Day: September 29, 2020
Father Mateus a priest, farmer, leader
By LORRAINE JIMAL FATHER Mateus Juang arrived in PNG 19 years ago from Flores in West Timor, Indonesia but is not thinking of returning home soon. He loves the people […]
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Water woe Eda Ranu was summoned by a department to explain why there was no water at Waigani House. Workers quickly attended to the problem knowing they could be answering […]
WITNESS
THE traffic lights in Waigani right before the Independence Boulevard in Port Moresby goes out almost every month leaving motorists to find their own way to reach their destinations. Traffic […]
Manam people need help
THIS is the 16th year Manam islanders have lived in care centres in Bogia and there is still little and no effort from the Government about their resettlement. We have […]
Do not support Vagrancy Act
THE proposal to introduce a Vagrancy Act should only be a dream. It should not be tabled in Parliament. MPs, government bureaucrats and public servants should refrain from supporting such […]
Where are our local leaders?
GAMA is one of the local level government (LLG) in Usino-Bundi in Madang and is made up of 14 ward council areas including Ambsipa, Komlaka, Kenainz, Korobaka, Nimbla, Gung, Bank, […]
Course needs more, better publicity
How many recruiters in Papua New Guinea are familiar with the university course Papua New Guinea Studies and International Relations? I believe many do not know much about this course. […]
Do not entertain abortion
LAWS on abortion in Papua New Guinea have gone slack and it is impacting the lives of many mothers, especially young girls, who are practising abortion. Abortion is becoming a […]
Stop misleading people Sir Puka
SIR Puka Temu, Bougainville Affairs Minister, should not be allowed to continue providing misleading information and advice to the country. In his statement reported on radio New Zealand recently, he […]
Corruption taking a toll on PNG
THE recent 2020 supplementary budget speech by the Treasury Minister Ian L Stucky (The National, Sept 11) revealed that the Government had inherited an existing hyper-debt level at 39 per […]