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by LUCAS KIAP IN PNG it’s becoming acceptable to have corrupt politicians robbing the people in broad day light because the people blame themselves for electing them at the first place - they blame themselves for electing the wrong and not the right politicians. The perception of most people in Papua New Guinea is that to see development (or basic services), everyone should vote for “right leaders” and not “wrong leaders”. When the MP failed to deliver basic services and disappear in Port Moresby, the people starting blaming themselves as responsible for electing the wrong leaders. The question is - what do we actually mean when we say, vote for the right leaders who will bring basic government services" People have the right to basic government services regardless of whoever is get elected to the parliament? Are we trying to portray that in Papua New Guinea we have two categories of leaders – right and wrong leaders? The right leaders will bring services or developme

by DR JAMES NAIPAO National Doctors Association negotiates with the Department of Health and Department of Personal Management for good salary packages for its members and doctors working in the public health systems including health tertiary institutions and departments such as School of Medicine and Health Science, UPNG and Defence Force, respectively. The recent award signed (2014-2016) is being implemented while some are yet to be implemented. Award signed is a legal document, and all public health agencies, public health institutions and departments employing doctors must honour the award to its fullest. The award does not talk about appraisal as a conduit to the implementation of the award. If hospitals are doing that then it is wrong. Appraisal is designed to do three things; (a) to monitor workers so that workers salary points can be maintained or increased, (b) to asses whether the worker keeps his or her job when the term of the employment expires, and (c) to promote a wo

by PAUL AMATIO   What is trust? We cannot touch it or feel it let alone see it. Yet it is one of those intangibles that form the core of the animal psyche. It defines who we are, what we are, how we take or enter into relationships, the commitments we make and indeed how we live our lives. Every relationship and interaction in the animal world involves some degree of trust (or mistrust).  Trust is born from deep within an animal. Some kinds of trust are instinctive and automatic. Like that of a child to a parent or teacher or religious leader. Others are developed over time based on observation and acknowledgement of capability and are conditional.  Yet others are based on shared experiences, either good or bad which gives a person an appreciation of whether the other person can be depended on and in what circumstances. And then there is the trust of a husband and wife or a man and a woman on their mutual relationship which forms the basis of human procreation. And finally we

by PETER BALOS The newly NEC appointed Police Commissioner Gari Baki says that he is awaiting “…the decision of the Supreme Court on Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s case before he decides on what action to take.”. People of PNG, the question we should ask is: ‘Which Supreme Court (SC) case regarding Mr. O’Neill is Baki adverting to?’ Let me clarify what appears to be wilful misinformation by Baki to confuse the bulk (of us) and delude us into thinking that there is a SC case regarding O’Neill currently afoot. The Reality On 12 June 2014, the Port Moresby District Court constituted by her Worship Chief Magistrate Nerrie Eliakim, on application, issued a warrant of arrest against the incumbent PM pursuant to section 8 of the Arrest Act 1977. The National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Squad (Police) and Investigation Task Force Sweep accused that PM engaged himself in official corruption, viz., issued direction to the then Finance Secretary Steven Gibson that remarkably excessive sum o

by LUCAS KIAP IS PETER O’NEILL GOING TO DO BETTER THAN SIR MICHAEL SOMARE? Ten (10) years political stability under NA party and SIR MICHAEL SOMARE has resulted in the disappearance of billions of kina (from high commodity and mineral prices) without traces. Will political stability under PNC party and PETER O’NEILL look after the PNG LNG revenues well? Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O’Neill and his PNC party are becoming more powerful than ever in the political history of this small country as more and more MPs from other political are abandoning their parties to join the ruling party and others are lining themselves up for the PM to marry them into his ruling PNC party. Any possible chances of a successful vote of no confidence against the PM are now seem unlikely, at least for now. The movement of MPs from other political parties into the major ruling party is not happening for the first time in the history of this country. When the government of Sir Michael an

SPEAKER DEFENDS HIS DECISION TO MOVE TO PNC WHILE I HAVE A STORY TO TELL ABOUT PIGS' PERSPECTIVE OF PNG POLITICS AND GREENER PASTORS by LUCAS KIAP The speaker has defended his decision to leave PPP and switched to the PM's ruling party, PNC. He may sound logic with his reasons but I have lived long enough in this country and I know what has been going on. I have a better way to tell the people of PNG and make them understand the way I do. This is my story. Once upon a time there lived a group of pigs numbered seven to eight million in thick jungles surrounded by fast flowing rivers, steep mountains, deadly enemies, and cunning friends. They had everything they needed to survive. The foreign world of civilisation never found them. On a fine morning, a group of healthy pigs decided to take a tour of the thick jungle. By nightfall, they came back with great joy, singing, dancing and jumping. Confusion and amazement was that evening's reaction among the other pigs.

By the close of Business today –May 27 th 2015   Guandong Rising Asset Management [ GRAM] of China will have taken over 86 % controlling interest over the small Australian Mining Company Pan Aust Ltd which as I have pointed out over the last two years does not have the Financial resources to   fully develop the Frieda R4iver Deposit in the West Sepik Province. Pan Aust Ltd entered the Frieda Project by   stealth a year ago   and have now again disappeared in the same way as they first appeared in Frieda in 2013. The cost of their involvement in Frieda put a cool   USD$950 million on the value of Pan Aust Ltd. In his address to Pan Aust Shareholders on Friday the 22 nd of may 2015 the Chairman of PNG reported to the Australian Stock Exchange that Pan Aust Share Holders after holding out for a year have now accepted an offer of US$950 million to sell out to Guangdong Rising Asset management a company owned by the Municipal Authority of Shenzhenand listed on the Shenzhen Stock

by Zara Zulu-noknok Never in PNG's history has a son so successfully sunk the name of a respected father into ridicule as our Parliamentary Speaker Theo has destroyed the once respected Zurenuoc name reputation created by his former MP father the wise Zibang Zurenuoc. Today the word 'Zurenuoc' has become another term for 'hysterical laughing at lunatic actions'. Zurenuoc's behaviour has become even more mysterious than that of PNG's other self styled mystic, Andy Agiru. Together they carry on like a new generation of the infamous Black Jesus Steven Tari: All 3 of them seem to be wise at first. But listen for a while and come to realise that their brains are full of cross wires and short circuits. And thus did the Idiot Zurenuoc, supposed symbol of self righteousness and Supreme Good Sense, use the cover of darkness on Monday night to leave the PPP party (under the leadership of self proclaimed Black Fitness Guru, Ben Micah!) to join the People

by JOHN M TOHERA Growing unhappiness in Madang against the proposed Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) is beginning to make the scam promoters nervous. The PMIZ is nothing more than a sophisticated land grab to transfer the rights of a valuable piece of real estate into Chinese hands. If the PMIZ project goes through, a beautiful pristine piece of Madang Province near Alexishafen will be converted into a stinky collection of tuna canneries just like what you see today in the Philippines and Thailand. These are the kinds of projects that end up mostly exploiting local people instead of bringing 'development' to them. THE KINGPIN CONMAN IN THE LAND GRAB The main character in the PMIZ scam is Gabriel Kapris, former Somare government minister who long ago established his reputation as a whirlwind of corrupt activity. With respect to the PMIZ, Kapris was instrumental in pushing through a K202 million Chinese Exxim Bank Loan to the PNG government while