Day: September 7, 2020
Anton celebrates 48yrs of teaching
By ELIAS LARI AT 71, and after nearly 50 years serving as teacher, Chimbu man Anton Waim was speechless when the Government acknowledged his long service with a medal. He […]
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Hard times From a reader: The supplementary budget to be tabled by Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey this week will be interesting, especially the sources of Government revenue to finance it. Hard […]
WITNESS
GOROKA town’s famous Suave betel nut market is one of the hot spots where pigs are raised among vendors. Buyers and sellers at the market have already become used to […]
Do we appreciate independence?
IT is said to see that most Papua New Guineans I come across to can easily sell our country for personal gain. Maybe because we haven’t shed blood to be […]
Explain how funds are used
DO you ever wonder why some districts do not see their district funds being put into use? What is the best explanation for that? I think district funds are not […]
Consider other tailing options
THERE are critical issues surrounding the preferred option of dumping all the toxic waste of proposed Wafi-Golpu gold mine into the sea floor of Huon Gulf in Morobe under deep […]
Fishermen oppose deep sea tailing
DEAR secretary Gunther Joku, you and your minister have been avoiding meeting with the Fishermen Association of Morobe since you started the campaign for the deep sea tailing system method. […]
Equality should be natural, not forced
EQUALITY is a concept that is synonymous with democracy. In fact, it underpins the whole idea of democracy. The notion of equality stipulates the state of having the same rights, […]
No eforcement of laws
WE are in September and Papua New Guinea’s birthday is fast approaching but still we find ourselves being told what and how to act by our colonial master. The Australian […]
Support cocoa growers for more revenue
THE 2017 Cocoa Board annual report by Agriculture Minister John Simon presented in Parliament on Friday tells us the potential of what this commodity can bring into the country in […]