Day: September 21, 2020
Putting Covid-19 in perspective
Let us go back away and put all this Covid-19 pandemic in perspective, writes the former editor of The National, FRANK SENGE KOLMA JUST before the turn of the millennium, […]
WITNESS
SUCH drain entry with no closing is common in many of the streets in our urban areas. Care should be taken when walking by. Pictured is one along Waigani Drive […]
Take care of health workers
ALL patients, patient advocates and carers should be committed to prioritising patient safety and make healthcare safer. This means that all governments should recognise patient safety as a priority in […]
Protect sex workers
PROSTITUTION is not a new in our societies. It is the oldest profession as history tells us. Prostitution remains unregulated and not commercialised because of its nature. We cannot legalise […]
PNG returning to normal
SINCE the Covid-19 state of emergency lockdown in March, restrictions on Papua New Guinea borders have been imposed until now, which has greatly affected tourism which is one of PNG’s […]
Call to support democracy
WHEN we acknowledge the International Day of Democracy, it is important to review the state of democracy in poor countries. Poor countries fail to implement democracy because there is a […]
Teacher loses life due to bad roads
THE recent sentiments by Martha Bare, the headmistress of Yandera Primary School in Bundi, Madang, regarding the untimely death of one of her teachers partly due to impassable road conditions […]
Let’s move forward together
DO we really need to be independent? I always wondered why countries promote trade and bilateral relations. Why does a book feature two or three authors? Why do our lecturers […]
Focus on wards to move country forward
THE Government has no proper foundation. The system of government in Papua New Guinea has disintegrated especially with the levels of government. The lower levels of the government have always […]
Minister’s claims not making sense
PERHAPS I am going old or is the Public Enterprise Minister Sasindran Muthuvel completely at a loss to understand the differences between a government-owned service provider and a company providing […]