Day: September 7, 2021
Zarriga, a civil servant for 42 years but never an 8am to 4pm worker
AFTER 42 years, Ruby Zarriga was farewelled by the Department of National Planning and Monitoring on Friday. A mother of two, Zarriga had worked for 32 years with the department […]
Does MP funding work (politically) in PNG?
In Papua New Guinea, district services improvement programme (DSIP) funding, given to 89 MPs representing open seats, is often talked about as a tool used to maintain government coalitions and […]
WITNESS
THE Mape Bridge in Finschhafen, Morobe, is supported by old shipping containers. Pictured are the containers under the bridge tilting sideways after continuous rains recently.
Stop forcing workers to get Covid-19 jab
COMPANIES in Papua New Guinea should respect people’s rights. It is not right when foreign companies disrespect our people’s rights. Companies shouldn’t force their employees to take the Coronavirus (Covid-19) […]
Enough talk, get to work
I BRING to the nation’s attention a letter that was issued by the prime minister directing departmental heads to take responsibility in transferring the remaining powers to the Autonomous Bougainville […]
Time to work on changing boundaries
PRIME Minister James Marape announced that the Electoral Boundaries Commission (EBC) will commence work in 2018 after their work in 2014 was not accepted. No new boundaries were accepted since […]
Delay in paying ward members not fair
I SUPPORT the efforts of the East New Britain deputy governor chairman Cosmas Bauk. He has been working tirelessly to make sure ward members receive their allowances. These ward members […]
PNG Air shareholders need explanations
IT is interesting to read statements in the media regarding PNG Air’s poor revenue collection over the past few months; certainly the Coronavirus (Covid-19) has not done it any favour. […]
Inform people about vaccine
VACCINATION against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) needs to be properly understood before it is rolled out. At the moment, there is a great controversy surrounding vaccination. Most do not want to […]
We can live with Covid-19
SINCE the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in mid 2019, how many of Papua New Guineans have died of it? We are dying of preventable diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, typhoid, pneumonia […]