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PNG Party is for change and reform, says retiring ex-PM Mekere Morauta

09/05/2012 12:58

By the Rt Hon Mekere Morauta KCMG MP Deputy Prime Minister, colleague Ministers and Members of Parliament, PNG Party candidates, PNG Party members: As Party Founder it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to our party convention. I am delighted that so many...

O'Neill says PNG has separation of powers and defends JCA

08/05/2012 23:09

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay concerned about the JCA. Picture courtesy of the UN Papua New Guinea’s parliament-elected Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has defended his controversial Judicial Conduct Act (JCA) despite local and international...

O'Neill tells UN human rights chief Judicial Conduct Act strengthens PNG Constitution

08/05/2012 20:16

PRESS RELEASE Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has directed the PNG Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency Robert Aisi, to ensure the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is appropriately briefed of the political developments since August 2011. Prime Minister...

O'Neill: be wary of doomsayers with misleading statements on the economy

08/05/2012 19:31

PRESS RELEASE Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has urged the people to be wary of doomsayers who are making misleading statements on the state of the economy to score political points as the election nears. “I can confidently say that the economy is stable and trekking...

The PNG diplomat in Honiara should be reprimanded

08/05/2012 13:38

The PNG High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Brian Yombon-Copio Sometimes it pays not to comment at all, especially if you are a diplomat and represent “two governments” whose own legitimacies as governments are before a court of law. Consequently the recent statements by the...

Somare: I will campaign strongly for the National Alliance Party

06/05/2012 19:56

Former PNG Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare announces he will campaign for the party. By M T SOMARE GCL GCMG CH CF KStJ Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you all for accepting the invitation of the National Alliance Party to be here tonight. As I mentioned in my...

Media has vital role as Papua New Guinea democracy guardian

05/05/2012 17:46

By Peter Aitsi MBE The Constitution of Papua New Guinea under Section 46 Subsection 2 Item b reads: Every person has the right to freedom of expression and publication, except to the extent that right is regulated or restricted by law; In subsection (a)...

They brought their laws - laws that took away our rights

05/05/2012 17:19

By Scott Waide @ Talking Edge PNG Arua Arua Miria, a Motuan from Hanuabada is an angry man. Over the years, his people have seen their traditional hunting and fishing grounds taken from them through “legal’ and illegal means. Like many...

Election campaign financing needs more public debate

04/05/2012 12:11

A Papua New Guinean looks at the candidates list before voting in the 2007 polls. By Henry Lubang An important but often unnoticed issue during Papua New Guinea’s national elections is campaign financing (CF). It is an emerging area of study in PNG that...

The challenges of educating a child in rural Papua New Guinea

01/05/2012 20:26

A child in a rural classroom in PNG's Milne Bay province. Picture courtesy of MS-Starship.com By Elsie Loth @ PNG Students in Oz (AusAID Scholars) I brought my daughter from Australia to my village Gabsongkeg in the Wampar LLG area in Morobe province's Huon...

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