PNG government

A nightmare is about to repeat itself in PNG

On 23 Apr, 2012 By Effrey

By Gary Juffa* - via PNG News Facebook Page

An ominous moon has risen over the island of Papua New Guinea tonight, it casts its thick dark shadows across all of the nation, over its villages, its districts and settlements, its suburbs and streets, its ghettoes and by-ways, its highways, valleys and plains.

"Real" Nation Notions

On 18 Apr, 2012 By Klaireh

Will the Engine Room Start Functioning ?

On 13 Sep, 2011 By Effrey

By Martyn Namorong

Doctors are failing health

Planners are failing Planning

Lawyers are failing Justice

Educationists are failing education

Etc...

It's time to turn the spotlight onto the people who are really running the country or rather doing is bad job at running it.

Peter O'Niel, what about the NPF scandal?

On 04 Aug, 2011 By Effrey

From ABC Radio

Papua New Guinea's new Prime Minister Peter O'Neil has made political stability his top priority in office.   Earlier this week Mr O'Neil ousted Sam Abal as the country's leader, who had been appointed by Sir Michael Somare before he became ill.  

Garnaut and BHP criticized by PNG Government

On 20 Oct, 2010 By Effrey

By Ilya Gridneff, Papua New Guinea Correspondent PORT MORESBY, Oct 20 AAP -

The Papua New Guinea government has attacked the development group headed by Australia's climate change expert Ross Garnaut for failing to deliver improvements needed after BHP Biliton's environmental disaster at the Ok Tedi copper mine.

Governing NGOs? A response to the Mining Minister's proposal

On 28 Aug, 2010 By rait man With 3 Comments

By Dr Kristian Lasslett¹

PNG's Vision 2050

On 07 Jul, 2010 By Effrey With 14 Comments

In December 2007, the National Executive Council (NEC) made a decision to develop a framework for the development of a long-term strategy for Papua New Guinea.

The result was "The Papua New Guinea Vision 2050", which was launched in November 2009.

The National Strategic Task Force which developed the Vision was headed by Professor David Kavanamur, and comprised, Daniel Kapi, Avia Koisen, Lady Aivu Tauvasa, The late Ambassodor Peter Peipul, Allan Bird, Michael Malabag, Paul Bengo, Robert Agarobe, Simon Kenehe, David Sode and Reverand Samson Lowa.

PNG Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

On 07 Jul, 2010 By Effrey With 9 Comments

Papua New Guinea's supreme court of justice has ruled that the Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates is unconstitutional. Please find attached the judgement in this matter...

Somare's next step in selling off PNG makes Environment Act amendments look insignificant

On 23 Jun, 2010 By rait man With 1 Comments

Prime Minister, Michael Somare, has a secret legislative plan that will make the proposed changes to the Leadership Code and even the recent amendments to the Environment Act seem relatively benign and insignificant.

The PM is waiting for the opportunity to again by-pass proper Parliamentary process and bulldoze through legislation for a Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that will further impoverish rural Papua New Guineans and boost the profits of foreign multinational companies.

Thank you Member for Sumkar, for putting the interests of your voters ahead of your own!

On 16 Jun, 2010 By Effrey With 6 Comments

Mr. Ken Fairweather, a member of the People's National Congress and a senior minister in the Somare-led government, has resigned from the government in protest over the amendments to the Environment Act 2000. The amendments strip away rights of landowners to seek redress from the courts over environmental permits. The amendments were purposely made to defeat the current litigation by landowners, against Deep Sea Tailings Disposal System by a Chinese-Government owned Nickle Mine, MCC in Ramu, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

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