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Democratic governance and rule of law top agenda for Pacific legal eagles

28/10/2012 18:51

Pacific Islands Law Officers Network (PILON) delegates welcomed by traditional dancers in East New Britain. THE challenges Pacific Island states face in their bid to improve democratic governance and the rule of law will be the top agenda for...

PNG New Voices: where are the opportunities for the ordinary Papua New Guinean?

26/10/2012 11:55

Myer Foundation Melanesia Program Director Jenny Hayward-Jones. Picture courtesy of the Lowy Institute for International Policy By Jenny Hayward-Jones Right move, right place, right time – that’s the popular view of the New Voices conference...

What message is Papua New Guinea giving by harbouring Djoko Tjandra?

25/10/2012 21:56

Wanted Indonesian fugitive Djoko Tjandra. Picture courtesy of the Tempo Magazine By Gary Juffa, MP I believe that we are mandated as leaders to represent the people of our nation, the 7 million shareholders of Papua New Guinea (PNG). I have found...

Lowy Institute's New Voices Conference in Port Moresby

20/10/2012 13:55

Media Alert The Lowy Institute’s annual New Voices conference is being convened in Papua New Guinea for the first time – on Monday 22 October. The conference will bring together the future generation of PNG’s leaders to debate the big issues affecting...

Replacing PNG Power's ageing workforce will work wonders

18/10/2012 15:47

PNG Power Ltd workers replacing a transformer in a Port Moresby suburb. By Ellison Pidik PNG Power Limited (PPL), Papua New Guinea’s state-owned supplier of electricity, is a monopoly, riddled with a lot of inefficiencies. PPL is not only going to have big...

O'Neill impressed with progress in building PNG Games stadium

17/10/2012 08:44

PM Peter O'Neill impressed with work. MEDIA RELEASE Prime Minister Peter O’Neill is impressed with the current work in progress to build the nation’s largest sporting stadium in Kokopo, East New Britain. Speaking during a short visit to the PNG Games Venue at the...

Social media: a friend or foe to Papua New Guinea's mainstream media?

11/10/2012 16:43

Is social media such as Facebook a friend or foe to PNG's mainstream media? By Ben Yamai Can social media transform Papua New Guinea? This question was posed by researcher and PhD candidate Michelle Nayahamui Rooney recently in light of the...

Money laundering in Australia of the proceeds of corruption in Papua New Guinea

08/10/2012 13:33

Sam Koim: ordinary Papua New Guineans continue to be affected by corruption. Speech by Sam Koim, Chairman of the PNG Anti-Corruption Taskforce Sweep Thank you to AUSTRAC for organising for us to speak here today. It is, I think, indicative of...

Gavamani, where the bloody hell are you?

08/10/2012 11:50

Papua New Guinea's 111-seat national parliament in the capital Port Moresby. By Steve Reynolds I was outside my house watching two drunken boys fight while people gathered to find out the cause of the melee. The boys were grade 10 drop-outs from last year, they...

Driving to save a life: Koibuga's unsung hero

07/10/2012 01:05

William Tonal, the Koibuga health center officer in charge, who drives to save lives. By Hilda Wayne THE ambulance siren sends out its usual signals yet again and for this trip a fragile old man from the nearby Paralga tribe needs to get help...

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