Day: March 18, 2021
Communities certified
MANY motivators who volunteered for the United Nations’ water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash) programme in Western Highlands have not fully carried out their duties, a volunteer says. Kuman Tetep, a […]
Stigma against family planning
THEY come to us at night, under the cover of darkness. During the day it’s too risky. Too many eyes and people talk. So we set up and wait, passing […]
Gambling has economic impacts on society
The economic impact of gambling mental disorders is wide ranging, long term and costly. These disorders impose a range of costs on individuals, families, and communities as a whole. Part […]
Companies donate supplies to hospital
The Nambawan Trophy Ltd group (NWTL) last week donated health supplies to the Port Moresby General Hospital to help manage the surge in the Covid-19 cases in the country. The […]
Volunteer calls on Health Dept to create nursing positions
A VOLUNTEER nurse is calling on the Health Department to create positions in rural health centres and aid posts to allow new graduates to provide manpower at rural health facilities. […]
WITNESS
PEOPLE seen yesterday at Malaoro in Port Moresby. They were not maintaining social distancing and wearing face masks despite the spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city.
Thank you Grand Chief for Hela
I REMEMBER two things from the 1977 national elections at Gaulim Teachers College. If you want to be a leader, you should know your people’s pain, aspirations and desires. You […]
Be serious about treating cancer
I WAS saddened to hear that our late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare died from pancreatic cancer. I know the prognosis for such a cancer, given the human resources expertise […]
Kuni people will not forget Sir Michael
AS we continue to reflect on history, people will know some of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare’s untold stories. This land was controlled under the first “Papuan Council of Chiefs” […]
Sir Michael’s passing unites us again
THE passing of the late Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare has once again united us all. Papua New Guinea and the Commonwealth states are in grief after the country’s […]