Day: September 4, 2020
Set high standards in rugby, aim high
IT is sad to read the article titled ‘Amount of errors in competition worries Marum’ in yesterday’s The National. The article raises great concerns given that most of the players […]
Cleanliness not taken seriously
WHY is it so hard for some Papua New Guineans to be responsible for their rubbish and cleaning up their communities? The very mouths that complain about Government services are […]
Thank you Pokanis, Nangoi for pension
AS a pioneer Correctional Service (CS) officer, I humbly thank the current Commissioner Stephen Pokanis and Minister Chris Nangoi for recognising the contributions made by the retired officers in paying […]
Campus in province needs support
THE University of Technology (Unitech) started the Chimbu Satellite Campus based a memorandum of understanding to co-fund and take in Grade 12 leavers and non-school leavers. This will assist the […]
Be fair to all, focus on education
I ACKNOWLEDGE and appreciate the Telefomin MP and Forest Minister Solan Mirisim for representing the people of Telefomin. I am concerned about the human resource in the district. Education has […]
Street vendors face tough challenges
IN Port Moresby, you will see vendors desperately running away, clutching tightly to their containers of food, betel nuts, and cigarettes, from the city rangers and the police almost every […]
Invest wisely in electricity
THE Government will not go wrong if it is able to attract foreign direct capital injection into clean energy and fuel, steel, cement and other products. The interest shown by […]
Promote local food, healthy living
THE small business activities reserved for indigenous citizens such as fast food outlets and or kai bars are taken over by the foreigners as seen in many suburbs of Port […]
All crimes deserve punishment
PEOPLE who commit crimes should not be allowed to avoid punishment. Most times offenders are inclined to use personal reasons in order to seek leniency from the court and evade […]
Loans contributed to FX inflows
MAJOR inflows into the country’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves were primarily loans from development partners and donor agencies from last year, says Kina Bank. The bank’s market review noted that […]