Day: July 13, 2022
Plan, organise general elections better, say Albert, Mary Karo
By CLARISSA MOI FORMER Moresby South MP Albert Karo and wife Mary rested in the shade before casting their vote at the Vabukori village polling venue, wondering why everything seems […]
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World population THE United Nations Population Fund predicts that the world’s population will reach eight billion on November 15 this year. So PNG, with around 10 million people, has around […]
WITNESS
The scrutineer camps outside the counting venue at Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance, Port Moresby, have turn into market stalls. The camps are supposed to be used has a […]
Mt Bosavi needs safer crossing
SOUTHERN Highlands’ Mt Bosavi is a protected World Wildlife Fund (WWF) sanctuary rich in flora and fauna. Many have carried out researches in the area and documented some new species. […]
Report fairly
WE have gone into counting for some areas while polling is still on in others. So far, people have complained for their names not on common rolls. Many eligible voters […]
Politics is a slippery road
PAPUA New Guinea politicians must exercise deepest and extra care, discipline, restraint and responsibility in conducting elections for Parliamentary seats in the General Election 2022 and onwards. This is so […]
GE22 is such a failure
I CONSIDER the General Election 2022 as failed. The Electoral Commission (EC) had five years to prepare for this important national event, but looks like it did not. Also, the […]
Don’t be fooled, vote wisely
SINCE independence, bribery and the “dirty money” games have always been at the center of elections in PNG. The poor man is always conned and lured with a K50 or […]
A letter to our future leaders
THIS is a call to the future representatives of the people after this general election. We know that most of our people missed out in voting. We know that the […]
More needs to be done on GBV
GENDER-based violence (GBV) has been increasing at an alarming rate in Papua New Guinea as the population grows well ahead of economic growth and socio-economic issues mount. GBV is a […]