Day: September 11, 2020
WITNESS
THE pile of plastic wastes at Voco Point beach in Lae, Morobe, is really an eye sore to the Lae residents and visitors. No one is taking the lead in […]
Students becoming lazy to read
THE quality of written and spoken English in Papua New Guinea has dropped over the years. I am too young to confidently state the cause for that. But what I […]
Prostitution in PNG should stop
I AM writing in response to letters in The National on Tuesday, Sept 8, from Mosbi Observer, Ruth of Morobe, Worried Mother, and others on the subject of prostitution. Papua […]
Explain delay with UPNG graduation
CAN the University of PNG’s administration explain why 2020 graduation is delayed indefinitely? Sponsors and parents need an explanation for the indefinite delay of our students’ graduation this year. We […]
Call to remove settlement
THE 2-Mile bus stop in Port Moresby is becoming a haven for thugs living in the nearby settlement. Many of our mothers and daughters have fallen victims of these thugs. […]
Misbeliefs about imported chicken
THERE appears to be some misunderstanding on the importation of chicken from the alleged avian flu prevalent countries such as Australia, China and Malaysia. If there are no biosecurity protocols […]
Protect our borders from illegal entry
WE should look ourselves in the mirror before complaining and releasing media statements about foreign investors illegally entering Papua New Guinea. As citizens of this country, we have all agreed […]
Not supporting end of LLG system
I AM against the idea of abolishing the local level government (LLG) system in PNG. Decentralisation is a response to problems of centralised systems and it’s got nothing to do […]
Check books for linguistic accuracy
I HAVE raised this concern several times but I feel that it will have greater relevance during the National Literacy Week. I have checked the English texts in many of […]
Covid-19 almost reaching its end
THE world has suffered badly during this Covid-19 pandemic but recovery from infection since has since March from 19 per cent to 66 per cent over six months. The mortality […]