Day: August 12, 2020
Richard proves you can’t keep a good man down
By HELEN TARAWA PRISON officer Richard Mandui was selected in the national athletics squad to represent the country at the 1991 South Pacific Games when disaster struck. His right leg […]
Column 1
Blessed children Children are not immune to the Covid-19 as originally thought. We can only hope our children are safe when they return to classes next week. No excuse The […]
Ride the wave, scribe
FRANK SENGE KOLMA concludes his commentary on the threat to the professional journalist posed by social media with an upbeat advice. THE professional journalist is challenged by the citizen journalist […]
WITNESS
DURING the 14-day lockdown in the National Capital District, people walked to work or shops since the bus service was ordered to cease operation. Prime Minister James Marape said the […]
Road paves way for other service
ROAD accessibility is vital for service delivery, economic growth and development. A lot of our rural areas are a testament to this – many are still cut off from the […]
Letter in brief
Assist youths: IF there continues to be a lack of jobs, MPs and governors should step in to assist youth. Leaders can assist at any time but it seems they […]
Strategic leadership vital in development
FROM the birth of early civilisation that arose among the Sumerians in Ancient Mesopotamia and 500 years later that saw the rise of the Romans, Greeks and Egyptians, there was […]
Implement death penalty
THE government should implement the death penalty. The Correctional Services were tasked to study the various methods of execution and advice the government. It is taking the CS ages to […]
Do away with Westminster system
I OPEN with the declaration, “historical records and interpretations from myriads of facts are the most useful in helping men to decide what kind of a world they want and […]
Ex-politician manipulative
A COUPLE of weeks ago, a former politician (petitioner) addressed his supporters outside the Waigani Court House after the Supreme Court used a slip rule to uphold the appeal of […]