corruption

Governor General's appointment was not valid

On 01 Jul, 2010 By rait man

By Charles Mende*

I have heard and read about the current appointment of the Governor-General with interest and since it is a constitutional situation involving the representative of the Head of State it deserves extensive and thorough public discussion. It appears that there are some improprieties as a result of the conduct of the Parliament in the appointment of the G-G then it should be challenged in court.

Government arrogance knows no limits

On 18 Jun, 2010 By rait man

Papua New Guinea's democracy has been further stained with the news the government has refused to accept the community petition against the 'Maladina' amendments which make changes to the Organic Law on the Duties and Responsibilities of Leadership .

The petition, which contains over 20,000 signitures, was presented to five opposition MPs at Parliament House on May 4th when no government representatives were prepared to male themselves available.

Sir Michael Somare - The right thing to do is to step aside as Prime Minister

On 15 Jun, 2010 By Effrey With 4 Comments

Post Courier, Page 12, 15 June 2010 - Dr John Nonggorr, Mt Hagen.

The right thing for Sir Michael Somare to do to promote and uphold good and ethical government, protect the good name of the Office of Prime Minister and set a better example for leadership in PNG, is to step aside as Prime Minister now; and allow investigations to be conducted by relevant law enforcement agencies into serious allegations that he broke a number of laws in the Moti Affair.

Big Oil in Trouble - Standards and Double standards

On 15 Jun, 2010 By Effrey With 1 Comments

By: Tolling Bells By Bisi Ojediran, Email & Tel: bisiojediran@thisdayonline.com, 08079861689(Sms only), 06.15.2010

Grand larceny robs PNG of millions

On 12 Jun, 2010 By rait man With 1 Comments

ACTION ALERT: Email the Prime Minister and register your protest

On 01 Jun, 2010 By rait man With 3 Comments

Last Friday, May 28th, was an extraordinary day in PNG's history as the government rushed through amendments to the Environment Act . These amendments:

Police frustration directed at the wrong target

On 28 May, 2010 By Tim With 2 Comments

The United Nations has reported that Papua New Guinea police systematically beat detainees, cripple those suspected of serious crimes and sexually assault female prisoners. These were the conclusions from a two week tour of the country by the UN's special rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, who said police often brutally beat detainees with car fan belts, gun butts, iron rods and stones.

PMs backflip smacks of opportunism

On 26 May, 2010 By tok stret With 3 Comments

The Prime Minister's decision to reinstate the financial powers of Minister for Planning, Paul Teinsten, seems to have more to do with political opportunism than good governance and sends all the wrong signals on corruption.

Minister Teinsten's financial powers were removed in response to serious allegations of fraud and mismanagement in his Department.

MEDIA RELEASE: 99% say PM not doing enough on corruption

On 24 May, 2010 By rait man With 2 Comments

Ninety-nine percent of people who voted in an on-line poll think the government is not doing enough to tackle corruption. The poll was conducted by ACT NOW!

Effrey Dademo, Program Manager, says, “the message to the Prime Minister and the government is clear. The people want to see much more action on corruption. That has to include prosecuting white collar criminals in the public service and those they conspire with”.

The Paraka Scams

On 21 May, 2010 By rait man With 4 Comments

"The Paraka Scams" is the name being given on the internet to the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into the Finance Department, which ran from 2006 until 2009.

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