Day: September 17, 2020
Love of music drives Linda on
By ROSELYN ELLISON FAMOUS British playwright William Shakespeare in Twelfth Night aptly puts it thus: “If music be the food of love, play on.” Mother-of-three Linda Konabe believes in the […]
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Lest we forget We must not forget that after the 45th anniversary celebrations, we still have a lot of work to do, such as fixing our roads like this one […]
Managing safety during Covid-19
The Australian and Northern Territory governments in August announced a small pilot that would bring ni-Vanuatu workers under a seasonal worker programme to Australia. The trial will be welcome news […]
WITNESS
After 45 years of PNG being independent, Wabag district’s remotest place, Maramuni, will soon have road connection. This is a major road project undertaken by local MP Dr. Lino Tom […]
Celebrate together in PNG colours
PAPUA New Guinea celebrated its 45th independence with PNG flags being the only colours displayed all throughout PNG yesterday. It was pleasing to see only the red, black, white and […]
Appreciating governor’s call
I COMMEND the Hela Governor Philip Undialu for getting the Prime Minister to make an undertaking in Parliament to commission a thorough investigation into the K22 million of landowners’ funds […]
Fight in Kainantu getting out of hand
THIS is a call to Kainantu MP Johnson Tuke and those in authority to deploy an enforcement unit (police and defence) to stop fighting in the district. There is an […]
Time to reflect on achievements, losses
AS we are celebrating independence, I sit at 9-Mile market and notice a couple of PMV trucks packed with passengers and their cargoes destined for Kerema town and villages along […]
What are we celebrating?
WHAT is Independence? Do we all really know what it means? Forty-five years have passed since the Australian flag was lowered and the Papua New Guinea flag was raised. How […]
What have we achieved in the last 45 years?
I HAVE seen leaders and the people of PNG celebrating Independence Day year after year without really understanding the fact that after 45 years, we have gained nothing better than […]