Day: October 12, 2020
Aust aid increased by 4pc
The Australian Coalition Government did something very unusual in the aid budget earlier this month. It increased foreign aid. It kept the headline aid figure at AU$4 billion (K9.9 billion) […]
How Sr Jennifer proved villagers wrong
By LULU MARK V ILLAGERS mocked Jennifer Salimbu Koka’s family when they decided to send her to school in the early 1960s, as it was a common belief then that girls […]
WITNESS
THE Hohola, Tokarara and June Valley bus stop at Waigani in Port Moresby is usually unoccupied by PMV buses. Bus drivers and crews prefer to park over the pedestrian footpath […]
Review virtual graduation decision
CAN the University of PNG council review its virtual graduation ceremony decision? As a graduating candidate, I am are frustrated by the decision. We have been working hard over the […]
Increase public servants’ pay
THE living standards of public servants is deteriorating every day due to fluctuation in economic outlook and compulsory consumer price index (CPI). The Government doesn’t have to emulate the ethos […]
Stop entertaining fake paper consultants
THE fake paper consultants that flooded the National Planning and Monitoring Department with paper submissions using the project formulation document format to milk public funds for oil palm and cocoa […]
Leave currency alone, don’t devaluate Kina
IN this global economic slow down period, it is not advisable for the Papua New Guinea to take heed of some business interest groups to even contemplate on Kina devaluation. […]
Look into alleged foul play with plantations
FURTHER to the interesting discussion on the now-defunct Waghi Mek plantations in Jiwaka, some serious investigation needs to be done into the alleged manipulation of share transfers initially held by […]
No waste management plan, no Frieda mine
THE Government is considering Frieda mine as one of the major projects in the country but issues regarding waste management have not been resolved yet. Before the Government raise high […]
Let’s address mental health problems
MANY people experience mental health problems at some point in their lives. Most of them experience problems especially at uncertain times such as during the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdowns create […]