Day: November 6, 2020
Villagers revive shrinking forest
COVER STORY A REMOTE community has embarked on a mangrove-replanting programme to replace the degraded parts of their mangrove environment. The coastal community of Poukama in the Kairuku-Hiri district of […]
Paga Point pilot accounted for
HISTORY THE United States Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on Oct 20 that US Army Air Forces pilot 2nd Lt Earl W Smith, 22, of Oakland, California, killed during World […]
Jimi man visits city after 34 years
By PAUL MINGA A TRIP to the city by a man from Jimi in Jiwaka after more than 30 years since his last visit in1986 is quite a story. I […]
Medical student learns a lot about Karkar
TRAVEL By THOMAS HUKAHU and WESLIE RAMBAIO SOMETIMES we see photos or paintings of some faraway place in South America or Northern Europe and those stir up a longing in […]
Bring back ‘pothole brigades’
By KEVIN PAMBA THE Department of Works used to engage small to medium enterprises (SMEs), often small family businesses, to patch potholes, clean up drainage and cut down scrubs along […]
PNG languages books – paper or electronic?
LANGUAGE In these monthly discussions we answer one question about language in Melanesia and beyond. This month we are looking at the future of e-books as vehicles for literature in […]
Estapacifica makes history
MUSIC By JERRY TSINABI HER beautiful voice and lyrics have touched many fans across Papua New Guinea and she has now been etched in the history of the local music […]
TECHNOLOGY
Competitive markets good for innovation By MICHAEL JOHN UGLO MAN has taken leaps from hunter-gatherer societies to today’s contemporary world. Guess what has been the driving force behind this change? […]
Community welcomes new school
EDUCATION THE Tufi community in the large ATS settlement in the Moresby North East electorate now has a small Christian school that trains phonics teachers. The first graduation of phonics […]
Michael helping to keep you safe
By LORRAINE JIMAL WHEN he dropped out of school after Grade Six, Michael Konaigawi was picked with a few others from his village to join the new fire station set […]