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By JOHN GADI The Kina TT sell rate is dropping fast in the last couple of days USD 0.4550, USD0.4531, USD0.4526 This is showing sign that this government is throwing the economy down the drain K500million deficit in 9 months is something to worry about Yes the problem list still stand tall regardless of K76billion spend in the last 10 years....constant power blackouts,  incompetent Telikom png with unreliable services, Papua New guineans being paid under colonial pay grade as compared to their expatriate colleague with little experiences, roads system crumbling down  still no company has found innovation in building tar roads that will last for more than a year Housing and health care is a problem for all urban areas in PNG and the worst is still in the rural areas government is not smart enough to develop sustainable agriculture project that can equal the magnitude of the LNG and other mining projects so to save our mineral resources for future industrialization and manufacturing for

By JOHN GADI The Kina TT sell rate is dropping fast in the last couple of days USD 0.4550, USD0.4531, USD0.4526 This is showing sign that this government is throwing the economy down the drain K500million deficit in 9 months is something to worry about Yes the problem list still stand tall regardless of K76billion spend in the last 10 years....constant power blackouts,  incompetent Telikom png with unreliable services, Papua New guineans being paid under colonial pay grade as compared to their expatriate colleague with little experiences, roads system crumbling down  still no company has found innovation in building tar roads that will last for more than a year Housing and health care is a problem for all urban areas in PNG and the worst is still in the rural areas government is not smart enough to develop sustainable agriculture project that can equal the magnitude of the LNG and other mining projects so to save our mineral resources for future industrialization and manufactur

By NATHAN DINGU Photo Credit: EMMANUEL NAROKOBI I find it funny how easily we all are led to believe that something has changed when we hear the word “change”. Papua New Guinea has several parties currently registered, I hear 42 or something like that. Of those political parties, the People’s National Congress has struck ‘gold ‘this time around with others such as Triumph Heritage Party, Papua New Guinea Party and the National Alliance Party tagging along. My question now really is what has changed? I say this because I shall make a rough head count of all the current MP’s who made it back under the banner of People’s National Congress and the Triumph Heritage Party to name a few. The question is, how many of them were part of the former National Alliance team that led the country from 2002 to 2011? Don Polye, Sasa Zibe, Teo Zurenuoc, Paul Tienstan, Paru Aihi, the list is seemingly endless. I don’t have time to really do a head count but a general observation tells me that all the form

By NATHAN DINGU Photo Credit: EMMANUEL NAROKOBI I find it funny how easily we all are led to believe that something has changed when we hear the word “change”. Papua New Guinea has several parties currently registered, I hear 42 or something like that. Of those political parties, the People’s National Congress has struck ‘gold ‘this time around with others such as Triumph Heritage Party, Papua New Guinea Party and the National Alliance Party tagging along. My question now really is what has changed? I say this because I shall make a rough head count of all the current MP’s who made it back under the banner of People’s National Congress and the Triumph Heritage Party to name a few. The question is, how many of them were part of the former National Alliance team that led the country from 2002 to 2011? Don Polye, Sasa Zibe, Teo Zurenuoc, Paul Tienstan, Paru Aihi, the list is seemingly endless. I don’t have time to really do a head count but a general observation tells me that

THE 9TH PARLIAMENT SITTING TODAY ELECTED SOUTHERN HIGHLANDER PETER O'NEILL AS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER BEATING NAMAH 94-12 IALIBU Pangia MP and PNC leader Peter O’Neill was unanimously elected Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea in a one-sided move that stunned Vanimo-Green MP Belden Namah this afternoon. O’Neill was elected by 94 MPs while 12 confused MPs remained with a visibly downtrodden Namah. Newly-elected Speaker Theo Zurenuoc asked for nominations for the top post immediately after swearing in highlands governors Paias Wingti and Peter Ipatas who signed their oath of office in his presence. The two governors were declared late yesterday and were present in the chambers for the formation of government. Tari-Pori MP James Marape nominated his PNC leader O’Neill for Prime Minister and was seconded by Tewai-Siassi MP Mao Zeming. Alotau MP Charles Abel closed the motion. The Speaker did not seek further nominations but asked MPs on the floor to move to the right if they supported O

PAPUA New Guinea's fiery former deputy prime minister is reportedly considering legal action to restrain parliament from convening on Friday, when it is expected to elect Peter O'Neill prime minister. Belden Namah told Radio New Zealand on Thursday the sitting of about 106 out of 111 MPs is unconstitutional because because there are still some seats to be declared, while the writs have been extended for three seats until next Wednesday. The report said he was launching legal action. Mr O'Neill, whose People's National Congress won the largest bloc with 27 seats, was formally invited to form government by Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio on Wednesday. "I don't know why Mr O'Neill is rushing when he is boasting he's got the majority of MPs," Mr Namah said. "He should not be feeling so insecure. He should be secure and he should adhere to the constitution of our country. The most influential people in Sport "The way things have been rushed,

PAPUA New Guinea's fiery former deputy prime minister is reportedly considering legal action to restrain parliament from convening on Friday, when it is expected to elect Peter O'Neill prime minister. Belden Namah told Radio New Zealand on Thursday the sitting of about 106 out of 111 MPs is unconstitutional because because there are still some seats to be declared, while the writs have been extended for three seats until next Wednesday. The report said he was launching legal action. Mr O'Neill, whose People's National Congress won the largest bloc with 27 seats, was formally invited to form government by Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio on Wednesday. "I don't know why Mr O'Neill is rushing when he is boasting he's got the majority of MPs," Mr Namah said. "He should not be feeling so insecure. He should be secure and he should adhere to the constitution of our country. The most influential people in Sport "The way things have been rushed,