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New DDA Watch website to promote transparency in public spending

On 14 Jun, 2023 By Cathy Tukne

Community advocacy organization ACT NOW! is today launching a new website, www.ddawatch.org to promote transparency and accountability in how government funds are used across all 94 Districts in Papua New Guinea.

The DDA Watch website will provide the general public, officials and academics with impartial and non-partisan information on the work of each District Development Authority, with the ultimate aim of helping to improve the quality of local infrastructure and service delivery.

Open Letter to the Prime Minister on log exports and downstream processing

On 31 May, 2023 By ACTNOW

This is the text of an Open Letter to the Prime Minister published by ACT NOW in the Post Courier newspaper.

Dear Prime Minister,

ACT NOW! is an advocacy organization that promotes a “gut pela sindaun blong olgeta” – a just and equitable society for all Papua New Guineans.

Corruption- who is to blame?

On 29 May, 2023 By ACTNOW

Post Courier Editorial

Are the voters responsible for the corruption in the country?

Health Minister and Member for Wabag Dr Lino Tom seems to think so and he is partly right in his public statement on the matter in this newspaper last month.

Moratorium on new FCAs a step in the right direction

On 09 Mar, 2023 By ACTNOW

A moratorium on new Forest Clearance Authorities, recently announced by the PNG Forest Authority, has been welcomed by community advocacy organization ACT NOW, but the group says the measure does not go far enough.

Moratorium on new FCAs a step in the right direction

On 09 Mar, 2023 By ACTNOW

“We are pleased the National Forest Board has recognized that the FCA system is being widely abused and has ordered a halt on the issuing of new Authorities and an audit of all existing FCA projects”, says Campaign Manager Eddie Tanago.

Corruption costing billions and costing the economy

On 16 Feb, 2023 By ACTNOW

Papua New Guinea’s latest corruption score is a damning indictment of the government’s failure to properly fund anti-corruption agencies and it confirms PNG as one of the most corrupt country in the world.

CORRUPTION COSTING BILLION AND COSTING THE ECONOMY

On 16 Feb, 2023 By ACTNOW

The recently published Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) shows PNG’s ranking has dropped six places from 124 th to 130 th out of 180 countries . PNG’s CPI index score which is based on public sector corruption has dropped from 31 in 2021 to 30 in 2022.

TEMPTATION TO CORRUPT

On 06 Feb, 2023 By ACTNOW

THE NATIONAL (February 3rd 2023)

By FRANK SENGE KOLMA (fskolma@gmail.com)

Govt silence on Maserati Deal is the worst case for PNG.

On 31 Jan, 2023 By Cathy Tukne

Papua New Guinea has a problem. The Pangu-led government’s silence on a major breakdown in decision-making speaks volumes on the lack of leadership quality and the stance of the current government in fighting corruption.

As exposed last week, an estimated K20 million (AU$8 million) has gone to waste on the purchase of expensive and unnecessary Maserati sports cars, yet no one is being held accountable.

Budget must deliver substantial ICAC funding

On 16 Nov, 2022 By ACTNOW

Papua New Guinea’s long-awaited Independent Commission Against Corruption must be allocated substantial funding in the 2023 Budget if the government is to make good on its anti-corruption promises.

The Prime Minister has promised a fully functioning ICAC by 2023, but there are two crucial pieces of the jigsaw that are missing.

First is a substantial budget allocation and the second is the appointment of the first Commissioner and their Deputies.

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