COVER STORY By ZARA KANU LEBO THE start of the new Porgera mine has huge benefits for Papua New Guinea (PNG) and will immensely boost the economy and its reserves […]

AGRICULTURE By PISAI GUMAR BEHIND the kunai grassland at Chichingbampun along the stretch of dusty road from Daing Junction to Garam at Atzera in Morobe’s Markham valley nestles the incomplete […]

Abduction, murder and a unique tongue By JAMIE HARO FOLKtales told by elders are important historical accounts of tradition and values. They are tales of how our forefathers lived back […]

EMERGENCY By REINHARD MINONG CHRISTMAS eve 2023. The air is charged with a different kind of excitement as the clock ticks into the night. For me, this past holiday season […]

JUSTICE SIDELINED Agriculture Minister and Member for Goroka MP Aiye Tambua has agreed to meet police detectives to be interviewed over allegations of abuse by his wife and two daughters. […]

LANGUAGE In these monthly discussions we answer one question about language in PNG and beyond. This month we are looking at PNG’s pidgin languages— just how many does the country […]

HISTORY By WENCESLAUS MAGUN AN urgent drive to raise funds to build a 500-meter seawall at Alexishafen Catholic Station, located approximately 25km northwest of Madang town is currently underway. This […]

ENTERTAINMENT More than a decade after breaking onto the music scene, Selena Gomez has suggested her next album will be her last. The US pop star, 31, made the revelation […]

EDUCATION A WAVE of excitement swept across Gulf’s Iokea village as the pioneer class in early childhood education prepared for graduation on Tuesday, Dec 19. The day marked yet another […]

COOKERY By SONYA KILAGI THE website, ScienceDirect defines traditional dish as an expression of culture, history and lifestyle. The website further explains that traditional foods and patterns may also have […]