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School gets K1m funding
By ELIAS LARI KAGUA-Erave MP James Lagea has given K1 million to improve facilities at Mendo Primary School. Lagea allocated the funds from the education and health programme to improve […]
Hela council to register business arm
THE Hela executive council has decided to register the business arm of the provincial government. The council made the decision to form a company, Hela Investment Corporation Ltd, in their […]
Department’s decision to suspend board members wrong
THE Porgera local-level government Special Purposes Authority (PDA) was established in Porgera as a direct result of the development of the Porgera gold mine. It was established to work alongside […]
Create trust with shares, fund projects in Western
THE forum currently being conducted in Western to discuss alternative strategies on how to equitably and transparently distribute the 33.3 per cent equity in OTML given by the government is […]
Support for DDA Act
I AM the district lands officer in North Fly district, Western. With the mining operations of Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) and numerous oil and gas prospects within the district, […]
Few more suggestions to ease up city traffic
I SUPPORT City Resident’s views in The National yesterday and wish to add the following suggestions: 1. In order to address the current problem of very heavy peak rush hours […]
Bring back the ‘grassroots airline’
WITH Christmas fast approaching, parents and guardians of school children are already planning their holiday travel. A great majority of the intending travellers will be shopping around for affordable airfares […]
One too many election managers
THIS is an open letter to the electoral commissioner. We noticed on the ground on circulars written and circulating in Mendi that we have two election managers in the likes […]
What a waste
THE news article titled, Bridge fails to provide public safety (The National, Oct 25) shows another waste of public funds. However, the contractors engaged in building this bridge were the […]
Farmers to produce, process quality coffee
MORE than 1000 coffee farmers in Morobe are mobilising to produce and process quality coffee for a fair price under group marketing, according to the Coffee Industry Corporation Productive Partnerships […]