Day: December 4, 2019
Call made for public toilets
LAE accommodates for the provincial and city administration, business operations, entertainment and most importantly is the Momase regional hub. But the sad scenario to this date is the that there […]
Education quality in Manus dropped
THE 2020 academic year is just around the corner. I have great concern for my Manus school leavers whose enrollments into universities in recent years had badly dropped. It is […]
Committee commended
I THANK the Public Accounts Committee for exposing high level corruption involving senior Health Department officials who receive bribes in order to recommend contracts to logistic companies and other pharmaceutical […]
Well done PAC
FOR the first time in PNG history since Independence, we have seen the full function of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) exposing high level of corruption in the Health department. I […]
Parents, take responsibility
THE cutback on the Tuition Fee Free (TFF) funding in 2020 is a remarkable way to re–establish missing links between the parents and the government to educate children. Education for […]
Loan scheme to ease burden
I WOULD like to applaud the Marape-Steven Government for the tough stance taken to slash the Tuition Fee Free (TFF) policy funds by 50 per cent and allocating K200mil for […]
Better policing needed for peace
THE continued carping at particular service departments, statutory authorities or disciplined forces is unlikely to achieve desired results. The National, being responsible to our readers, has mirrored their concerns on […]
Projects to start: Botten
THE process on the development of petroleum projects in the country should start soon, Oil Search managing director Peter Botten says. Botten was speaking at the 2019 Papua New Guinea […]
Mineral resource company moves into electrification business
MINERAL Resources Development Company (MRDC) has moved into the electrification space in efforts to support the Government’s local content policy, according to managing director Augustine Mano. Speaking during the PNG […]
PM says investors should continue dialogue
INVESTORS in the resource industry should continue having dialogue with Government to ensure fair distribution of wealth from the resource sector, says Prime Minister James Marape. He said investor input […]