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by Robert Iki Leso Why do we allow Asians to take over PNG with fake products that are going to make us all fake? When I mean we are already fake, I mean our life expectancy will not be long. Our lives will be cut short with fake food that we are consuming. We cannot continue to play games with our wealth, health, sovereignity and our children's future. All these important national assets are in the hands of careless, reckless, money-hungry beasts. If all politicians and monitoring agents have become toothless dogs, how can our safety and security be guaranteed? I have observed some of our hauskais, restaurants and bakeries owned by them have been stocked with overdue and spoilt goods. Most of our people who are buying these stuff are illiterate and do not read bar codes and expiry dates. Safety and health regulations are seriously not complied to prepare and preserve highly demanded food in their stores. As such, high blood pressure, heart attack and cancer have lately become

by ALOIS KAPRANGI & ANDAIJA TAMBALE  THE ANATOMY OF HOW ARTHUR & KERENGA MESSED UP THE PNGLNG PROJECT  CREATED AN ECONOMIC PARASITE & NOW ASPIRING FOR PRIME MINISTERSHIP. Part One:  Arthur and Kerenga, Making Key Decisions for Wrong Reasons. Arthur Somare, Kerenga Kua, Libe Parindali, Larry Andagali, and David Manau – what do they have in common? These names are of men who have impacted the political and commercial landscape of Papua New Guinea in the last 20 years or so, in particular, at the center of the birth of the PNG LNG project, the largest single capital expenditure project ever to be built in Papua New Guinea’s history.  PNG LNG project came at the heels of the failed Chevron led Gas to Queensland project. With the departure of Chevron, that project got shelved. At about the same time one James Marape decided to try his hand in politics, lost first attempt to Tom Tomiape, but won the second time, and rose quickly in the cradle of National Alliance Pa

by ALOIS JEREWAI Indeed PM JM has to take appropriate action in light of the weight of the disclosures especially the AFR Publications in relation to Duma's role in awarding the Horizon PPL/PRL/PDL Licence, and the TWINKLE OF AN DEAL of 30% equity to ELEVALA! This kind of a disclosure bears HIGH PROBABILITY of wrongdoing and CANNOT BE SIMPLY SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET. Mr Duma's statement on the floor of Parliament last week firstly using the protection of the "PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE" is a clear manoeuvre of a cunning person, for, under that Privilege, he is not exposed to be tested on the VERACITY of his DENIAL of WRONGDOING. Simply put, he is insulting the intelligence of PNGeans and the international community. His explanations and justifications are also fraught with insulting simplicity! Does he think the words that exited his mouth in delivering his explanation can accept by us PNGns on face value? Are we not deserving of more intelligent and detailed e

by Vero Ambe It is very disheartening to learn that Isaac Lupari's tenure as Chief Secretary has been extended by Marape and his cabinet after his contract lapsed on 9th February. Lupari has been embroiled in all sorts of corruption allegations for a very long time. He's been found guilty of quadruple dipping from the country by the Finance Inquiry and the recommendation for his prosecution is yet to be implemented by the police. (An injunction taken by Paul Paraka on the implementation of the Finance Inquiry recommendations has been lifted in the courts). Other allegations of corruption against Lupari include: 1. Using his position to hire his vehicles out to state-owned entities like PNG Ports. 2. Using his position hire his vehicles out to organisations doing business with the State like Exxon Mobil. 3. Using his position to solicit funds from the Gaming Board (approved by Oneill) to be paid to Ipatas Foundation where he was Chairman. He them paid consultancy

MARAPE REWARDS & EMBRACES CORRUPTION FOR POLITICAL SURVIVAL.  by Isabella Tauri Marape has again rewarded Mr Corruption and one of PNG people's greatest thief William DUMA through a Government Decision NOT to investigate further, effect arrest nor sack William DUMA as a State Minister! Never forget this is the same William Corruption Duma who stole millions from the Manumanu Land Deal, together with Fabian Pok.  The people of PNG protested on Facebook for their removal but Peter O'Neill kept them until the Government changed in May 2019. The people's expectations were on Marape to live by his words - to be the people's PM!  But Marape's true hidden colors are now showing. First, he rewarded DUMA with a State Minister portfolio end of last year.  All for political survival! Now that both local and international media has exposed DUMA's corruption in abusing public office as a State Minister for personal gain, Marape has made another decision to NO

by ANDY NOMALI -Freelance Journalist The Acting Chief Migration Officer Robert Barra Kennedy is still occupying the Office of the Chief Migration Officer despite being implicated in an extortion and official corrupt matter currently in the Waigani Committal Court. Mr Kennedy was arrested and charged on Thursday 19 December 2019 after a formal complaint was lodged to Police by Mr. Teddy Tasion of Tasion Group of Companies. A newspaper article in January this year revealed the actual text messages between Robert Kennedy and Teddy Tasion whereby Mr. Kennedy solicited K5000 from Mr Tasion. This amounts to Official Corruption and Gross Misconduct for a public office holder. Mr. Kennedy is also reported to have been abusing the powers designated only for the Chief Migration Officer under the PNG Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority Act 2010, thus further amounting to abuse of the office of the Chief Migation Officer. In the two months since his political acting appointment to the

by JAMES TUGURU Is it safe to isolate and quarantine people at the old terminal at Jacksons Airport and Port Moresby General Hospital? Well, let's look at what the rest of the world is doing. But first, what is 'isolation' and 'quarantine'? As per the attached screenshot of the difference between the terminologies by the University of North Carolina, they are terminologies used by health authorities to define the seclusion of people in order to contain a contagious disease. Isolation is for those already sick and quarantine, for those not sick but may have been exposed for the period of incubation of the virus, to see if they become sick. Now back to the seclusion areas of the world as summoned up by News.com Australia. In Britain, it’s a hospital, located within a short bus ride from 1.4 million people. Nurses were told to clear out and their living quarters are used. The Arrowe Park Hospital west of Liverpool on the Wirral Peninsula is where around 8