by coercion of law. I recollect a warning issued […]
LLG election
ALMOST 90 per cent of the council wards in the country have not received their ward SIP (support Improvement programme) funds for the last 10 years. The current government and […]
Slow rate of development
VARIOUS governments over the last four decades has brought our country to where we are now. Despite hardships and challenges, as a country, the government showed renewed commitment to bring […]
Social media seen as double-edged sword
THEY say social media can be seen as a two-edged sword for law enforcement – a tool for gathering evidence and identifying suspects but also a force behind youth violence […]
Siassi island fisherman calls for support from Morobe govt
A GROUP of fishermen from the Siassi Island of Morobe has called on the provincial government and authorities to support them. Fogerson Fishing Group spokesman Felix Fozeye said people in […]
PPL, NiuPower seal gas-fired power deal
PNG Power Limited (PPL) and NiuPower, an independent power provider, have finalised the power purchase agreement for the 58-megawatt gas-fired power plant near Port Moresby. The agreement was signed last […]
Protected rights make trade easy
By CLARISSA MOI TRADE becomes easy for people to manoeuvre when intellectual property owners know that their rights are protected, an Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) official says. Amelia Na’aru, the […]