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By NATIONAL WHISTLE-BLOWER “We therefore find that in all circumstances Dr Schram was wrongfully terminated from employment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Technology”. The statement above represents the final conclusion of the Sevua report’s investigation of the former Unitech Council’s allegations against Dr Albert Schram.  The 2012-2013 campaign against Dr Schram is repulsive to any academic community and would not be tolerated in any civil society.  The government’s tendency to fabricate charges to deport unwanted non-citizens extends well beyond Dr Schram (also used with SDP media writer Mark Davies, the story reported earlier in PNGBlogs.com ).  The PNG government’s current expulsion without a convincing reason of non-citizens who it views as being a threat violates the basic human rights guaranteed in the PNG constitution (which extends to non-citizens as well as citizens), is unbecoming of any nation that claims to be civilised, and casts a shadow of shame upon the cou

By NATIONAL WHISTLE-BLOWER “We therefore find that in all circumstances Dr Schram was wrongfully terminated from employment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Technology”. The statement above represents the final conclusion of the Sevua report’s investigation of the former Unitech Council’s allegations against Dr Albert Schram.  The 2012-2013 campaign against Dr Schram is repulsive to any academic community and would not be tolerated in any civil society.  The government’s tendency to fabricate charges to deport unwanted non-citizens extends well beyond Dr Schram (also used with SDP media writer Mark Davies, the story reported earlier in PNGBlogs.com ).  The PNG government’s current expulsion without a convincing reason of non-citizens who it views as being a threat violates the basic human rights guaranteed in the PNG constitution (which extends to non-citizens as well as citizens), is unbecoming of any nation that claims to be civilised, and casts a shadow o

By: A Unitech 4 th   year student Probably what disgusts us most about the whole lot of you was you lack of plans and ideas to solve the Unitech Saga.  Whether or not you secretly wanted VC Schram back, you spent to much time worrying that you would not do anything that went outside your job description.  It was your narrow minded attitude that explains why there was no progress on the Schram issue.   Either you senior executive management lack the skills or have no motivation to do what was necessary to convince the government to let Schram return.  You were content to be bureaucrats when the situation demanded leadership.  You made sure you followed orders while our activities went outside the box of what we were “supposed” to be doing.  That’s why you failed and we are succeeding.     What you lacked in effective action, you made up by complaining.      We know that Acting VC John Pumwa, Acting ProVC Macquin Maino and Acting Bursar Bapa Bomoteng were the biggest complainers about us

By: A Unitech 4 th   year student Probably what disgusts us most about the whole lot of you was you lack of plans and ideas to solve the Unitech Saga.  Whether or not you secretly wanted VC Schram back, you spent to much time worrying that you would not do anything that went outside your job description.  It was your narrow minded attitude that explains why there was no progress on the Schram issue.   Either you senior executive management lack the skills or have no motivation to do what was necessary to convince the government to let Schram return.  You were content to be bureaucrats when the situation demanded leadership.  You made sure you followed orders while our activities went outside the box of what we were “supposed” to be doing.  That’s why you failed and we are succeeding.     What you lacked in effective action, you made up by complaining.      We know that Acting VC John Pumwa, Acting ProVC Macquin Maino and Acting Bursar Bapa Bomoteng were the biggest complainers

By: J. PISORO Now our Prime Minister (who thinks all Papua New Guineans except him  are dumb and stupid) said in yesterday's Post Courier article, "the  Government and Cabinet had no issues with Dr Schram."   So why the fricken hell does the government still block Dr Schram's work visa in  the Migration office if there are no "issues"? An why did our lying Peter O'Steal say that there was an interim court  order restraining Cabinet from making any decisions yet on Schram, yet  our Prime Minister - bless his heart, he must have forgotten! - has  said one statement after another about Dr Schram which all sounded  like 'decisions' to the citizens of Papua New Guinea!   Like Schram had  problems with his credentials according to the Sevua report (he  doesn't), Schram wasn't fully cleared by the Sevua report (not true),  and various other fiddle faddle that all indicated to us that the  government had "decided" it wasn't ging to

By: J. PISORO Now our Prime Minister (who thinks all Papua New Guineans except him  are dumb and stupid) said in yesterday's Post Courier article, "the  Government and Cabinet had no issues with Dr Schram."   So why the fricken hell does the government still block Dr Schram's work visa in  the Migration office if there are no "issues"? An why did our lying Peter O'Steal say that there was an interim court  order restraining Cabinet from making any decisions yet on Schram, yet  our Prime Minister - bless his heart, he must have forgotten! - has  said one statement after another about Dr Schram which all sounded  like 'decisions' to the citizens of Papua New Guinea!   Like Schram had  problems with his credentials according to the Sevua report (he  doesn't), Schram wasn't fully cleared by the Sevua report (not true),  and various other fiddle faddle that all indicated to us that the  government had "decided" it wasn't g

By:  Former PNG Journalist PNG’s standard of journalism as practiced by our national newspapers has been on serious decline for at least the last 10 years.  Probably their lowest point came in 2012 during the national election campaign when both newspapers investigated nothing and ran press releases by competing candidates creating confusion when opposing candidates were promoted in back-to-back stories that started out with “_____ ______ has become the hot candidate in the ________ electorate”  (fill in the blanks with candidate name and place).  This is pathetic and shows how sadly things have sunk since the heydays of PNG journalism in the 1980’s and 1990’s and the inspiring journalism programme at UPNG headed by Mr David Robie or the editorial leadership of Oseah Philemon at the Post Courier.    The concept of “investigative journalism” today has become nothing but a dream at the two newspapers.  The UPNG and Divine Word journalism departments fail to inspire and infect their stude

By:  Former PNG Journalist PNG’s standard of journalism as practiced by our national newspapers has been on serious decline for at least the last 10 years.  Probably their lowest point came in 2012 during the national election campaign when both newspapers investigated nothing and ran press releases by competing candidates creating confusion when opposing candidates were promoted in back-to-back stories that started out with “_____ ______ has become the hot candidate in the ________ electorate”  (fill in the blanks with candidate name and place).  This is pathetic and shows how sadly things have sunk since the heydays of PNG journalism in the 1980’s and 1990’s and the inspiring journalism programme at UPNG headed by Mr David Robie or the editorial leadership of Oseah Philemon at the Post Courier.    The concept of “investigative journalism” today has become nothing but a dream at the two newspapers.  The UPNG and Divine Word journalism departments fail to inspire and infect

OHE negotiating team arrived in Lae on Wednesday to talk with the staff associations and the student government (SRC).   Was it an accident or purposeful how the Saga was described in their agenda (see picture)?     Are we students Lunitechs?   We fight for truth and justice. This is not lunacy.   Doing what OHE is doing through Delilah Gore and Peter O'Neill to make corrupt backroom deals to keep out our VC Albert Shram not only shows that they are LUNATEKS but that they are evil and deceptive.     Thank goodness SRC continues to do the right thing and will not play petty politics to compromise the most important issue of all in the Unitech Saga that of JUSTICE.   JUSTICE FOR ALBERT SHRAM, AN INNOCENT MAN.  NO SCHRAM, NO SCHOOL!   Yesterday SRC refused to meet with the OHE team of LUNATEKS and their hidden agendas.  SRC President rallied the many students, parents and other visitors present at yesterday's rally on Unitech campus.  SRC president Eddie Nagual announced that the

OHE negotiating team arrived in Lae on Wednesday to talk with the staff associations and the student government (SRC).   Was it an accident or purposeful how the Saga was described in their agenda (see picture)?     Are we students Lunitechs?   We fight for truth and justice. This is not lunacy.   Doing what OHE is doing through Delilah Gore and Peter O'Neill to make corrupt backroom deals to keep out our VC Albert Shram not only shows that they are LUNATEKS but that they are evil and deceptive.     Thank goodness SRC continues to do the right thing and will not play petty politics to compromise the most important issue of all in the Unitech Saga that of JUSTICE.   JUSTICE FOR ALBERT SHRAM, AN INNOCENT MAN.  NO SCHRAM, NO SCHOOL!   Yesterday SRC refused to meet with the OHE team of LUNATEKS and their hidden agendas.  SRC President rallied the many students, parents and other visitors present at yesterday's rally on Unitech campus.  SRC president Eddie Nagual an

By OHE Insider More than one person has wondered why UPNG student government leaders have been so silent as the Unitech Saga has unfolded.   Two weeks ago the officers were happy to fly on a joyride at someone else’s expense to come to Lae and talk with the Unitech SRC.   That has been well established.   But what came of that trip?    Em karim wanem kain kaikai? Answer: They accomplished essentially nothing.  They never made any effective public statement of support or did anything else visible to demonstrate any real concern about the fate of Unitech students or their cause.    This is deplorable considering that Unitech students are literally risking their college education to fight for changes that could benefit all state universities. Perhaps someone should remind the UPNG SRC (and in fact, UPNG students in general) to take a look around them next time they go to class.   Where they study now is nothing more than a deteriorating high school by world standards.    It is a total lie

By OHE Insider More than one person has wondered why UPNG student government leaders have been so silent as the Unitech Saga has unfolded.   Two weeks ago the officers were happy to fly on a joyride at someone else’s expense to come to Lae and talk with the Unitech SRC.   That has been well established.   But what came of that trip?    Em karim wanem kain kaikai? Answer: They accomplished essentially nothing.  They never made any effective public statement of support or did anything else visible to demonstrate any real concern about the fate of Unitech students or their cause.    This is deplorable considering that Unitech students are literally risking their college education to fight for changes that could benefit all state universities. Perhaps someone should remind the UPNG SRC (and in fact, UPNG students in general) to take a look around them next time they go to class.   Where they study now is nothing more than a deteriorating high school by world standards.    It

By: Year 1 Student When we heard we got accepted to Unitech I guess most of us would think that this was great news and that we would be coming to a proper university. When I was young I lived in Brisbane where my father was attended QUT.  He used to take me around the place often. I remember the libraries and what was inside the buildings. QUT is a good university but not the best so it is not like I am expecting impossible standards at Unitech if I expected something remotely similar at Unitech when I got here. Then I came and was shocked at how rundown everything was.  Thanks to my pops he bought me a laptop but most students don’t have one and they never get enough time at the few computers available to really learn computer use properly. The library sucks how else can I put it.  Library staff are not dedicated enough to prevent stealing and looks like they have bought hardly any new books for over 2000 students in many years.  The Acting VC Dr Pumwa told us how good this universit