Day: June 30, 2021
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Loyal servant Air Niugini senior pilot Captain Paun Nonggor (right), pictured with son Captain Jason Nonggor, is retiring today after 45 years of service flying the national airline. His last […]
Stop smoking in PMV buses
I HAVE been noticing a lot of smokers smoking in PMV buses in Port Moresby. Last week, I saw a man sitting next to the driver and smoking. Behind him […]
Hard to leave PNG for bossman James
By PETER ESILA J AMES Rice is torn between leaving the country he has come to love, and returning to his family in the United States. As the chief executive officer […]
Briefs
Delegates congratulate MP NATIONAL Capital District Governor Powes Parkop, Prime Minister James Marape and others congratulated newly elected Moresby North-West MP Lohia Boe Samuel last Friday. “Samuel’s overwhelming victory should […]
WITNESS
THE flooded Bupuc River (Situm Wara) at Situm in Labuta local level government, Nawaeb, Morobe, made it difficult for people to cross the river into Lae on Monday. This is […]
Be fair to all businesses
IT is a waste of taxpayers’ funds under the patronage of the Government to give free handouts to cronies at the expense of hardworking and much-deserving recipients. It makes no […]
Local helping people well
IN a local level government (LLG), it is easy for people to tell whether a leader is actually doing his/her job. People look at things such as road conditions, health […]
Stop using religion for personal gain
PASTORS should act as shepherds caring for the flock. This includes teaching the congregation. Pastors are the ones who watch over the spiritual needs of the congregation. They should be […]
Thank you for road maintenance
AS a Popondetta town resident and beneficiary to all main roads and streets of Northern’s capital, I am pleased with the recent face-lift work by governor Gary Juffa. Town and […]
Thank you MPs for investing in agriculture
I CONGRATULATE MPs who are directly involved in supporting agriculture small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Some cash crops neglected in the past years are coffee, copra, cocoa, oil palm and […]