By Kange Wilson Punim…📝 The first time I took a banana boat ride out to open sea was from Kavieng to New Hanover. It was the scariest day of my life. There were about six of us including the skipper with only one life jacket on board. All of the passengers were from coastal provincesContinue reading “SOLWARA SLIP SORE IS ALL A LIE — PLEASE HIGHLANDERS BELIEVE ME! – A Short Story of a visit to New Ireland.”
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Quiz on PNG politics
Test you knowledge on PNG politics. Link below: https://gforms.app/E0xHrT4 So decided set up a quiz on PNG politics. Tried to keep it basic, but allocated higher scores (as high as 3 points) if the questions are a bit different. 12 Questions, massive 24 points! Share the link with friends. Leave your scores below if youContinue reading “Quiz on PNG politics”
Abuse of the PNG Pandemic Act
The PNG Police Commissioner says the Pandemic Act of PNG gives him power as the Controller to intervene in issues affecting the country – including the fuel shortage in PNG. The Pandemic Act was enacted to deal with “COVID-19”, not foreign currency rationing and fuel shortages. What will the Commission do: use the Pandemic ActContinue reading “Abuse of the PNG Pandemic Act”
World leaders courting PNG
PNG has become the prime real estate in the big geopolitical rivalry in the Pacific. In a short span of time, the prime ministers of India and Australia, the presidents of Indonesia and France, US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defence, and Chinese envoys have all paid visits to PNG. Even the Pacific leadersContinue reading “World leaders courting PNG”
Who is to be blamed for PNG’s mess: Colonialism, consultants, or PNGeans?
Many have criticised a recent post on the awarding the PNG VC trophy to Unitech without a finals being played. But the main message of the post was how rules are bent in PNG at their convenience, and then rationalised after the fact. Sadly many missed the main message. So here’s another example of bendingContinue reading “Who is to be blamed for PNG’s mess: Colonialism, consultants, or PNGeans?”
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