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RIGHT now, hot on twitter and facebook is the Supreme Court ruling of the legality of the Manus regional processing centre. There seems to be a handful of confused warriors on the ruling. Supreme Court ruled that the centre is constitutional on Tuesday. The decision to shut down only came yesterday from the Prime Minister after the decision.
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GETTING the best health care is something we all want for our children and ourselves too.  Every day in PNG, children and adults are dying from treatable and preventable illnesses such as pneumonia, malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhoea, among others.  Many factors contribute to these deaths, with one major factor being lack of proper diagnosis and treatment.
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SAD to say some drivers in Port Moresby still need to be educated on the purpose of roundabouts. It is not a racing track. Roundabouts help regulate traffic at intersections. They increase safety by slowing the approach speed of all vehicles, thereby reducing the number and severity of crashes.  When driving around roundabouts one must keep left of the central island at all times.
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SMOKEJUMPERS are firefighters who parachute into remote areas to combat forest fires. While smokejumpers save many lives, the inherent risks associated with parachuting into a fire lead many to question the value of the profession. Proponents argue that parachute deployment helps firefighters reach remote areas quickly and with more equipment than other means allow, thus enabling them to begin containing fires at their early stages.
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THE capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, was founded on the coast of West Africa by British abolitionists in 1787 as a haven for freed and runaway slaves. It became a British colony in 1808, and the region became a British protectorate in 1896. It achieved independence in 1961 and became a republic 10 years later, but with independence came a series of military coups. An 11-year civil war marked by horrific atrocities further devastated the country and ended in 2002.
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MARY Wollstonecraft was an English author who turned to writing while teaching and working as a governess and as a translator for a London publisher. She was an early proponent of educational equality between men and women, and her most important book, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, is widely regarded as the founding document of modern feminism. In 1797, she married the philosopher William Godwin.
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QUOTE of the day: It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done.
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
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