Category: Letters
WITNESS
Beautiful coastlines and beaches adorn much of Papua New Guinea, however, non-degradable rubbish such as plastic bags and containers continue to pollute our coasts and oceans. Gaire village in Central […]
PNG, Australia ‘love affair’
THE historical relationship between PNG and Australia has often been marred by a perceived paternalistic attitude on the part of Australia towards PNG. As a proud Papua New Guinean, I […]
Economy-based education system
IT is time to confront a pressing issue that continues to plague our country: the alarming rate of school dropouts at grades 8, 10, 12, and at the tertiary levels. […]
Sialum seen as ‘cowboy country’
SIALUM Station is the gazetted land for the Tewae-Siassi district headquarters. More than five years ago, the station closed shop because there was no district administrator and other public servants. […]
Garbage,dry taps irk Hohola citizens
HOUSEHOLD garbage for Hohola 1 residents remains uncollected. The change of collection days is already chaotic. On top of that is the nightly water disruptions. Calls to Water PNG is […]
UBS inquiry waste of quality money
THE dismissal of charges relating to the much-publicised K3 billion UBS loan obtained by the government of former prime minister Peter O’Neill is a big victory for Papua New Guinea. […]
Second call to Haiveta and team to pay up
THIS is our second call to Gulf Governor Chris Haiveta. We are the certified landowner companies requesting him to direct his provincial administration, technical team in Kerema and segment seven […]
Davies was a true scientist
THE passing of Professor Hugh Davies is a huge loss to the University of Papua New Guinea Geological and Earth Sciences strand, Department of Mining and the Government of Papua […]
WITNESS
The Yalu road in Wabag is one of Enga’s famous traditional salt trade routes that extends from Enga into Kutubu in Southern Highlands and Gulf. Work on the road started […]
Poor response on unemployment
PAPUA New Guinea is not addressing the issue of employment for its citizens. The rate of employment in the country is very poor, and recent graduates are finding it increasingly […]