Letters in brief

Water cuts hurt:
The recent water disconnection to ATS settlement, in Port Moresby, is a serious concern. The settlement has been without water for almost a week now, affecting babies, school children, workers and others. Everyone depends on water for survival. We were not told why the water supply was being disconnected and we were not given any warning. We want our water supply reconnected and we want Eda Ranu to take urgent steps to make this happen.

Concerned
community member

A win at last:
It’s great to see our SP Hunters return to their winning ways for the first time this season when they defeated the Central Queensland Capras 28-10. And to register our first win in an away game makes it more gratifying. Well done gentlemen. We all look forward to your next game in round 7 against Ipswich Jets at home. Port Moresby, please rise up in numbers and go down to the National Football Stadium this Saturday to give our mighty Hunters the support they deserve. We need another big win.

Hunters diehard, Pom

More than trust:
When a senior government minister like James Marape resigns it has to be because of something far more serious than the prime minister’s lack of trust, as Marape says. This is something the people of Papua New Guinea should think about. Are our Cabinet ministers simple window curtains? Our good PM will have to answer and justify.

Indox Tisa,
POM

Big mines, little gains:
Papua New Guineas who work in the oil, gas and mining industries should be paid international rates. Locals work in the mine but they are paid 10 times less than expatriates. When the government signs a multi-billion-kina project it must do so for the good of the people. What we are seeing is the opposite – locals are worse off after the projects’ construction phase. Who is really benefitting from the projects? I think the money is going back overseas because our people gain little and are not even able to build good homes.

Francis

No place to play:
Where is the recreational park for Ensisi, in Port Moresby? In the late 1980s and 90s, Ensisi had a recreational park and the park made Ensisi a good place to live. Now there is no recreational zone in the community and therefore no space for sporting, religious and cultural activities, resulting in the rise in anti-social behaviour. The park is now being developed into an industrial zone, filled with containers, guesthouses, nightclubs, and mechanical garages. We need a recreational park.

By youths