Hold on Papua New Guinea: Get the election you deserve.

by PNG Echo Papua New Guinea’s political opposition has just two weeks to oust the Prime Minister if they want to get their hands on the government cheque book before the next election – and they do – desperately. They’re pulling out all the stops. As I write, there should be a decision being handed down by the Supreme Court as to the recalling of parliament to allow a motion of ‘No Confidence’ to go ahead. With the three judges sitting on the case being Mikail J, Salika DCJ and Injia CJ, I don’t like the chances of the government Continue reading Hold on Papua New Guinea: Get the election you deserve.

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A matter of innocence

By PNG Echo. For the tragic death of student Graham Romanong and the subsequent ransacking and burning of property, blame is being apportioned to almost anyone and everyone. The opposition are blaming the government, the government are blaming the opposition while some are blaming non -student opportunists. They all seem to agree, however, that the students themselves, and especially the dead student, are all’ “innocent.”  They’re not! How do you plead…? To suggest that the country’s recognised young intellectuals, who were politically agitating for a legally and democratically elected Prime Minister’s downfall, are sweetly “innocent,” is drawing a very long Continue reading A matter of innocence

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