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?”
Category Archives: Education
Cash for grades at UPNG?
At the beginning of July, Post Courier newspaper ran a story titled “cash for grades” following accusations from a Facebook post that senior IT employees from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) accepted cash to change grades. This accusation resulted in UPNG announcing a system wide investigation. Below is an explainer of how theContinue reading “Cash for grades at UPNG?”
At its core, PNG is corrupt
An Australian PhD student was conducting research on corruption in PNG and met a group of youths in Port Moresby. After a few exchanges asked them: “What is the root of corruption?” One of them pointed to National Parliament building, and said: “There lies the roots, the stem, the branches, and the leaves of corruptionContinue reading “At its core, PNG is corrupt”
Why you cannot run away from BSP
On Easter weekend, BSP unintentionally credited its customers an undisclosed amount of money due to a technological glitch as the bank attempted to update it’s systems. The customers received notifications on their phones. About 30, 000 people rushed to the BSP ATMs and withdrew an average K1, 000 each. Some then subsequently switched banks theContinue reading “Why you cannot run away from BSP”
7 must follow WEBSITES for PNG & Pacific content
The Pacific has been central to geopolitical rivalry in the Asia Pacific for a few years now, and emerged as the one of the highest recipient of foreign aid, but remains prone to natural disasters and political upheaval, climate change, and struggling with poor human development indicators. All these issues gives rise to countless researchContinue reading “7 must follow WEBSITES for PNG & Pacific content”
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