Tag Archives: Somare Michael Sir (East Sepik)

Don Pomb Polye: the bridesmaid, never the bride.

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If the Hon Don Pomb Polye has ever had an ambition to lead Papua New Guinea as Prime Minister it has been thwarted at every turn. By PNG Echo As a seasoned parliamentarian with more than 11 years experience under his belt, who has held ministerial portfolios up to, and including that of of Deputy Prime Minister (to Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare in the pre-coup government), Don Pomb Polye seems fated to always be the bridesmaid and never the bride. What’s more, he only held his most senior role for 5 months (in 2010) before being relieved of it Continue reading Don Pomb Polye: the bridesmaid, never the bride.→

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Cairns real estate – who owns what?

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The Finance Department, the IRC and the Bank of PNG were, this week, summoned before the Public Accounts Committee to report on money laundering measures.  In conclusion:  “The Committee and the three institutions agreed that the country is vulnerable to money laundering…” (National 28 November 2013.) By PNG Echo. Sam Koim, of Anti-Corruption Task Force Sweep told an AUSTRAC audience in Australia last year that of all the investments by PNGeans in Cairns real estate, “Not all…can possibly be derived from legitimate funds.”  Remember? To recap on my article in PNGs Post Courier, around this time last year: between the Continue reading Cairns real estate – who owns what?→

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