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How I voted for a lamb flap
PHIL FITZPATRICKGETTING people to vote sensibly is a bit like selling bicycles to fish.It’s akin to getting elephantine heaps of humanity to stop their non-stop consumption of fried food and Coca...
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The fraud triangle: addressing corruption in Papua New Guinea
Extracted from Applied Forensic Accounting – Experiences from the Papua New Guinea Financial Intelligence Unit by John Chevis & Bernard Barrum, 2012With thanks to PNG Exposed. Download the complete...
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Australia abandons goal of good governance in PNG & Nauru
EDITORIAL | The AgeAUSTRALIA has long sought to encourage transparent and efficient government in its South Pacific neighbourhood. To speak of responsibility to the backyard implies a patronising...
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Melanesian cultural authenticity lies in the hands of the people
JOE HERMANA VIDEO clip of dance groups participating in a recent provincial cultural show triggered past memories.Growing up, I remember participating in singsings in my village. They lasted three...
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The proposition (the unexpected elevation of Espe Lamplamp)
PHIL FITZPATRICKHere’s the first part of the first chapter of my third Inspector Metau book. Metau is now in charge of a motley group of reserve police and their job is to keep alive a new member of...
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Sonnet 18: Shy smiles by the road – sweet misdirection
MICHAEL DOMI saw her that morning, across the road, Watched her supple curves, her steps firm in grace I witnessed sweet beauty smashed like a toad! Smacked her booty into deaths cold embraceSome...
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Our great negativity: The belief that we cannot do it ourselves
MARTYN NAMORONGIF we are truly honest to ourselves, we will admit that growing up and living in Papua New Guinea is a negative experience. As children, we were told that there was once a perfect world...
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PNG governance NGO calls for a more transparent resources sector
PNGRGCTHE Papua New Guinea Resource Governance Coalition (PNGRGC) is calling for greater transparency by the government and extractive industries through the disclosure of information related to the...
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The cancer diaries – the last chemo & a surprise purchase
PETER KRANZYESTERDAY Rose had her last chemo treatment (touching wood and scratching the backstays). Next week we see the specialist for the prognosis. We are confident, although doctors are remarkably...
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Let me tell you the flap truth – it’s not a pretty sight
MATHIAS KININ Papua New Guinea, and especially in the Highlands, there’s a lot of foul play when elections are in train. Few people vote as individuals. Most people vote along blood lines - as a clan,...
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Church leaders denounce killings in West Papua
BENNY MAWEL | UCA NewsPROTESTANT and Catholic leaders in Indonesia's province of Papua have denounced a series of killings that occurred last month and have urged an end to the violence in the troubled...
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A pauper’s burial: The unknown dead of PNG
FR PHILIP GIBBS SVD | Divine Word MagazinePEOPLE in Papua New Guinea have a great respect for the dead. Relatives and friends feel obliged to attend a funeral even at great expense. When a person dies...
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Gary Juffa acts to close illegal foreign shops in Popondetta
NBC | One PNGORO Province governor, Gary Juffa, has begun a clean-up of the provincial capital, Popondetta, by closing down all Asian trade stores and fast food outlets.This action comes after numerous...
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PNG bid to buy Rio’s B'ville shares 'completely unacceptable'
LIAM COCHRANE | ABCTHE Papua New Guinea government wants to buy Rio Tinto's shares in the Australian company Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL), according to Bougainville's President.Such a move would...
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A bumpy ride: Feminism and development in PNG
CLEO FLEMING | Dev Policy BlogINEZ Baranay’s 1994 account of her experience as a volunteer in Papua New Guinea was re-released in 2014 by Local Time Publishing.Rascal Rain is a difficult book to...
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Wantok Musik announces fellowship for heritage-mix band
DAVID BRIDIETHE Wantok Musik Foundation, in association with APRA AMCOS, has announced the inaugural Tony Subam Fellowship, which is open to any band in Papua New Guinea that has a strong element of...
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Review: Weakening resource prices in 2015 eroded PNG revenue
OXFORD BUSINESS GROUPFALLING energy and mineral prices ramped up pressure on Papua New Guinea’s economy in 2015, prompting a reduction in state spending that is expected to continue into the new year...
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Drought leaves 800,000 people short of food in PNG
RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONALA NEW assessment in Papua New Guinea has found that about 800,000 people live in areas determined to be critically lacking in food.A co-author of a compilation of 200...
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The resilience of the few & organising the can-do mindset
MARTYN NAMORONGMY article last week on the negative mindset of many Papua New Guineans has received a wonderful response from readers – 139 ‘likes’ so far and a great discussion.I admire the resilience...
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Where does truth lie? O’Neill claims PNG doesn’t want Rio’s shares
KEITH JACKSONPAPUA New Guinea prime minister Peter O'Neill, who yesterday appointed himself minister for Bougainville, claims his government has no interest in owning the Panguna mine on Bougainville,...
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