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Bagarap-ment: Divided and falling apart

On 26 Aug, 2011 By rait man

By Martyn Namorong

Papua New Guinea is certainly not a failed state in the manner by which academics and the Howard government of Australia seemed to portray it.

Their bluff led to attempts to colonize the country under the so called Enhanced Cooperation Package. Many Papua New Guineans, perhaps a majority, still hold the view that neo-colonization by Australia will solve our problems.

The villager is truly self-reliant in today's world of financial crises

On 17 Aug, 2011 By tok stret

VERY few things happen in isolation in today’s world of globalising business and commerce.

Rising cost of living throughout PNG is not just the price we pay for bad governance but the net effects of a world gone crazy.

There is hyperinflation in the months ahead. The evidence is everywhere.

The Darkness of Neon Lights

On 10 Aug, 2011 By tok stret

From Martyn Namorong

Tonight at Kaugere looking over the shanties

We see the glittering brightness of Overseas*

Creating The Darkness of Neon Lights

It is the loneliness and despair in the urban cities.

It is the alienation of LAND from rural people

That feeds the babes of rich people

We see true social security and happiness

Being diminished in the name of progress

The pursuit of large scale industries

We have too many dreams without meaning

On 30 Jul, 2011 By rait man

By Joe Wasia*

SURE, IN THE MINDS of many Papua New Guineans, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will bring a lot of changes into our country. Yes, if revenues are managed and used well it will be a pillar of the economy. Or otherwise.

The question is: will our so-called leaders and bureaucrats manage the revenues from this project with the mindset of developing this nation?

Agriculture is the key for improving lives in Papua New Guinea

On 05 Jul, 2011 By rait man

By Estella Cheung

THE agriculture sector has a huge untapped potential to create wealth and broad-based economic growth for PNG.  New Agriculture and Livestock Minister Philip Kikala said this during his briefing with heads of commodities agencies and agricultural institutions on Monday, adding that the sector’s core contributions are in the areas of food security, cash income generation, employment creation and poverty alleviation. 

First the Egyptian's, now the Greeks, next Papua New Guinea

On 30 Jun, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

From LNG Watch

Last week we posted an article which raised questions over whether electoral politics in its current form constitutes democracy, that is does it enhance the capacity of each individual to participate in the economic and political decision making processes that condition their life. We suggested decision making takes place at hermetically sealed levels, which ordinary people are excluded from.

Can Papua New Guinea find a better economic model?

On 20 Jun, 2011 By rait man

Martin Maden asks some very important, relevant and timely questions about capitalism, the Global Banking System and their adverse effects on the cultures of the Pacific in his article below.

Mining boom promises unprecedented riches for who?

On 20 Jun, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

Spotted on the PNG Mine Watch blog

Many commentators are talking excitedly about the unprecedented riches that will come from Papua New Guinea’s resource boom. Phil Mercer writing for Voice of America (see below) is just the latest.

But who is REALLY going to reap the benefits from Papua New Guinea’s oil, gas, gold and silver?

Should PNG follow the Congo and publish all resource contracts online?

On 07 Jun, 2011 By rait man

The Bloomberg news service is reporting the Democratic Republic of Congo will make all resource contracts public within 60 days of signing (see below).

Like PNG, the Congo has large mineral, oil and timber reserves and like PNG, a lack of transparency and corruption are two of the problems blighting the resource sector.

The initiative in the Congo could therefore provide an interesting example for PNG to follow.

Capitalism protects the rich and picks on the poor - in India and in Papua New Guinea

On 03 May, 2011 By tok stret

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