Day: June 22, 2021
Teacher Tony calls it a day
By ZACHERY PER TONY Koyangko had tears in his eyes as he left the classroom for the last time on Friday, ending a career in teaching spanning more than 40 […]
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Wonder kid From a reader: After watching teenager Reece Walsh’s performance for the Warriors against the Knights last Saturday, I want to wish him well wearing the Maroons No 1 […]
WITNESS
THIS bridge in Dreikikier local level government, Ambunti-Dreikikier, East Sepik, needs fixing. It was built by the Hambini people and serves the local primary school, health centre and the area’s […]
Sorcery is real
THE story “Sorcery killing is murder” in last Wednesday’s The National did not go down well with me because I believe that sorcery is real. I come from an area […]
Students’ harassment was in internal matter
THE recent reports of harassment of female students at the University of PNG (UPNG) was an internal issue and would have been dealt with by the university’s disciplinary committees at […]
What happened to betel nut restrictions?
BOUGAINVILLE Regional MP Peter Tsiamalili Jnr and Moresby South MP Justin Tkatchenko have signed a deal to establish betel nut trading between their respective region and electorate. What happened to […]
Implement Vagrancy Act
PORT Moresby is the largest city in the South Pacific with an increasing number of people as well as businesses. It (the city) has to be a secure place for […]
Accept city’s ranking, work to improve things
I AGREE with the Economic Intelligence Unit’s ranking of Port Moresby as the third least liveable city in the world. We still have a lot of work to do. Do […]
Capital’s ranking fair, do something about it
NATIONAL Capital District (NCD) Governor Powes Parkop’s reaction to a report ranking Port Moresby 138 out of 140 liveable cities in the world makes no sense. The Economic Intelligence Unit […]
Proposed drug penalties way to go
WE are getting there. Drug offenders, under a proposed new law, could face life imprisonment or 50 years in jail. Under the proposed drug law, offenders could be either prosecuted […]