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NAMORONG REPORT The sacking of William Duma was not related to the Oil Search shares deal. Despite the fact that Duma is Minister for Petroleum, his sacking may actually be related to dealings with the Solwara 1 experimental seabed mining project and the acquisition of the State’s interest. Duma would have most likely opposed the deal. The state’s interest in the Solwara 1 project is held by Eda Kopa, a subsidiary of the state owned entity Petromin. The Minister for Petroleum is in charge of Petromin. Duma was seen as an obstacle to the deal and so he had the rug pulled under his feet. The reason why Duma would have refused to agree is that the Solwara 1 deal is a bad deal in which the state is expected to make massive losses. Money that could be used to improve delivery of goods and services to Papua New Guineans will be sunk down the abyss in the Bismarck Sea. Don Polye’s sacking on the other hand is linked to the Oil Search deal. As Minister for Treasury, Polye would have signed up

NAMORONG REPORT The sacking of William Duma was not related to the Oil Search shares deal. Despite the fact that Duma is Minister for Petroleum, his sacking may actually be related to dealings with the Solwara 1 experimental seabed mining project and the acquisition of the State’s interest. Duma would have most likely opposed the deal. The state’s interest in the Solwara 1 project is held by Eda Kopa, a subsidiary of the state owned entity Petromin. The Minister for Petroleum is in charge of Petromin. Duma was seen as an obstacle to the deal and so he had the rug pulled under his feet. The reason why Duma would have refused to agree is that the Solwara 1 deal is a bad deal in which the state is expected to make massive losses. Money that could be used to improve delivery of goods and services to Papua New Guineans will be sunk down the abyss in the Bismarck Sea. Don Polye’s sacking on the other hand is linked to the Oil Search deal. As Minister for Treasury, Polye would have signed

By Unitech Student Today campus was peaceful like yesterday with people playing sports, small Sogeri market functioning looks like holiday time at Unitech!    Two days off for staff to be with family and friends. Free flow of food trucks to the mess and union shop continue and everyone can walk in and out of the small gate to jump on a PMV and go to town for shopping.  Of course this situation will not be pleasing to those on campus who are too fat to walk to PMV stop without help or too fancy to be seen walking anywhere. We are talking about the SEM here mostly but also some teachers and other staff. In the middle of this peaceful environment ACTING Registrar Veronica Thomas sent a threat note to SRC prez Eddie Nagual on Wednesday, demanding that normal traffic be restored by Wednesday 6PM the date and time underlined and in very black letters and repeated twice. She wrote the prez that staff are unhappy the gate is blocked and that we were violating constitutional rights of f

By Unitech Student Today campus was peaceful like yesterday with people playing sports, small Sogeri market functioning looks like holiday time at Unitech!    Two days off for staff to be with family and friends. Free flow of food trucks to the mess and union shop continue and everyone can walk in and out of the small gate to jump on a PMV and go to town for shopping.  Of course this situation will not be pleasing to those on campus who are too fat to walk to PMV stop without help or too fancy to be seen walking anywhere. We are talking about the SEM here mostly but also some teachers and other staff. In the middle of this peaceful environment ACTING Registrar Veronica Thomas sent a threat note to SRC prez Eddie Nagual on Wednesday, demanding that normal traffic be restored by Wednesday 6PM the date and time underlined and in very black letters and repeated twice. She wrote the prez that staff are unhappy the gate is blocked and that we were violating const

By DELAM WILLIAM Who would have thought unitech would become such a national symbol of the struggle between good and evil?   Our parliamentary Speaker Theo Zurenuoc  fights evil the cargo cult way, believing that destroying imagined symbols of evil will straighten up PNG.  Fortunately, those fighting evil at unitech seem more sensible, understanding that it is people not carvings that allow evil to prevail.  Japan is full up of unchristian worship places, idols etc, yet they have become a peaceful, just and civilised society that we can only dream of in PNG. The Japanese know that the most effective way to get rid of evil is for everyone to actively fight evil people. Who promotes evil in the context of unitech?  Obviously it includes anyone who blocks truth and justice.  These noble values form the basis of civilised society and promoted in our constitution.    The core issue around unitech has been whether evil people will get away unpunished with unitech stealing and mismanagement,

By RUK YALGA WHO IS THE REAL CAUSE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS AT UNITECH –STUDENTS, STAFF, STAGG/SAULEP TEAM, BOGAN TEAM, SCHRAM, ARORE, GORE, KAVANAMUR, PUMA OR  O'NEILL ? The PNG University of Technology is the only premier university of its kind in the country which has produced many leaders in all fields and walks of life. The issues surrounding the removal of Prof Albert Schram dates back to late 2012 and as it now appears so visibly, the Government did not address them but aggravated them. At first, I thought then Minister for Higher Education, Hon David Arore was the cause of it. But now it is apparent to thinking people that Arore was playing to a far more entrenched conspiracy to install a kindred to the position of Vice Chancellor. Let me invite you to read between these lines. Unitech is no ordinary Uni. It is governed by the University of Technology Act and has its own Governing Council. More so, it has its expert consultancy firms which generates considerable internal rev

By RUK YALGA WHO IS THE REAL CAUSE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS AT UNITECH –STUDENTS, STAFF, STAGG/SAULEP TEAM, BOGAN TEAM, SCHRAM, ARORE, GORE, KAVANAMUR, PUMA OR  O'NEILL ? The PNG University of Technology is the only premier university of its kind in the country which has produced many leaders in all fields and walks of life. The issues surrounding the removal of Prof Albert Schram dates back to late 2012 and as it now appears so visibly, the Government did not address them but aggravated them. At first, I thought then Minister for Higher Education, Hon David Arore was the cause of it. But now it is apparent to thinking people that Arore was playing to a far more entrenched conspiracy to install a kindred to the position of Vice Chancellor. Let me invite you to read between these lines. Unitech is no ordinary Uni. It is governed by the University of Technology Act and has its own Governing Council. More so, it has its expert consultancy firms which generates considerable int

By: Retired Journalist Morobean governor Kelly Naru spoke with students at the PNG University of Technology late on Monday.   From eyewitness accounts, it seems that the governor thought he said all the right things, trying to be popular and soothing.  He assured students that he would write the government to ask for the Sevua report to be released.  He did not promise that he would make a public statement to this effect.  This lapse is evidence that the governor is not prepared to make a real commitment. Nevertheless, it was too little action, too late.  Voices from all corners of the country for months have written or spoken out months and months ago that the Sevua report should be released. The governor is about 10 months out of date with his focus on Sevua.  Releasing the Sevua report is unimportant.  Without seeing that report we already know the extent of corruption under the former Baloiloi administration thanks to the Senge Report released on PNGBLOGS.COM .  If anything Naru sh

By: Retired Journalist Morobean governor Kelly Naru spoke with students at the PNG University of Technology late on Monday.   From eyewitness accounts, it seems that the governor thought he said all the right things, trying to be popular and soothing.  He assured students that he would write the government to ask for the Sevua report to be released.  He did not promise that he would make a public statement to this effect.  This lapse is evidence that the governor is not prepared to make a real commitment. Nevertheless, it was too little action, too late.  Voices from all corners of the country for months have written or spoken out months and months ago that the Sevua report should be released. The governor is about 10 months out of date with his focus on Sevua.  Releasing the Sevua report is unimportant.  Without seeing that report we already know the extent of corruption under the former Baloiloi administration thanks to the Senge Report released on PNGBLOGS.COM .  If anything Na

By PASTOR FRANCIS Students and staff were shocked to find out that you've been promised the permanent VC job by O'Neill and didn't decline as a matter of principle.  You were content to take the power silently and pretend to be a Shram supporter.  You became a Judas to the principles of justice and truth. You got your deputy Maino to do help you by joining your cry that you as a national could do this job better than the foreigner Shram.  You used deception to try and fool staff and students. You thought that your friends, colleagues and church members would accept that truth and justice should be pushed aside so that you could follow Oneil's bidding and let Shram rot in Australia, hopefully waiting that PNG would treat him fairly. John Pumwa you deserve to rot in hell for what you have done against truth and justice.You never communicated effectively to students and staff even before this whole issue blew up. You waited for people to come to you instead of you going ou

By PASTOR FRANCIS Students and staff were shocked to find out that you've been promised the permanent VC job by O'Neill and didn't decline as a matter of principle.  You were content to take the power silently and pretend to be a Shram supporter.  You became a Judas to the principles of justice and truth. You got your deputy Maino to do help you by joining your cry that you as a national could do this job better than the foreigner Shram.  You used deception to try and fool staff and students. You thought that your friends, colleagues and church members would accept that truth and justice should be pushed aside so that you could follow Oneil's bidding and let Shram rot in Australia, hopefully waiting that PNG would treat him fairly. John Pumwa you deserve to rot in hell for what you have done against truth and justice.You never communicated effectively to students and staff even before this whole issue blew up. You waited for people to come to you instead of you going

By BRYAN KRAMMER For those you who think the recent sacking of William Duma, Don Polye and Mark Mapakai will in the short term result in the PM's removal think again. The following comments were posted in a debate between Sonja and myself back in January 2014. Actually there will be no interesting days ahead, any suggestion that a reshuffle in Ministry will result in PM's removal again is misconceived. Technically by law PM controls appointments to NEC. NEC has the power to make executive decisions or resolutions on behalf of the Government and the people of PNG. If in the case where members of the NEC are challenging the PM's decision's or failing to tow the line he has the power to sack them and have them replaced with anyone of his choosing. (Hence Duma and Polyles recent sacking). In other words the PM could sack every other coalition MP Minister and appoint all PNC MPs. And not a single MP, Party, Parliament, GG or Speaker can do anything about it. He is protected

By BRYAN KRAMMER For those you who think the recent sacking of William Duma, Don Polye and Mark Mapakai will in the short term result in the PM's removal think again. The following comments were posted in a debate between Sonja and myself back in January 2014. Actually there will be no interesting days ahead, any suggestion that a reshuffle in Ministry will result in PM's removal again is misconceived. Technically by law PM controls appointments to NEC. NEC has the power to make executive decisions or resolutions on behalf of the Government and the people of PNG. If in the case where members of the NEC are challenging the PM's decision's or failing to tow the line he has the power to sack them and have them replaced with anyone of his choosing. (Hence Duma and Polyles recent sacking). In other words the PM could sack every other coalition MP Minister and appoint all PNC MPs. And not a single MP, Party, Parliament, GG or Speaker can do anything about it. He is protec

PNGBlogs There is growing evidence of a conspiracy between members of government and Acting VC Professor John Pumwa in particular to prevent the students from winning their fight for fairness and justice for VC Albert Schram.   The first evidence was the very unconvincing presentation given by Pumwa, along with Pro-VC Macquin Maino and Registrar Veronica Thomas at the student organised forum on Friday 28 March.  They kept giving as their excuse that they had to work within their job boundaries.  They neglected the reality that anyone who cares can speak out as private citizens (apologies to one or more of them if they have been writing under pen names some of the excellent articles published on pngblogs over the past year). The second evidence was John Pumwa’s strange “sermon” at his church on Sunday 2 March. At that time he indicated that a deal had been struck between him and O’Neill to bypass Schram and make Pumwa permanent VC.  He apparently went into great detail to explain to chu