Day: March 16, 2020
Partnership focuses on girls, women
THE ground-breaking secondary schools partnership between Papua New Guinea and Australia is investing more in women’s and girls’ leadership and innovation as it enters its second year. A total of […]
Students share experiences
STUDENTS have been told to have positive minds in order to be successful in life during a chat room on Tribe FM in Port Moresby on Wednesday. The radio programme […]
WITNESS
This playground at Manu Autoport, Port Moresby, has been overgrown with shrubs and littered with all sorts of rubbish from plastics to betel nut husks. Even PMV buses drive through […]
Focus on entry ports
I WISH to rebut the statement made by acting secretary of Health Dr Paison Dakulala that appeared in The National on Friday (March 13) about investing K10 million of K45 […]
Letter in brief
Why special treatment? WORKS and Implementation Minister Michael Nali was welcomed by Lavege villagers during the opening of the Korori bridge in Talasea, West New Britain. We understand how people […]
Release all powers to B’ville
I NOTE with interest the consultative meeting between Bougainville and PNG leaders last week. It is understood that the Prime Minister James Marape has agreed to transfer all powers to […]
Remove ban on plastics
PLASTIC bags are cheap and many city residents use it every day. Banning of plastic bags is like depriving the rights of poor mothers who do not have bilums. Plastic […]
Is the Govt ready for coronavirus?
HAS there been any official statement from the Government about “well-coordinated plans” to fight the coronavirus when it enters the country? I mean are schools and sporting events going to […]
Pay your rent or move out
WE now have a chorus of tenants complaining about the poor performance of the National Housing Corporation (NHC) and its failure to meet its statutory requirements with the State and […]
Systems colliding
ONE of the challenges we face today as a developing nation is the transition process from one culture to another. Moving from Melanesian culture to Western world (civilisation) is the […]