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Woe is us
Dead bodies are piling up, hospitals are full, the health system is stressed to the limit – yet the national vaccination rate is still very low compared to other nations. Sad indeed.
New name
Sounds like Facebook is considering changing its brand name after so much adverse publicity. A seven-letter word starting with H has been bandied about in the US as the new name.

Still waiting
From a reader: After five years, some loyal qualified TVET teachers in Eastern Highlands are still waiting for their file numbers to be paid. Pay 26 is approaching as they wait and wait.
Good people

The world is fully of good people. If you cannot find one, be one.
Statistics Day
Not a word from the corridors of power about World Statistics Day, celebrated every five years around the world, to highlight the importance of data and statistics in national planning and building. We still do not know our total number in this great resourceful country, for example.
Thought for today
Wearing unbranded and cheap clothes does not mean you are poor. Remember: You have a family to feed, not a community to impress.
Top quote
“Those unwilling to be vaccinated, can get tested for Covid-19 each day, and come to work if it is a negative result – until they (get) vaccinated.” – Port Moresby City Manager Bernard Kipit.