Papua New Guinea

PNG suffers chronically in bad resource deals

On 17 Mar, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

From a Special Correspondent*

Papua New Guinea suffers chronically from the way in which state equity participation is negotiated in major resource extraction projects.

A combination of the worst possible behaviour from international resource companies, which is as bad in PNG as it is in any country in the world, abetted by the incompetence of the National Government in negotiating equity participation, means that PNG ends up seeing its resources shipped offshore with the lowest possible returns to the Nation.

Harmony, Newcest and 'Pasin Barata'

On 10 Mar, 2011 By Effrey

By Nou Vada, student at the UPNG School of Law

Pasin Barata in English would translate to something like Brotherly Way. It is the philosophy of being a good Melanesian – of showing respect and kindness and courtesy to others. At its core it is about having pride – not in self but in the community and in those who support you. It’s a philosophy that seems global enough – and it is – but the essence of this Philosophy is something Melanesians understand almost intuitively.

PNG needs a new breed of politician

On 08 Mar, 2011 By rait man

By Reginald Renagi

AFTER more than three decades of gaining independence, PNG now needs more young politicians in parliament.

After years of the same political leadership, many Papua New Guineans feel this is a good time to have more young politicians in the Haus Tambaran.

There is merit in this suggestion and it should be encouraged by all major political parties.

The land of the disappointed: why the present electoral system is not working

On 03 Mar, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

By John Fowke

There are two basic reasons why the present system of elected representation doesn't produce policy-driven, positive improvements in the conditions of life in PNG.

Has Papua New Guinea descended into dictatorship?

On 01 Mar, 2011 By rait man

By PAUL OATES

Has Papua New Guinea descended into dictatorship?

PNG's Prime Minister Somare has previously denied he has become a dictator but what is a dictator? Here are a couple of definitions:

Wikipedia: A dictator is a ruler (e.g. absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power ….

Predatory corporations, failing governance and the fate of forests in PNG

On 01 Mar, 2011 By tok stret With 1 Comments

By William Laurence et al

Papua New Guinea (PNG) sustains some of the world’s most biologically and culturally rich forests.

Like many tropical nations, PNG is changing rapidly as it attempts to develop economically, but corporate misdealing and weak governance are undermining its capacity to do so sustainably.

Over exploitation of forests is rampant, with most accessible forests likely to be logged or disappear in 1–2 decades.

We need a revolution - a Melanesian revolution

On 27 Feb, 2011 By tok stret With 2 Comments

By Icarus*

WHILE PNG's SITUATION may not justify bloody warfare, we are at war. At war against corruption in government and throughout the public service system, the very architects and mechanisms that should make our state function.

But it is the State versus the People every day. And clearly the State has no rules of engagement. Moreover, the People have been divided for far too long into warring factions; tribal politics under the rhetoric of 'unity in diversity'.

Come out and explain the K4 billion day-light robbery

On 17 Feb, 2011 By Tim

Acting Deputy Police Commissioner operations Fred Yakasa again gave us a stark reminder of corruption in Papua New Guinea when he said on Tuesday that a mammoth 50% of its budget annually is lost to fraud. This works out to a whopping K4 billion a year, which Yakasa bluntly said had gone into the hands of corrupt public servants and senior bureaucrats, many of whom he alleges have invested these gains overseas.

Billions lost to fraud says top cop

On 16 Feb, 2011 By rait man

PAPUA New Guinea loses about 50% of its budget directly to fraud.

“This is equivalent to K4 billion a year which has gone into the hands of corrupt public servants and senior bureaucrats, many of whom have invested these gains overseas,” acting deputy police commissioner Fred Yakasa said this week at a workshop in Port Moresby.

IFC part of the new neo-colonial land grab

On 16 Feb, 2011 By tok stret

With the International Finance Corporation (IFC) proudly trumpeting its expansion in Papua New Guinea we should all be aware of its true mission on behalf of the global elite and the world's richest corporations and nations.

Papua New Guinea is already beginning to suffer from the new neo-colonial landgrab with 5 million hectares having being seized in Special Agricuture Business Leases, and the IFC is in the thick of this global phenomena, as the article below by Ava Danlog explains.

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