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by Ephraim Curtis Different people have different perspectives. I have watched as some of my friends have applauded the new highrise apartments popping up in Moresby even though the rents they charge is out of reach of most Moresby residents. They have also gazed with approval when the new roads and Kumul flyover were built though they will certainly never own a car, they make to little money. These same people approve of the changes to the city only because they think someday the change will reach them. As for now they have no money to pay admission to the various festivities that the NCDC has put on. They have been to Vision City now and again just to look because they have no money to buy. They dream in the hopes there will be change in their life. The dreams become more important as they look around them and see that they are being left further behind each day. I do not live in a settlement, instead in a government house. I am a lucky one although th

Open Letter to Sir Michael Somare    by JAMES PARAKISAN     Grand Chief, before you bow out of the picture, we need you.  We realize you are 80 years old and you will be retiring from PNG politics in June 2017.  At the same time your influence, stature and leadership is essential during this time of unparalleled corruption.       The current administration is knee-deep in pekpek of its own making.  They’ve done a masterful job of sidelining and silencing Sam Koim, leader of the Task Force Sweep.  Koim was hand-picked by the O’Neill government to spearhead the drive against the corruption pervasive in all levels of government.  Then, ironically, when Koim starts making some headway in addressing government fraud, O’Neill neutralizes him.       Sir Michael, please address two or three of the major corruption issues of the last several years.  Shout out from the rooftops about the abuse of power of the current administration.  It’s been reported once before, but the people o

  by PNGBLOGS STAFF WRITERS AI YI YI YI!    CHINESE AGENTS SLEEPING WITH PNG POLLIES, BRIBE-PAYING CHINESE GOVERNMENT OWNED COMPANIES WELCOMED TO PNG, NPF SCANDAL TAINTED AGENTS IN LINE FOR THEIR PAYOUTS, PAUL PARAKA AND MORE:    UNPRECEDENTED SYSTEMATIC AND SYSTEMIC GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA NOW CENTRES AROUND POWER GENERATION SCAMS This story has been long in the making.   PNG BLOGS rarely witnesses events that we report.   We serve instead as a reporting body that does the job that the Post Courier, The National, and other PNG traditional media should be doing, but run away from, even though they operate with far greater resources than we will ever have.   We do the best we can with very little so as to break open the secrets surrounding government corruption.     Contact us on Facebook or e-mail us on pngblogs@gmail.com if you can provide evidence, firsthand detailed accounts and the like to expand the peoples knowledge on this and other gov