Day: February 13, 2020
Mark keeps Government House in tip-top shape
By FOLKEN WAKO HEAD gardener Mark Aaron, 52, keeps Government House compound in Konedobu trimmed and beautiful. “Government House is a very important house in the country and needs to […]
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Covid-19 It’s official. The official codename for the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organisation, is Covid-19. Co-for corona, vi- for virus, d-for disease, 19-for the year it was detected. […]
Chapel to ‘speed up’ process
PAPUA New Guinean Carmelite priest Fr Paul Sireh hopes the first chapel built in honour of Blessed Peter ToRot outside of the country could speed up his canonisation process. Fr […]
Participants urged to make religious commitments
THE Federation of Religious (FOR) hosted its annual general meeting in Madang last week. With the theme ‘Melanesian Values and Consecrated Life’ the meeting was attended by 42 participants from […]
Adventist workers ready to resume duties after in-service
ADVENTIST church gospel workers in Western have resumed duties and are ready to take on this year after a week long in-service last week, a missionary says. Dr Kasper Solo […]
WITNESS
HEALTH authorities have condemned the police station in Aitape–Lumi district, West Sepik. Its current state and cell blocks are not fit for use. However, it is still used due to […]
Place police at Koki bus stop
MY bag was snatched last Sunday morning (Feb 9) while I was sitting in a PMV bus at Koki bus stop. Two boys walked into the bus, the other had […]
Be firm, change laws
I ENCOURAGE the Government to put its foot down and shelve negotiations on new projects in the petroleum and mining sectors until the policies and laws are changed to a […]
Agriculture is the way forward
I TASTED the Kuk Chips manufactured by a factory located 50m from my village and want to share my view. I commend the Ialibu–Pangia District Development Authority, SHP government and […]
Landowners worried
SERIOUS questions are now bothering us, the landowners of Kurumbukari, Basamuk and the people of Madang at large. The status of the Ramu Nickel & Cobalt Mining operation has reached […]