Tag Archives: Basil Sam (Morobe open) Deputy Opposition Leader, Shadow Minister for Planning, District development and Health/HIV Aids

Missing pieces of the jigsaw: The PM and the Paraka letter.

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It’s tempting in the face of blatant wrongdoing to prejudge and go off, half-cocked, ears shut, mouth open.  It’s neither a helpful, nor effective corruption-fighting strategy. By PNG Echo Moral outrage bordering on hysteria is what’s occurring in PNG about the Paraka letter.  Ostensibly signed by the Prime Minister, the letter authorizes payment to Paul Paraka of Paraka Lawyers of an enormous sum of dubious money (K71.8 million). People have been crying foul, making unreasonable demands of the investigating authorities – baying for blood, if you will – all the while paying scant attention to what’s being said that is Continue reading Missing pieces of the jigsaw: The PM and the Paraka letter.→

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The week that was – ending 2 December 2013 – The lifting of the order, women’s issues, a pay rise and the re-writing of history.

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By PNG Echo It has indeed been a landmark week in Papua New Guinea, if only for the lifting of a long-standing restraining order on the tabling of the Commission of Inquiry into the Finance Department. The injunction taken out years ago (seven?) by the legal firm Paraka Lawyers, prevented the damning findings of the inquiry (where Mr Paraka makes frequent star appearances) from being tabled in parliament. Hon Sam Basil, Deputy Leader of the Opposition wrote that Paraka flew to Alotau and obtained the injunction “…on a Saturday.”  Urgent indeed! Consequently, alleged thieves have had many years respite from Continue reading The week that was – ending 2 December 2013 – The lifting of the order, women’s issues, a pay rise and the re-writing of history.→

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