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The O'Neill group on the steps of Parliament this morning. Speaker Jeffrey Nape, has recognized Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister and Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, declared as an ordinary citizen. Mr Nape stated this, as Parliament resumed this morning, with only the O'Neill/Namah group in the House, with the Opposition side empty and less than 10 M-Ps seated in the middle benches. M-Ps are debating the National Budget. Security is tight at Parliament, with the public disallowed from watching today's proceedings. Meantime, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare and his Cabinet, are in a meeting with a member of the group saying, they hope to be sworn in later this afternoon. He says, the Governor-General is aware of the court orders which are explicit and is preparing the swearing-in instruments to be signed. The Head Of State, Sir Michael Ogio, has sought independent legal advice on the turn of events yesterday, after the Supreme Court reinstated Sir Michael Somare as th

The O'Neill group on the steps of Parliament this morning. Speaker Jeffrey Nape, has recognized Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister and Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, declared as an ordinary citizen. Mr Nape stated this, as Parliament resumed this morning, with only the O'Neill/Namah group in the House, with the Opposition side empty and less than 10 M-Ps seated in the middle benches. M-Ps are debating the National Budget. Security is tight at Parliament, with the public disallowed from watching today's proceedings. Meantime, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare and his Cabinet, are in a meeting with a member of the group saying, they hope to be sworn in later this afternoon. He says, the Governor-General is aware of the court orders which are explicit and is preparing the swearing-in instruments to be signed. The Head Of State, Sir Michael Ogio, has sought independent legal advice on the turn of events yesterday, after the Supreme Court reinstated Sir Michael Somare

TAXPAYER As a concerned citizen, I would like to have my say on the performance of our police force. The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary is ineffective and this is a national disgrace. Many police personnel are incompetent in their performance and the effect of their non-performance makes the government lose millions of kina in trying to maintain law and order issues in PNG. Our people do not have any trust in our police personnel who are on and off duty. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, our police force was more effective than what we have today. In most cases today police are ignorant in their response and performance towards the public who they are duty-bound to serve. Police response to public cry for help is: There is not enough vehicle to attend to your complaint, or no fuel or the vehicle is attending to other complaints. This is the same old sick RPNGC we have. Port Moresby is our capital city but driving around, I see many road users, especially PMVs and taxi driver

TAXPAYER As a concerned citizen, I would like to have my say on the performance of our police force. The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary is ineffective and this is a national disgrace. Many police personnel are incompetent in their performance and the effect of their non-performance makes the government lose millions of kina in trying to maintain law and order issues in PNG. Our people do not have any trust in our police personnel who are on and off duty. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, our police force was more effective than what we have today. In most cases today police are ignorant in their response and performance towards the public who they are duty-bound to serve. Police response to public cry for help is: There is not enough vehicle to attend to your complaint, or no fuel or the vehicle is attending to other complaints. This is the same old sick RPNGC we have. Port Moresby is our capital city but driving around, I see many road users, especially PMVs and taxi

OP/ED A meeting of senior police officers is underway in Mt Hagen to discuss the security aspect of the 2012 national elections. One of the topics that came up, again and again in that meeting, is the prevalence of firearms and the threat they pose on the elections. To show the police bosses the seriousness of the matter, Mt Hagen Police showed the police chiefs two M16 rifles, five other factory-made guns, and eight military issued grenades confiscated from raids into villages around this highlands city. The demonstration was to send a clear message to the top brass of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary that the accumulation of illegal firearms in the Highlands is a real threat to the coming national elections. Guns have left thousands traumatised and have the seriously grave potential to bring Papua New Guinea down to its knees. Statistics compiled by the police force, show that there is overwhelming evidence that the majority of serious crimes like robbery, break and enter and

OP/ED A meeting of senior police officers is underway in Mt Hagen to discuss the security aspect of the 2012 national elections. One of the topics that came up, again and again in that meeting, is the prevalence of firearms and the threat they pose on the elections. To show the police bosses the seriousness of the matter, Mt Hagen Police showed the police chiefs two M16 rifles, five other factory-made guns, and eight military issued grenades confiscated from raids into villages around this highlands city. The demonstration was to send a clear message to the top brass of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary that the accumulation of illegal firearms in the Highlands is a real threat to the coming national elections. Guns have left thousands traumatised and have the seriously grave potential to bring Papua New Guinea down to its knees. Statistics compiled by the police force, show that there is overwhelming evidence that the majority of serious crimes like robbery, break and enter