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By OHE Insider Same Ol, Same Ol Confirmed for 2015 Because the government continues to squander too much of our national wealth, OHE has already announced that the O’Neill government’s 2015 budget for PNG’s universities will be very close to the 2014 budget, which was similar to the 2013 budget, and so on.   Of course, PNG’s national budgets overall keep increasing.  That means the budget for our universities must stay the same.  PNG universities again will receive a “barely surviving” chunk of money that allows them to stay in debt and continue to quietly fall apart.   Poorer education for 2015 is business as usual for the O’Neill government, just as it was for the Somare governments, Morauta government, Skate government, Chan governments, Wingti government, and Namaliu government.  Nothing has changed on that front. Keeping the People Dumb and Ignorant Has Become A New National Directive However, the O’Neil government has done much better than past governments in one a

By: Maivo Lafanama NBC NEWS The National Executive Council's decision to disband the Task Force Sweep Team has been permanently stayed by the National Court. The decision was handed down this morning by Justice Les Gavera- Nanu. A decision by the N-E-C on June 18 and 24th respectively to disband the Sweep Team and have files transferred to a new interim investigative body are stayed effectively. Sweep Chairman Sam Koim filed a review application after the decision citing personal bias and unreasonable actions in its removal. The judge among others agreed there is a strong case established and that interest of justice is paramount as millions of kina have been allegedly stolen by individuals. Justice Gavera-Nanu also says its important the files are kept by the Sweep team to avoid risk of it being destroyed. PARAKA PLANS MAJOR PR CAMPAIGN TO CLEAR HIS NAME The man at the center of the Paul Paraka Lawyers payout controversy, the principal, Paul Paraka plans to co

Paul Paraka was arrested and charged on Friday afternoon by the Fraud and Anti-Corruption unit. His arrest is in relation to fraudulent payments made to his law firm. His law firm received 162 million kina through fraudulent means.  He was arrested and charged with stealing by false pretense, conspiracy to defraud the state, money laundering and misappropriation of public funds. He has been brought to the Boroko Police Station and will be released on bail. Mr. Paraka will appear at the Committal Court in Waigani on Monday. Director Fraud and Anti-Corruption Mathew Damaru told the media there are more people expected to be arrested and charged.  Whilst the legitimacy of the Task Force Sweep team is before the courts, arrests related to ongoing investigations into the Paraka saga, are continuing. Mister Damaru said more arrests will be made in coming weeks. Following the recent drama over the arrest warrant against the prime minister, the court-reinstatement of Task Force Sweep h