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10 PNG writers are winners in the 2015 Rivers awards
KEITH JACKSONTEN Papua New Guinean writers share the K5,500 prize money in the 2015 Rivers awards for writing on topics related to peace and harmony with the general theme of ‘What I Was Told’.Val...
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The cemetery at Bomana: A very grave subject indeed
PETER KRANZ‘TAPHOPHILE’ is the name given to someone who takes an interest in cemeteries, tombstones or past lives. If that sounds too fancy, ‘tombstone tourist’ will do.I must confess I am something...
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Opposition leader Don Polye queries motives of cabinet reshuffle
PNG TODAYTHE Papua New Guinea Opposition has queried the motive behind prime minister Peter O’Neill allocating himself the Bougainville Affairs Ministry in light of the looming vote on the autonomous...
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Poor financial management in PNG: can it be turned around?
DAVID FELLOWS & JOHN LEONARDO | Dev Policy Blog | ExtractsTHE latest Papua New Guinea public expenditure and financial accountability (PEFA) assessment completed in August last year has been...
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Nere tere - give & take
JIMMY AWAGLGive and take What do I give & take from? Give me money And I give you power I play money for power To gain your support I supply lamb flaps To convince you I offer you beerI give you...
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The masalai island and the tapioca cake
KEITH ANGENIT looked like a masalai island and seemed to have popped out of the black night sea and grabbed hold of the ship’s hull.“What happened, Michael!” the captain exclaimed as he hastily entered...
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Sir Mekere Morauta files constitutional case against government
STATEMENT BY RT HON MEKERE MORAUTA KCMGSIR Mekere Morauta has begun legal proceedings, in the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea, seeking to have the Ok Tedi Tenth Supplemental Agreement Act 2013...
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Regional development in the Sepik: the way forward
JOHN MARUTALK festing is one of the most distinguishable attributes of the people of the Sepik region. Acting on the rhetoric is too often the hardest part. Instead of moving forward progressively on...
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TB spreading at 'phenomenal rate’ while govt holds back funds
RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONALA COMMUNICABLE disease expert says a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis on the Papua New Guinea island of Daru is spreading at a phenomenal rate.Western Province are...
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PNG in 2016: is it the year of finding solutions?
BAL KAMA | Dev Policy BlogPRIME Minister Peter O’Neill reminded Papua New Guineans in his New Year’s address that PNG ‘is a place of great opportunity, that also carries with it great responsibility’....
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PNG government seemingly in disarray over illegal land grabs
PNG EXPOSEDTHE government appears to be in disarray over the SABL land grabs, with everyone from the prime minister down singing from a different song book. But are the PM and his ministers just...
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PNG rejects trade agreement that puts pressure on employment
CHARLES YAPUMI | PNG LoopPAPUA New Guinea will not support the current Pacific agreement on closer economic relations agreement (PACER Plus), says its trade minister Richard Maru.PNG and Fiji, which...
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PNG’s innovative surf management plan hailed a success
KEITH JACKSONPAPUA New Guinea is putting its surf management plan into operation. The good news is that it works, reports the Surfer Today website.PNG has developed a rulebook to minimise the impact of...
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A frightening few hours for the new headmistress
BARBARA (NEASMITH) SHORTIN 1981, after seven years at Keravat National High School, I decided to move on to Manggai United Church High School in New Ireland, and was appointed their new headmistress...
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They were the days of the mud bombs, and they are gone
KEITH ANGENSOMEWHERE between 1980 and 1985, the young males in the East Sepik provincial capital Wewak fought a war in the mangroves. The boys were from the native labour compound in the township. The...
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New head bishop for PNG’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
ONE PNGTHE Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea has a new head bishop.Reverend Jack Urame from Goroka District was elected by the 30th synod of the church held at Heldsbach near Finschhafen...
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SABL debacle reveals the power hunger of PNG’s ruling elite
CHRIS OVERLANDTHE incapacity to sort out the special agriculture and business lease (SABL) debacle reveals that the only unifying factor within the current Papua New Guinea government is the...
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What I can do for my country is keep the faith
MICHAEL DOM“Faith is the only known antidote for failure” – Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow RichI HAVE been struggling with the thought that the upcoming national elections in 2017 may decide the future...
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Politicising drought relief in Papua New Guinea
COLIN WILTSHIRE & THIAGO CINTRA OPPERMANNDev Policy BlogTHE 2015 El Niño drought in Papua New Guinea has few precedents. An effective response needs to account for complex social, political and...
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Prime Minister's SABL excuses old and very lame
EDDIE TANAGO | Act Now PNG!PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill is again giving excuses for why unlawful SABL (agriculture and business) leases have not been cancelled.Mr O’Neill is reported as saying, despite...
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