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By SONJA BARRY RAMOI “Mr Speaker, it appears to be forged, it appears to be forged. The signature on face value that I see now is certainly not mine, certainly not mine Mr Speaker. And the letter the way it is structured is certainly not the way I write letters or my staff write letters, Mr Speaker. The letter is addressed to the Treasurer and then it is ‘attentioned’ to Mr Gibson and then it says ‘Dear Sir’; Mr Speaker it said ‘Dear Sir’. Every time my letter comes out from my office it’s other ‘My Dear Minister’ or ‘My Dear Secretary’,” the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Hon. Peter O’Neill informed the Speaker Hon. Theo Zurenuoc at the end of May this year.  The purportedly forged letter dated 24, January 2012 bearing the official emblem and the Prime Ministers signature was addressed to the Minister for Finance and Treasury, Hon Don Polye. The stamp in the top right hand corner of the allegedly forged letter reads ‘Prime Minister’ and indicates that it was ‘Received’ by the Mini

By SONJA BARRY RAMOI “Mr Speaker, it appears to be forged, it appears to be forged. The signature on face value that I see now is certainly not mine, certainly not mine Mr Speaker. And the letter the way it is structured is certainly not the way I write letters or my staff write letters, Mr Speaker. The letter is addressed to the Treasurer and then it is ‘attentioned’ to Mr Gibson and then it says ‘Dear Sir’; Mr Speaker it said ‘Dear Sir’. Every time my letter comes out from my office it’s other ‘My Dear Minister’ or ‘My Dear Secretary’,” the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Hon. Peter O’Neill informed the Speaker Hon. Theo Zurenuoc at the end of May this year.  The purportedly forged letter dated 24, January 2012 bearing the official emblem and the Prime Ministers signature was addressed to the Minister for Finance and Treasury, Hon Don Polye. The stamp in the top right hand corner of the allegedly forged letter reads ‘Prime Minister’ and indicates that it was ‘Received’ by th

By GABRIEL RAMOI If OTML  Files  for voluntary  liquidation  after it licence to operate as a miner in  Mt. Fubulan  is not renewed by the PNG Government next year, What will  happen to its assets ? Does its asset include the Singapore based US$1.4 Billion long term fund currently managed by HSBC and Schroeder’s? Facts: The Long Term Fund is Governed  by  Trust Deeds which was Drafted by the Law Firm  Allens Arthur Robinson on behalf of its client  BHP Billiton and relayed to PNG via Gadens Lawyers  who presented the final document to the then Prime Minister Sir Mekere  who acquiesce with its content and  got his Cabinet to approve the 22 Different Agreement and Trust Deeds that set the legal framework  indemnifying  BHP Billiton  from  any  future claims over the  the Destruction of the Fly River System through a compensation Package which included, 1.Transfering BHPs majority interest in  OTML to  PNG Sustainable Program LTD and that PNGSDP receives every year an income stream from t

PNGBlogs The Opposition is concern that the Government is tabling amendments to the Mining (Ok Tedi Continuation) (Ninth Supplemental Agreement) to give the State “maximum power” to determine the future of the Ok Tedi Mine and the PNGSDP. We are very concern that the Government is setting a very dangerous precedence here by trying to legislate to take control of private companies.  This is a very negative signal to the investment communities and will create a lot of unnecessary anxiety. We are becoming very concern that this Government is using its numerical street and the immunity of the amended Section 145 to slowly become dictatorial. This is what the Opposition has been trying to warn the people of this country when it raised issues on the amendments to Section 145 on Motions of vote of no confidence. This is a very dangerous trend for this country and the people must pressure and encourage their local members of parliament to use their conscience to scrutinize such bills. The oppo

PNGBlogs The Opposition is concern that the Government is tabling amendments to the Mining (Ok Tedi Continuation) (Ninth Supplemental Agreement) to give the State “maximum power” to determine the future of the Ok Tedi Mine and the PNGSDP. We are very concern that the Government is setting a very dangerous precedence here by trying to legislate to take control of private companies.  This is a very negative signal to the investment communities and will create a lot of unnecessary anxiety. We are becoming very concern that this Government is using its numerical street and the immunity of the amended Section 145 to slowly become dictatorial. This is what the Opposition has been trying to warn the people of this country when it raised issues on the amendments to Section 145 on Motions of vote of no confidence. This is a very dangerous trend for this country and the people must pressure and encourage their local members of parliament to use their conscience to scrutinize such bil

By Renata Laveil In the midst of Independence celebrations, it is amazing when we realize the nation is united in one mind, heart and soul with the feeling of nationalism reverberating throughout the country through the sound of drums, bamboo flutes, kundu drums, garamuts and all other traditional mediums that were used in the past and now revered, for communication, singsings and festivals. They are our true vestiges showing our real and lasting identity from the rest of the Pacific Island nations; also that which create our standing in the world. Our forefathers who have set the pace for our Independence had all the right beliefs, principles and policies in mind when they drew up the constitution and pushed for Independence. If we were to fully grasp the true Melanesian pride and nationalism that pushed our Grand Chief to push for Independence from our colonial era, then we will be able to realise and instil the same feeling of nationalism and pride towards our family, our neighbour

By Renata Laveil In the midst of Independence celebrations, it is amazing when we realize the nation is united in one mind, heart and soul with the feeling of nationalism reverberating throughout the country through the sound of drums, bamboo flutes, kundu drums, garamuts and all other traditional mediums that were used in the past and now revered, for communication, singsings and festivals. They are our true vestiges showing our real and lasting identity from the rest of the Pacific Island nations; also that which create our standing in the world. Our forefathers who have set the pace for our Independence had all the right beliefs, principles and policies in mind when they drew up the constitution and pushed for Independence. If we were to fully grasp the true Melanesian pride and nationalism that pushed our Grand Chief to push for Independence from our colonial era, then we will be able to realise and instil the same feeling of nationalism and pride towards our family, our nei

PNGExposed Blog We can talk and shout and fret in such beautiful prose all we like. The thing is, if the relevant authorities do not do anything, this and similar swindles will just continue and get better, not worse. Corruption is worse than HIV and AIDS. At least with HIV-AIDS them that suffer and die from it inflict the curse upon themselves and others unknowingly in most cases. With corruption, a few culprits afflict and affect the curse, suffering and injury upon the whole population in the country, including babies and those yet to be born. So, who do we look to for redemption and deliverance? What’s Ombudsman Commission doing? Every indication is the Commission is dying slowly but surely from euthanasia. There is no cure for euthanasia because it is self-inflicted, a death by one’s own voluntary choice. Is Auditor-General going to look into this? May be not because all foreign and national employees need their jobs. And anyway, they do compliance audits for the past years which

PNGExposed Blog We can talk and shout and fret in such beautiful prose all we like. The thing is, if the relevant authorities do not do anything, this and similar swindles will just continue and get better, not worse. Corruption is worse than HIV and AIDS. At least with HIV-AIDS them that suffer and die from it inflict the curse upon themselves and others unknowingly in most cases. With corruption, a few culprits afflict and affect the curse, suffering and injury upon the whole population in the country, including babies and those yet to be born. So, who do we look to for redemption and deliverance? What’s Ombudsman Commission doing? Every indication is the Commission is dying slowly but surely from euthanasia. There is no cure for euthanasia because it is self-inflicted, a death by one’s own voluntary choice. Is Auditor-General going to look into this? May be not because all foreign and national employees need their jobs. And anyway, they do compliance audits for the past yea