Day: November 12, 2020
Willey thriving on late dad’s painting skill
By BOURA GORUKILA WILLEY Kauage dropped out of school at Grade 10 in Chimbu because of tribal fights in the area. His late father Mathias Kauage from Gembogl was famous […]
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Different Marape Those attending the University of PNG graduation at the Sir John Guise Stadium may have mistakenly thought that chief guest James Marape was also among the graduates. They […]
WITNESS
THERE are many shipwrecks in the country. Some are not safe for surrounding communities. Authorities and owners should do something about removing them. Labu Tale villagers in Wampar in Huon […]
Still waiting for election payments
THE Goroka by-election was successful because of the service providers and the temporary election workers. Polling was conducted on Sept 24. The temporary election workers’ contracts were completed on Sept […]
North Waghi not seeing services
NORTH Waghi in Jiwaka is the smallest electorate in the country with less than 45 minutes’ drive from its eastern end in Nondugl from the border with Kerowagi to the […]
Dredging can be useful
DREDGING is cleaning out the bed of a body of water by scooping out silt, mud, trash or other materials. Each year, more than 100 million cubic tonnes of material […]
Probe firm’s recruitment policy
I HAVE just read the article in The National ‘Covid-19 forces Bewani Oil Palm to cut production’ which quotes a company source saying that they needed to import Indonesian labour […]
Barrick answerable for damages
THE current issues of the Porgera gold mine stem from a number of factors, the main ones being the mine’s operation, benefits and environmental damages. The mine’s operations, since its […]
Contest elections just as men
MANY people appreciate the United States of America’s President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to choose Kamala Harris as his running mate. It took 131 years for women to be allowed to […]
Support advocates
THE 20 days of activism is just around the corner starting from Nov 20 with the International Children’s Day and ending on Dec 10 with the International Disability Day. It […]