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By LUCAS KIAP PNG is rich in natural resources and has enjoyed continued economic growth for well over a decade at the back of high commodity prices for its mineral resources and other natural resources such as timber and fishery. Yet the country still remains a poor third world country but why? Read the full article and soon you will know why and the truth about corruption in Papua New Guinea. Soon after Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia in 16th September, 1975, the leadership which, the new country was handed over to have never developed a nationalized long-term development plan, where the country’s wealth would be fairly and equally distribute to develop all people and all parts of the country. For instance, they never had a long-term development plan supported with strategies to build satellite townships in all districts in every province including plans to have three quarters of the population as working-class population or plans to establish rural housing scheme

By LUCAS KIAP PNG is rich in natural resources and has enjoyed continued economic growth for well over a decade at the back of high commodity prices for its mineral resources and other natural resources such as timber and fishery. Yet the country still remains a poor third world country but why? Read the full article and soon you will know why and the truth about corruption in Papua New Guinea. Soon after Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia in 16th September, 1975, the leadership which, the new country was handed over to have never developed a nationalized long-term development plan, where the country’s wealth would be fairly and equally distribute to develop all people and all parts of the country. For instance, they never had a long-term development plan supported with strategies to build satellite townships in all districts in every province including plans to have three quarters of the population as working-class population or plans to establish rural hous

By DAVID EPHRAIM A new constitution was released last month paving a way for democratic elections Fiji. Come elections it's highly likely that Frank Bainimarama will be elected. He will than continue the major economic and social reforms initiated under military rule. A step now acknowledge by Australia and New Zealand, United State's was fully supportive of the regime in back donor diplomatic and trade relations. Why because Fiji's success in international peace keeping at UN deployments in Iraq and other war torn areas including current deployment of 500 personals between Israel and Syria borders. The United State also has increasing investment precess in tourism and other industries in Fiji. Fiji's success is liken to Turkey and South Korean coup than lead to massive change and growth lifting people's standard of living. Not only that but prior to releasing Fiji's new constitution, Fiji initiated a new regional Forum group based in Fiji. Pacific Island Develo

By DAVID EPHRAIM A new constitution was released last month paving a way for democratic elections Fiji. Come elections it's highly likely that Frank Bainimarama will be elected. He will than continue the major economic and social reforms initiated under military rule. A step now acknowledge by Australia and New Zealand, United State's was fully supportive of the regime in back donor diplomatic and trade relations. Why because Fiji's success in international peace keeping at UN deployments in Iraq and other war torn areas including current deployment of 500 personals between Israel and Syria borders. The United State also has increasing investment precess in tourism and other industries in Fiji. Fiji's success is liken to Turkey and South Korean coup than lead to massive change and growth lifting people's standard of living. Not only that but prior to releasing Fiji's new constitution, Fiji initiated a new regional Forum group based in Fiji. Pacific Island Deve

By JASON GIMA WURI The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is coming under more scrutiny after the illegal actions of its members during another incident last weekend. According to reports from several eyewitness accounts and the media, Rogue soldiers attacked innocent citizens and then looted properties at an Eastern Highlands settlement at Seven Mile, outside Port Moresby. Five young men were treated with serious wounds at the Port Moresby General Hospital while another two were at home. Three other families lost everything except for the clothes they were wearing. The raid was in responds to an incident two weeks ago when an Eastern Highlands family member went to buy betelnut and was attacked by drunken soldiers (Reasons unknown as investigation are said to be under way). He went ahead to get his reinforcements and subsequently attacked the soldiers. However the Eastern Highlands family members who attacked the soldiers were picked up and locked up by Police and there was no nee

By JASON GIMA WURI The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is coming under more scrutiny after the illegal actions of its members during another incident last weekend. According to reports from several eyewitness accounts and the media, Rogue soldiers attacked innocent citizens and then looted properties at an Eastern Highlands settlement at Seven Mile, outside Port Moresby. Five young men were treated with serious wounds at the Port Moresby General Hospital while another two were at home. Three other families lost everything except for the clothes they were wearing. The raid was in responds to an incident two weeks ago when an Eastern Highlands family member went to buy betelnut and was attacked by drunken soldiers (Reasons unknown as investigation are said to be under way). He went ahead to get his reinforcements and subsequently attacked the soldiers. However the Eastern Highlands family members who attacked the soldiers were picked up and locked up by Police and the

What has become of our beloved country after independence, 16th September, 1975? By LUCAS KIAP The leadership in this country since independence, instead of exploiting our abundances of natural resources to progress and advance the country forward by competing with other countries and the rest of the world, for every forward step taken, the country has moved two steps backward. Read the full article to the end to understand what has become of our beloved country. The gap between the richer and the poor has been widening every day. With increasing population growth and the fact that more than eighty-five percent of the populations are rural subsistence farmers whom their income is below the poverty level, this trend of wealth disparity is set to be increasing steadily as the leaders they vote into the parliament often disappear in Waigani. People have no longer respect for the life, property and privacy of others. Violent crimes are occurring in every parts of the country – rapes and mu

What has become of our beloved country after independence, 16th September, 1975? By LUCAS KIAP The leadership in this country since independence, instead of exploiting our abundances of natural resources to progress and advance the country forward by competing with other countries and the rest of the world, for every forward step taken, the country has moved two steps backward. Read the full article to the end to understand what has become of our beloved country. The gap between the richer and the poor has been widening every day. With increasing population growth and the fact that more than eighty-five percent of the populations are rural subsistence farmers whom their income is below the poverty level, this trend of wealth disparity is set to be increasing steadily as the leaders they vote into the parliament often disappear in Waigani. People have no longer respect for the life, property and privacy of others. Violent crimes are occurring in every parts of the country – ra

By RENATA LAVEIL “Seabed Mining is a risk not worth taking”, said Governor for New Ireland Province, Sir Julius Chan in September, 2012. Almost a year later, he is involved in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing with the Nautilus Minerals Ltd, New Ireland Provincial government (NIPG) and the National Government. The MOU was signed minus the presence of the Resource Owners of West Coast Central New Ireland (within the corridors of the Solwara 1 Project), this action has given the impression of the Governor selling out for the Experimental Seabed Mining despite his declaration in 2011 that under the Malagan Declaration, the provincial government’s stance was to protect the people of New Ireland. Under the MOU signed a working group was formed to oversee the project into fruition; members comprising of representatives from the Provincial Government, National Government and the Nautilus Minerals Ltd. Quite noticeably the local landowners were left out of the MOU signing and to what