PNGBLOGS

  Kevin Ming The Government is looking more comfortable with its numerical strength to hold onto power until 2012. However, a lot of us ordinary people are questioning why our leaders who know that there are a lot of issues that the national alliance coalition needs to come out clearly on, are supporting the pact. The Moti issue is undoubtedly an issue which the Government is trying to sweep under the carpet. For me as an ordinary citizen of this country I feel there is a lack of honesty in our leaders and those who were part of the whole saga. We know there are set procedures and a code of operation to follow in such a high level operation when involving the military onto foreign territory. So if our Prime Minister denies any knowledge of the operation then the buck comes back to the military command, the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff and the NIO chief at the time. They at least knew how the operation was to be executed and under whose authority it has been carri

  Kevin Ming The Government is looking more comfortable with its numerical strength to hold onto power until 2012. However, a lot of us ordinary people are questioning why our leaders who know that there are a lot of issues that the national alliance coalition needs to come out clearly on, are supporting the pact. The Moti issue is undoubtedly an issue which the Government is trying to sweep under the carpet. For me as an ordinary citizen of this country I feel there is a lack of honesty in our leaders and those who were part of the whole saga. We know there are set procedures and a code of operation to follow in such a high level operation when involving the military onto foreign territory. So if our Prime Minister denies any knowledge of the operation then the buck comes back to the military command, the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff and the NIO chief at the time. They at least knew how the operation was to be executed and under whose authority it has been c

AAP Oil Search Ltd says the economic outlook in developed countries is uncertain, with sluggish growth likely to constrain oil prices. The Papua New Guinea (PNG) focused energy company has also sounded a word of warning in its annual report that there may be too many liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects planned for the next decade in the Asia Pacific region. "While global economies have started to recover from the recession, the economic outlook in developed nations is still uncertain," Oil Search chairman Brian Horwood said. "Slow economic growth is likely to limit upward movements in the oil price," Mr Horwood said in the report released on Monday. "This, together with the natural decline in production from our existing mature oil fields, will have a direct impact on Oil Search's future earnings." The company said there had been a strong outlook for Asia's LNG growth, with the region likely to need 180 to 200 million tonnes per annum by 202

AAP Oil Search Ltd says the economic outlook in developed countries is uncertain, with sluggish growth likely to constrain oil prices. The Papua New Guinea (PNG) focused energy company has also sounded a word of warning in its annual report that there may be too many liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects planned for the next decade in the Asia Pacific region. "While global economies have started to recover from the recession, the economic outlook in developed nations is still uncertain," Oil Search chairman Brian Horwood said. "Slow economic growth is likely to limit upward movements in the oil price," Mr Horwood said in the report released on Monday. "This, together with the natural decline in production from our existing mature oil fields, will have a direct impact on Oil Search's future earnings." The company said there had been a strong outlook for Asia's LNG growth, with the region likely to need 180 to 200 million tonnes per annum by 2

By Powes Parkop LLB, LLM NCD Governor I UNDERSTAND the sentiments and disappointment of “Parkop nambawan supporter” (The National, March 12), and others like him who might have reached the same conclusion after hearing the announcement by the Speaker as to my affiliation in Parliament. I respect the views of the author but I would have thought that if indeed he or she was my number one supporter, he or she would have not rushed to judge but await my explanation especially when the announcement was not made by me but by the Speaker. In politics, some decision we make might not please all our supporters but those who are genuine supporters should learn to ascertain the truth and get an explanation before rushing to judgment or conclusion. The fact is that I have not joined the Government. I have moved to the middlebench so that I can assert more of my status as an independent MP where I can support or oppose the Government when I have to. This is not a new position that I have

By Powes Parkop LLB, LLM NCD Governor I UNDERSTAND the sentiments and disappointment of “Parkop nambawan supporter” (The National, March 12), and others like him who might have reached the same conclusion after hearing the announcement by the Speaker as to my affiliation in Parliament. I respect the views of the author but I would have thought that if indeed he or she was my number one supporter, he or she would have not rushed to judge but await my explanation especially when the announcement was not made by me but by the Speaker. In politics, some decision we make might not please all our supporters but those who are genuine supporters should learn to ascertain the truth and get an explanation before rushing to judgment or conclusion. The fact is that I have not joined the Government. I have moved to the middlebench so that I can assert more of my status as an independent MP where I can support or oppose the Government when I have to. This is not a new position t

  The Australian One of the world’s leading voices on climate change policy, Kevin Conrad, has been linked to a string of failed business dealings in Papua New Guinea. Conrad, PNG’s UN Special Envoy and Ambassador for Climate Change and Environment, came to international notoriety at the Bali conference in 2007 he told the US to either lead the debate or get out of the way. In 2008 the UN Environment Program named Conrad a ‘Champion of the Earth’. Last year, Time magazine named Conrad number one “Leader and Visionary” within its annual list of “Heroes of the Environment”. But in PNG, Conrad has a different legacy. PNG’s Public Service Minister Peter O’Neill when opposition leader in parliament in 2007 attacked the government on Conrad’s business dealings. He accused Conrad of involvement in a failed housing scheme in the 1990s for the Public Officers Superannuation Fund where 17 million kina ($A8million) was paid but not one single house was built. O’Neill also alleged Conrad