Polye or Namah? Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.

By PNG Echo. In an interview given to EMTV at the end of last week, Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill commented on a number of issues including: the recent defections (?) to the Opposition, the Grand Chief’s move to the middle benches (or the opposition depending on who you listen to) and the UBS loan. The Prime Minister reminded his audience that PNG, as an adherent to democratic principles, was governed by the virtue of numbers – and he had them In fact, O’Neill has almost 60 Members of Parliament in his own PNC party, according to figures he quoted. With Continue reading Polye or Namah? Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.

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So who’s telling the truth? DSIP funds again

By PNG Echo                 Finance Minister, James Marape, has denied the claims of Sam Basil that Wau/Bulolo is being discriminated against in the distribution of DSIP funds (along with the electorates of all Opposition MPs) because of political affiliations. ( (Post Courier 28 February 2014) Just last night on social media, Sam Basil claimed that he had received only K3million of DSIP funding with a second payment of K3 million being inaccessible because it was deposited in the wrong account. There has also been an ‘urgent’ appeal to the Supreme Court, lodged by the Continue reading So who’s telling the truth? DSIP funds again

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