Day: May 8, 2020
WITNESS
The Karavi-Butuwin floodway is causing havoc along the Kokopo to Rabaul Road in East New Britain. Dorothy Natera, a resident at Karavi-Butuwin, said her house was covered with floodwater 4m […]
Respect the constitution
GROWING up seeing Papua New Guinea’s political visionary leaders lead the country away from the Australian administration in the colonial era was a memorable history. Such leaders were founding fathers […]
Letter in brief
Provide information: CAN a suitable authority provide the appropriate category that entails the mixing of betel nut with lime and mustard as a drug, stimulant, steroids and so forth? And […]
Compensate teachers
THE unfortunate and lowly paid who are struggling to change our future generations are now in double trouble. Teachers should be compensated. While they are now tasked to ensure Covid-19 […]
Directives too harsh
THE school resumption directives made by the Eastern Highlands education division is too harsh for students and teachers to adjust to. The education division is treating the coronavirus as an […]
Audit schools in settlements
ELEMENTARY schools in settlements need to be audited. Many are depriving children’s rights education. Teachers in charge and the boards are allegedly misusing funds to benefit their families while our […]
Invest in health sector
PAPUA New Guinea has been experiencing 8,000 to 10,000 deaths every year from other medical conditions. Many patients recovered with complications, financial depletion, mental stress and economical time lost by […]
Be transparent in repatriation
THERE needs to be transparency and fairness in regards to who meets the cost of repatriating PNG citizens back to PNG during the Covid-19 shutdown. It is heartening to read […]
Time to review organic law
PAPUA New Guinea is struggling as a developing nation in terms of economy and infrastructure development. However the people’s attitude and behaviour is a great risk for this young nation. […]
Instil moral conduct in citizens
IT is time authorities took on the challenge of restoring the teaching of good moral conduct into the education system – from primary to secondary schools. The best way to […]