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Justin Tkatchencko received over K3 million in 2010 from the National Capital District as revealed in the schedule of payments below. These payments were authorised by NCDC Governor Powes Parkop in breach of the Public Finance Management Act, the NCDC Act and the Organic Law on the Leadership Code, according to an audit report .   Justin Tkatchenko is a political ally of the Governor and the fundraising Chairman for the Governors  Peoples Social Democratic Front Party thus creating a clear conflict of interest for Parkop. Further, the payments, which were made for work on the NCDC Mini Park, Water Fountain, Waterslide and Zoo and Animal Farm, were made with no quotations provided and no tender advertised or accepted, says the audit report. These failures, say the audit committee, breach the fundamental principles of value for money, transparency, effective competition, fair and ethical dealing and efficiency. -PNG-Exposed

Justin Tkatchencko received over K3 million in 2010 from the National Capital District as revealed in the schedule of payments below. These payments were authorised by NCDC Governor Powes Parkop in breach of the Public Finance Management Act, the NCDC Act and the Organic Law on the Leadership Code, according to an audit report .   Justin Tkatchenko is a political ally of the Governor and the fundraising Chairman for the Governors  Peoples Social Democratic Front Party thus creating a clear conflict of interest for Parkop. Further, the payments, which were made for work on the NCDC Mini Park, Water Fountain, Waterslide and Zoo and Animal Farm, were made with no quotations provided and no tender advertised or accepted, says the audit report. These failures, say the audit committee, breach the fundamental principles of value for money, transparency, effective competition, fair and ethical dealing and efficiency. -PNG-Exposed

I think it is most most most unfortunate that a person who has single-handedly done a lot for the Mining & Petroleum Industries of this country would be singled out and demonized in the way a lot of your readers have done on this site. Those who seek to do so demonstrate very clearly that they have very little understanding of the industry, nor responsibility for the future of the industries in PNG. Greg Anderson deserves a medal and it is way way overdue. Having said that, let me point out that what is driving Byron Chan at present is clearly the unrealized dreams of Sir Julius Chan, mingled with a certain guilt for the past mistakes Sir Julius has made. Sir Julius's mistakes in the past in respect of Lihir ( how that deal was structured was done under the Leadership of Sir J as PM- and he fixed the gold price- without being an expert- he fixed the nations interest at a certain gold price -and he fucked all of us up. All the gold in one of the richest Volcanic calderas dug up

I think it is most most most unfortunate that a person who has single-handedly done a lot for the Mining & Petroleum Industries of this country would be singled out and demonized in the way a lot of your readers have done on this site. Those who seek to do so demonstrate very clearly that they have very little understanding of the industry, nor responsibility for the future of the industries in PNG. Greg Anderson deserves a medal and it is way way overdue. Having said that, let me point out that what is driving Byron Chan at present is clearly the unrealized dreams of Sir Julius Chan, mingled with a certain guilt for the past mistakes Sir Julius has made. Sir Julius's mistakes in the past in respect of Lihir ( how that deal was structured was done under the Leadership of Sir J as PM- and he fixed the gold price- without being an expert- he fixed the nations interest at a certain gold price -and he fucked all of us up. All the gold in one of the richest Volcanic calderas dug up

The SABL issue could have been prevented by Dr Lawrence Kalinoe and his Land Reform Laws. Instead he acted in the most misguided academic way that has allowed foreigners directly to access our rural people and the unconstitutional facilitation of ILGs that have been sanctioned by Dr Kalinoe as a law reformer. That is why I have my real doubts about these academics with sheep degrees that lack any real understanding of the real world and how people live in villages and organize themselves. They mislead those who ride on and rely on their so called doctoral intellectualism which is all garbage in the real world. ILGs don't own land and for Doctor Kalinoe to hold themout to be so is unlawful and unconstitutional. All those who enter into agreements with ILGs and deal with them do so at their own peril. Well, Dr Kalinoe was only doing this to serve outside powers who pull his strings. In consequence we have lost 5 million hectares, and we will lose more in an expensive inquiry. Thankyo

The SABL issue could have been prevented by Dr Lawrence Kalinoe and his Land Reform Laws. Instead he acted in the most misguided academic way that has allowed foreigners directly to access our rural people and the unconstitutional facilitation of ILGs that have been sanctioned by Dr Kalinoe as a law reformer. That is why I have my real doubts about these academics with sheep degrees that lack any real understanding of the real world and how people live in villages and organize themselves. They mislead those who ride on and rely on their so called doctoral intellectualism which is all garbage in the real world. ILGs don't own land and for Doctor Kalinoe to hold themout to be so is unlawful and unconstitutional. All those who enter into agreements with ILGs and deal with them do so at their own peril. Well, Dr Kalinoe was only doing this to serve outside powers who pull his strings. In consequence we have lost 5 million hectares, and we will lose more in an expensive inquiry. Thankyo

By James Arvanitakis and Spike Boydell The new PNG government has announced big changes to the way negotiations with resources companies will take place - and it's customary landowners who look set to benefit Just three weeks ago we reported on the Ramu Nickel case that placed cash before custom in Papua New Guinea. The next day, on 2 August, there was a change of government in Papua New Guinea. What also followed was an important change of policy intent by the new government regarding the mineral resource wealth of the country.  In his opening address as Minister for Mines, Byron Chan outlined four key mining industry policy issues : 1. Recognition and protection of traditional landowner’s right to mineral ownership on or under their traditional land and seabed; 2. Urgent review of the mining legal regime; 3. Urgent review of deep-sea mining; and 4. Urgent review of environmental protection. In explaining the new policy direction, Chan s