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Port Moresby's Baruni Dump: a place time forgot

02/03/2012 14:25
The Baruni Dump outside Port Moresby. Picture courtesy of Ian Booth/Photographby blog   By Nalau Bingeding    MOST people who grew up in Port Moresby know where Baruni Dump is and can reminisce their experiences travelling past the dump in the past. The stench of rotting...

PNG common roll remains vulnerable to manipulation

27/02/2012 14:15
Papua New Guineans checking their names on the common roll in 2007.   By Dr Michael Unage There are many reliable reports in the media that the electoral roll update of the 2012 General Election was not done to expectation. As in the case in Mendi where over 80,000 people...

PNG politicians misuse Supreme Court, Parliament for ambition and greed

24/02/2012 10:19
By Sir John Kaputin, KBE, CMG.  The views expressed in this article emanate from my experience as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 30 years (1972 – 2002) and, subsequently, as secretary-general of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states (2005–2010), based in...

An epic journey in the last 6 years

15/02/2012 08:12
Suspended CEO Peter Loko. By Peter Loko (courtesy of Sharp Talk) I received a letter from Sir Mekere Morauta Minister for State Enterprises on Monday the 13th of February dated 10th February 2012 of my suspension. I thank the Minister for teaching me a lot about life.  The process...

NRI: Its time for Somare and O'Neill to end political stalemate

17/01/2012 14:39
Papua New Guinea's 109-seat parliament in the PNG capital Port Moresby.   Commentary by Dr Henry Okele I cannot claim to speak for the public, but most of my acquaintances have had enough with the current political impasse between the Somare and O’Neill camps. I would go along with...

PNG government should offer incentives for biodiversity conservation

05/01/2012 22:52
By guest blogger Nalau Bingeding Most people are aware that nature or ecosystems provide a range of goods and services that benefit mankind. The provision of goods includes food, water, timber, and fiber, while the provision of services includes the regulation of climate, floods, and water...

PNG yesterday, today and tomorrow: The Road Ahead

05/01/2012 14:09
Papua New Guinea's 109-seat Parliament in the PNG capital Port Moresby.   By guest blogger Joelson Anere In Politics, one hopes that Politicians, legal practitioners and political commentators don’t have a forgetful memory. For if they do, we would all be in very serious...

How a K500 deal to quit smoking changed my life

28/12/2011 17:27
By guest blogger Will Tekwie I started smoking heavily when I was doing grade 11 at Kerevat National High in 1994. Most of my friends were smokers and chewers so it seemed like the natural thing to do to fit in and to be cool. My favourite form of tobacco was the dark, heavy and strong...

Is it a case of being 'out of sight out of mind' or is PNG Police in a crisis state?

29/10/2011 23:57
Is it a case of being ‘out of sight out of mind’ for a Papua New Guinea (PNG) arm of government or are these signs of a police constabulary in crisis?   Last month over 5000 Papua New Guineans and sympathisers abroad signed up to a Facebook group to condemn the wanton abuse that...

Papua New Guineans: Embrace reading and you are set for life

12/10/2011 18:53
Papua New Guinean Rebecca Emori dives into a book in her spare time at the University of Sydney. Picture by Grettel Ngason.   By guest blogger Ganjiki D Wayne I have commented before on reading in Papua New Guinea and I’d like to do so again because I think it is such an...
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