Day: May 4, 2021
Sorcery-related violence a modern problem
The sorcery-related attacks in Papua New Guinea may look like a barbaric relic from the past but have to do with poverty, inequality and the normalisation of violence, MIRANDA FORSYTH […]
Aikals grow taxi service in Lae
By GLORIA BAUAI GILBERT and wife Martha Aikal have started a taxi business in Lae – a public service badly lacking in the country’s second biggest city. People in the […]
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In English Mister Five tells the family that everyone must speak in English at home from now on. When Mum laughed, he reminded her that everyone must laugh in English […]
WITNESS
ROADS in Madang town are still covered in dust despite numerous complaints about the deteriorating roads.
Study impacts of mobile phones
THE use of mobile phones by young people in Papua New Guinea has been a national phenomenon in recent years. Mobile phones are now an integral part of our adolescents’ […]
Corruption exists in PNG churches
CORRUPTION exists in Papua New Guinea churches and ministries. I understand if this statement sparks resentment from people but we need to ask ourselves about how many lies we told […]
Never give up, live your dream
MOST people feel down, degraded, humiliated or even neglected by their families when they drop out of school. If you’re reading this and you’re in this situation, I’m telling you […]
Lifestyle diseases killing many people
UP until the 1970s, lifestyle diseases were not a public health problem in Papua New Guinea. But since then, there has been a rapid increase in these diseases, particularly among […]
Focus on rural communities
WE understand that the core responsibility of any government is to improve the quality of life for the people and plan to deliver a better, safer and secure future. Since […]
Madang needs a good leader
MADANG district, the time to make a decision has come. We have witnessed the last four years of political leadership in the district. Lest we forget the past 40 years […]