Tag Archives: Namah Belden (Vanimo-Green River) Opposition Leader. Shadow Minister for Defence, Internal Security and Correctional Services

The incredible metamorphosis of Paul Reinbara.

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By PNG Echo. Paul Reinbara is the name associated with the website PNG Blogs – he’s not a real person – it is the name that a group of people chose to be the face (name) of the group when it was first launched. They chose to remain anonymous. So, Paul Reinbara is not one person; he’s a group of people who operate the blog site – it’s a paradigm that has existed from the start, around seven years ago.    The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there. (JB Priestly) Around five years ago, I was Continue reading The incredible metamorphosis of Paul Reinbara.→

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Not all foreign political commentary is impeccable

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By PNG Echo The recently published article of Dr Bill Standish entitled PNG politics after the boom, does not deserve the wholesale acceptance it has received in PNG. Firstly it is intended for an international readership so glosses over much and while it has the air of being balanced and authoritative, close scrutiny reveals it to have considerable flaws and an undercurrent of governmental disapproval. Unbiased journalism – no such thing Perish the thought that journalism is ‘unbiased’. Indeed some journalism, such as opinion, requires the writer to be anything but. Nevertheless, most journalist/writers aim to be fair and provide Continue reading Not all foreign political commentary is impeccable→

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