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Supreme Court says “yes” to Prime Minister

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By PNG Echo The Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Bernard Sakora, has today (23 February 2016) granted both appeals brought before the court by Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill. The Prime Minister, represented by Twivey Lawyers and Mal Varitimos QC, had firstly sought leave to appeal the decision of Justice Colin Makail in the National Court where previously, Justice Makail had granted leave for police officers, Timothy Gitua and Matthew Damaru, to join as parties to National Court judicial review proceedings challenging the decision of the Chief Magistrate, Ms Nerrie Eliakim, to issue an arrest warrant against the Prime Minister. Continue reading Supreme Court says “yes” to Prime Minister→

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Abuse of Social Media.

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By PNG Echo He’s not a lawyer, nor a journalist: Bryan Kramer is the thrice-rejected parliamentary candidate for the seat of Madang. In spite of what he’s not, globalization and the democratization of the media means that he commands an audience far greater than his expertise warrants. Tim Nichols in The Federalist in his essay ‘Death of expertise’ writes: …democracy, […] denotes a system of government, not an actual state of equality. It means that we enjoy equal rights versus the government, and in relation to each other. Having equal rights does not mean having equal talents, equal abilities, or Continue reading Abuse of Social Media.→

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