Day: December 10, 2021
Health Dept needs restructure
THE National Health Plan is worth K10 billion in its 10-year life span. Past plans showed that some areas received more funding than others, resulting in discrepancies and affecting the […]
Letter in Brief
Poor customer service CUSTOMER service at the Nambawan Super Savings and Loans in Wewak is so poor. The staff is quite slow and can literally serve one client for half […]
Change starts with your vote
VOTES should not be sold and people must make wise decisions in choosing a good leader in the coming 2022 elections. Exchanging votes for money breeds corruption and people have […]
Recognise work of councillors
THE Siassi local level government (LLG) is the only island LLG in Morobe that lies about 160 nautical miles from Lae so putting ward members on the payroll will make […]
Affordable housing must be a priority
YOUR editorial on Tuesday titled “Housing still unaffordable” (The National, Tuesday, Dec 7) is true indeed that housing is an important human need in all of Papua New Guinea’s urban […]
Herbal treatment at hospital must stop
AS a former patient at the Boram Hospital in Wewak, East Sepik, I realised that some terminally ill patients, advised to leave due to failure in treatment, were still occupying […]
Morobe govt must explain missing K34mil
THE article “K34 million gone astray: Clan” in The National (Monday, Dec 6 – Pg2) is political daylight robbery which must be investigated by the police fraud squad and Ombudsman […]
Teachers deserve better than this
AS we approach the final week of the 2021 academic year, we also have hundreds of dedicated and committed teachers who will end the year without receiving their salaries this […]
Heed warnings, play it safe
THE party season is here and so must be our attentive instinct to the many warnings associated with it. To spice up decorations and celebrations, we now have Christmas lights […]
Court gives merger green light
By SCHOLAR KASSAS THE National Court has given the green light to Oil Search Ltd and Santos Ltd to go ahead with their proposed merger. Acting judge Justice Gertrude Tamade […]