Day: December 29, 2021
Peter: If only my parents were here to see me now
By PETER WARI PETER Wapendah Wari, 35, will now be able to help the Southern Highlands government plan and implement climate change policies, and natural disasters the province is prone […]
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New Year EXPECT the New Year to be the same as last year. It’s 2020 too! Tired Santa IT surely had been a long week for Santa Claus last week […]
WITNESS
A WOMAN seen putting smashed cans on the road near a bus stop in 6-Mile, Port Moresby. According to traffic police, dumping empty cans on the road is illegal and […]
Be responsible for your rubbish
WHAT is wrong with people? Almost every drain in Port Moresby is filled with empty bottles, paper bags, betel nut husks and spittle, human waste and other garbage. People just […]
Stop cult activities
FAMILIES and communities are the bedrock of our survival. Formation of gangs, mostly geared by cult practices and illicit drugs, should be stopped in communities around Papua New Guinea, especially […]
Consider reducing personal income tax
THE proposal to the Government to consider reductions in personal income tax in the near future is what many Papua New Guineans desire. If the Government reduces personal income tax, […]
LLGs powerless to perform duties
WE have three tiers of governments systems clearly recognised by our Constitution – the national, provincial and the local level government (LLG) system. They should not be tempered with any […]
Stop politicising State enterprises
IN Papua New Guinea, the Government owns two main classes of public assets. Class one assets comprise of extractive resource sector assets in minerals, petroleum and gas. Mineral assets are […]
China never imposes its will on others
I NOTED a recent report in The National citing Reuters that the United States ambassador to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu has warned Pacific island countries against […]
Number of dropouts still high
ONLY 9,852 of the 25,500 Grade 12 students who applied for places in tertiary institutions for next year have been accepted. Given the workings of the formal education system; 15,648 […]