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PNGBLOGS In late January 2013 Prime Minister O’Neill announced there would be an inquiry to investigate the growing problems at Papua New Guinea’s University of Technology (UNITECH).   The report produced by respected Judge Sevua was to be the road forward and the final word on a saga that had been slowly growing and exposing to the world the widely acknowledged massive corruption that had taken over the leadership of this once fine university. The Sevua  report was given promise to resolve everything peacefully and provide hope for the future. Treasury Minister Don Polye promised that he would solve the problem without further need for disruption of classes.    Minister Polye, who had served in earlier governments as Minister for Higher Education, was appointed by our Prime Minister to fill in for fellow THE Party member Minister David Arore, who stepped down temporarily from the HERST ministry to deal with corruption allegations back in his home Oro Province. The Sevua investigation

PNGBLOGS In late January 2013 Prime Minister O’Neill announced there would be an inquiry to investigate the growing problems at Papua New Guinea’s University of Technology (UNITECH).   The report produced by respected Judge Sevua was to be the road forward and the final word on a saga that had been slowly growing and exposing to the world the widely acknowledged massive corruption that had taken over the leadership of this once fine university. The Sevua  report was given promise to resolve everything peacefully and provide hope for the future. Treasury Minister Don Polye promised that he would solve the problem without further need for disruption of classes.    Minister Polye, who had served in earlier governments as Minister for Higher Education, was appointed by our Prime Minister to fill in for fellow THE Party member Minister David Arore, who stepped down temporarily from the HERST ministry to deal with corruption allegations back in his home Oro Province. The Sevua invest

By GRAHAM ROBINSON It has been an ongoing issue where media outlets have deliberately helped to omit Press Conference Media Statements and concerns raised during media conferences especially by Opposition Leader Hon Belden Namah on issues of massive corruption in this country. The below media release was not reported in the papers nor on EMTV or the radio stations due to an email I will also post that was sent out by PM's Media Chief. The National on two occasions last week deliberately omitted the Opposition leader's Media Statements with explanation, it is before the courts when it was not. Even to an extent where we were told they could publish at their own discretion. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POST IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS; PART A - OPPOSITION MEDIA RELEASE PART B - EMAIL TO ALL MEDIA OUTLETS BY PM's MEDIA PERSON PART C  - RESPONSE FROM OPPOSITION MEDIA OFFICE PART A - OPPOSITION MEDIA RELEASE From the Office of the Opposition Leader Hon Belden Namah 24 July 2013 MEDIA S

By GRAHAM ROBINSON It has been an ongoing issue where media outlets have deliberately helped to omit Press Conference Media Statements and concerns raised during media conferences especially by Opposition Leader Hon Belden Namah on issues of massive corruption in this country. The below media release was not reported in the papers nor on EMTV or the radio stations due to an email I will also post that was sent out by PM's Media Chief. The National on two occasions last week deliberately omitted the Opposition leader's Media Statements with explanation, it is before the courts when it was not. Even to an extent where we were told they could publish at their own discretion. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POST IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS; PART A - OPPOSITION MEDIA RELEASE PART B - EMAIL TO ALL MEDIA OUTLETS BY PM's MEDIA PERSON PART C  - RESPONSE FROM OPPOSITION MEDIA OFFICE PART A - OPPOSITION MEDIA RELEASE From the Office of the Opposition Leader Hon Belden

Radio New Zealand International A former top Papua New Guinea politician says he had to go against the traditional Highlands mould of character and behave in a passive manner in order to prevent bloodshed when his government collapsed. Sam Abal was Acting Prime Minister in 2011 when the majority of MPs controversially ousted the Somare government and triggered a political and constitutional crisis that only ended with the outcome of last year’s general election. Mr Abal, who lost his Wabag seat in the election, was detached from much of the bitter fighting between the two groups claiming to be government during the impasse, choosing to remain neutral in parliament. He spoke to Johnny Blades about the impasse but began by saying his legal petition claiming the Wabag election result stemmed from bribery and undue influence is still in the courts. SAM ABAL: It is a case where it happened that way and everybody in my electorate knows what happened during the elections, but unfortunately we