Day: March 11, 2021
Address law, order issues in Popondetta
POPONDETTA was once called “cowboy country”. In Papua New Guinea, cowboy refers to rascals. The term cowboy is a scary word that scares people. Robbery, break and entry, pickpocketing and […]
Taxi company doing great
CITY Loop Taxi services has been phenomenal since its operation in nation’s capital. Its consistency in providing high quality services has finally paid off when it was engaged by the […]
Re-introduce free education
THE Government needs to revive the free education policy. This policy including free basic health services supported the bulk of Papua New Guinea’s population. More than 80 per cent of […]
Thank you Sir Michael
IT has been a great privilege to have Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare as a great leader and founding father who had a vision to make Papua New Guinea […]
Haniak village mourns Sir Michael’s passing
AS I was leaving for work on Friday (Feb 26), my brother called me and said: “big man Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare passed away at 12 midnight”. I hurried […]
Country will miss Sir Michael
WITH the clock ticking down, so too is the beating of the garamut from the Murik Lakes as Papua New Guinea prepares to farewell the father of the nation. Grand […]
BSP eyes ASX listing
THE BANK South Pacific (BSP) is considering having it listed on the Australian securities exchange (ASX). Bank board chairman Sir Kostas Constantinou said the bank planned to convene a special […]
B’ville economic independence may take longer: Report
Below are excerpts from the “Increasing revenues for the Bougainville Government” report produced by National Research Institute recently. WHILE the nature of the political settlement to be reached between the […]
Club celebrates women’s day
THE Business and Professional Women’s club celebrated International Women’s Day in Port Moresby recently. According to the Department of Implementation and Rural Development (Dird), women and men from different stakeholders […]
Huawei PNG committed to serve sector
THE Huawei Technologies PNG Ltd is committed to serving the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector in the country, says chief executive officer Jacky Xu. Xu told The National that […]