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by CAMPBELL SMITH Peter O'Neill is moving quickly to steal as much before bowing out of politics in 2017. His recent acts is to steal from the Western Provincial Government while there is no Governor and Provincial Administrator, he appointed a caretaker Provincial Administrator of the Province from his same electorate of Ialibu Pangia and also from his same area of Pangia, a Brian Pebo. Brian Pebo was a former magistrate in Mendi before he was appointed as the provincial administrator of Southern Highlands but was suspended after was involved in stealing and mismanaging monies. He is related to Peter O'Neill. We now know that Peter O'Neill's controlled crooks are in play to steal as much from the Western Provincial Government, his crooks are Jimmy Maladina and the only MP from Western Province in Parliament and PNC Party member, Roy Biyama. 1. Daru Airport Fencing additional works (not in the original contract) K6,831,170.00 million . 2. Construction of Oriomo and

Speaking to the Sunday Chronicles, Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch made the following statements. 1. PNG will have budget deficits for next 5 years; 2. PNG govt borrowed up to K21.6 billion excessive borrowing; 3. Formal sector jobs have fallen since 2014; 4. K3 billion govt borrowing to buy Oil Search shares hidden in Kumul Holdings books; 5. Govt owned entities such as PNG Power, PNG Ports, Telikom, Air Niugini, NAC, Eda Ranu, etc owed millions by govt and struggling to exist even to pay their employees' salaries; 6. PNG Embassies in overseas whose staff are not paid their salaries for 10 months. As a result their children kicked out of schools and offices closed for non payment of rentals; 7. PNG LNG Landowners after 3 years of Spirit of Hela making shipment gas to Asian markets not even a toea is paid as a royalty to landowners; 8. Spending in extravagant projects built at highly inflated costs; 9. Employers reducing their staff level because foreign exchange crises; 10. In

MEDIA RELEASE The chairman of PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd, Sir Mekere Morauta, said today the company is willing to help provide debt finance to enable wellhead and facilities landowners buy equity in the PNG LNG Project. He said PNGSDP is happy to participate as the PNG-based member of a consortium of overseas financiers to provide a facility totaling K725 million (US$230 million) to allow the landowners to pay the State for their 4.27 per cent interest that was agreed under the Umbrella Benefit Sharing Agreement (UBSA) reached in 2009 between the Somare Government and the landowners. The wellhead and facilities landowners included in the equity holding cover groups within the PNG LNG project footprint from Western, Hela, Southern Highlands, Gulf and Central Provinces. PNGSDP was set up to hold shares in Ok Tedi Mining Ltd for the benefit of the people of Western Province and Papua New Guinea. Since the expropriation of its shares by the Government, it does not receive

by  M.V LASIA PNG has recently made the headlines across the globe for being in a financial debt crisis and struggling to pay its debts and expenses. It is no secret the O'Neill Government has had cash-flow crisis and only managing to keep its head above water. What little tax income it earns each month is being used to ensure public servants are paid every fortnight and any difference is directed to propping up its free education policy and partly pay for its inflated contracts. Meanwhile Peter O'Neill claims the country's financial crisis has been caused by dramatic fall in world commodity prices placing a strain on economies around the world. So is Peter O'Neill telling the truth? Short answer is No.  The PNG Government funds its operations, development projects and services its debt obligations through the collection of taxes and overseas grants (donor funding). Tax collection or revenue is categorized into three main parts. 1) Tax on Income and Profit

Reliable source in Singapore have confirmed to PNGBlogs that the PNG HIGH COMMISSION in Singapore was CLOSED as of TUESDAY 11th April 2017. The PNG HEAD OF MISSION and his staff have been kicked out of their office at 1 Marine Parade, Central #08-05, Singapore 449408. The reason being the PNG Government not being able to pay its bills and having sufficient funds to keep it's office operational. The High Commissioner is said to be operating out of his home in Singapore as of yesterday (12/04/17) but may soon find himself and his staff kicked out of their homes anytime from today onward if bills are not paid.  What will happen to repatriation of the whole staff etc? Can someone close to the PNG Foreign Affairs Minister Rimbink Pato get this message to him to substantiate if this information is true and respond to this matter asap please. This issue if true will soon be another international embarrassment for PNG Government.

I welcome you all and thank you profoundly for your donation of time and money to help me and other successful Independent MPs to join forces with like-minded political parties to form an honest government. None of the money will be used to fund my own campaign. Tonight’s gathering is not to raise millions of Kina, like other parties have done. Nor to entertain you with stars flown from Ireland or other continents. The tables and seats are priced at a level that working people and small businesses might afford. My intention tonight is to set an agenda for a national conversation. The time for whispering, for speculating, for telling stories, and for fear, is over. I ask every concerned Papua New Guinean to think and openly talk about our future. The character of Papua New Guinea has changed profoundly in the last 5 years. The Papua New Guinea that Michael Somare, Julius Chan, Paias Wingti, Rabbie Namaliu and I helped shape h

PRESS RELEASE Former Prime Minister Sir Mekere Morauta today suggested the development of a national agenda for discussing Papua New Guinea’s problems, and for finding solutions. “ The time for whispering, for speculating, for telling stories, and for fear, is over ,” he said in a speech to more than 500 guests at an Independent Team dinner in Port Moresby tonight. “ My intention tonight is to set an agenda for a national conversation. I ask every concerned Papua New Guinean to think and openly talk about our future.” The audience, of like-minded people who want to form an honest and effective government after the election, came from a broad spectrum of PNG society. It included members of the business community, academics, representatives of non-government organisations, Members of Parliament, intending independent candidates and many ordinary citizens. The Independent Team is a voice for reform, reconstruction and development of Papua New Guinea, and aims to discuss subst