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To Maserati or not?

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By Rita (The reluctant reviewer). During APEC, it seems a no-brainer that someone should have organised drag races down the length of Independence Boulevarde as entertainment . They had the racing cars (Maseratis) and the track. Why didn’t the APEC committee think of that?  Absolutely no imagination? More money than sense (leaving the Maseratis idle)? What? I mean, there would have been a birds’ eye view from up there at APEC House for the VIPs and the splendid sidewalks would have made good viewing platforms for the pubic too. The only problem would have been that Independence Boulevarde’ (built by Continue reading To Maserati or not?→

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APEC: An international public relations disaster

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By PNG Echo I’ve always thought of Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, as Mr Teflon – nothing sticks. Indeed, he has withstood many a serious allegation of corruption/theft and emerged, relatively unscathed to, just recently, host the APEC summit meeting on behalf of Papua New Guinea. This APEC was to stand as the apex of his accomplishments as Prime Minister. O’Neill, I’m sure, was convinced that with the spotlight on his country (and him), he would be covered in glory – well he was partially right, but glory was not exactly what he got covered in as the excrement hit the Continue reading APEC: An international public relations disaster→

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