Day: June 17, 2020
Robin shuns his bad habits – for himself, family
By JOEL HAMARI ROBIN Momi is a self-taught carpenter. He learnt the trade while working with people skilled in carpentry. Robin’s parents are from Dawa in Kaintiba, in the interior […]
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Injured Broncos Brisbane Broncos fans are wondering what the players have been up to during training. Three of them – Jack Bird, Matt Lodge and Kotoni Staggs – were recently […]
Poverty and pandemic in Pacific
Covid-19 has had a far greater economic impact than health impact on Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. There has been extensive commentary about the likely macroeconomic effects of lockdowns […]
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Despite the announcement of the betel nut ban with an offender facing K10,000 spot fine or three years jail term, some venders are still seen selling betel nut along the […]
Address West Papua issue
THE United Nations (UN) was established in June 1945 following the atrocities experienced after both World Wars, hence purposely to end violence and bring peace across the globe. In recognition […]
Check communities producing homebrew
THE consumption and production of homebrew is happening all over the Kabiufa No.2 communities. Community leaders and village court leaders find it hard to control the situation. A warning from […]
Call to fast track project
WE the landowners are calling on the Government to fast track the Ramu 2 hydro project in Yonki, Eastern Highlands. The project was launched in 2015 and was scheduled to […]
Allow transparency to prevail
I REFER to the article on the back page of Monday’s (June 15) The National headlined ‘Kapo Natto unopposed’. Can the executives in the name of transparency defer the meeting […]
Understand reason behind movement
IT is understandable that the public unease and the media discourses about asylum-seekers have intensified in the recent years in Europe. Public backlash has sent shockwaves through EU political life. […]
Have criteria to choose leaders
IT is a disgrace to see people who are desperate for services using manpower to force their way to get services. The Sandaun Government should now shut itself out from […]