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Govt closing its eyes to the people and putting foreign interests first

On 07 Oct, 2010 By rait man

Former Forest Minister, MP Belden Namah, has spoken out about the Ramu mine waste dumping issue which he says reflects the fact the government is weak and has been captured by foreign investors and is failing to put the interests of the people first.

Massive misappropriation is why services are not reaching the people

On 08 Sep, 2010 By rait man

By Paul Barker, Institute of National Affairs

THE Prime Minister wants departmental heads to explain why services are not reaching the people.

It is odd that he does not know the answer.

For many years, operating funds for recurrent goods and services and infrastructure maintenance, particularly at sub-national level, have been hacked back.

Eight years of trust accounts with untraceable billions

On 20 Aug, 2010 By rait man

By SAM BASIL

The Governor of the Bank of PNG Mr Loi Bakani’s comment yesterday through the media regarding the reckless investments made by the Somare government by placing K5 billion of the people’s money into trust accounts held by the commercial banks is uncalled for.

Government has done it again: Constitution breached for short-term gain

On 16 Aug, 2010 By rait man With 1 Comments

Professor John Nonggorr explains how the Prime Minister and Speaker have broken the law and shown their contempt for the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea

Sir Michael Somare’s Government has again broken PNG’s Constitution for temporary gain - to retain political power. The events that unfolded on the floor of the Parliament on July 21 were not only contrary to the Constitution but also a disgrace to parliamentary democracy.

Democracy - does it exist in Papua New Guinea?

On 28 Jul, 2010 By rait man With 2 Comments

By Paul Oates

Having just returned from the original birth place of democracy, in the light of a fellow commentator’s postulations, it seemed appropriate to reflect on whether true democracy does or did ever exit in PNG. So firstly, what is democracy?

Grand larceny robs PNG of millions

On 12 Jun, 2010 By rait man With 1 Comments

Government puts foreign interests above the law and demolishes an important democratic principle

On 31 May, 2010 By rait man With 9 Comments

By passing amendments to the Environment Act, the government has put foreign companies above the law; allowed their commercial interests to trample all over the rights of Papua New Guinea’s traditional landowners; and undermined our democracy by removing the fundamental protection of the separation of powers.

The Paraka Scams

On 21 May, 2010 By rait man With 4 Comments

"The Paraka Scams" is the name being given on the internet to the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into the Finance Department, which ran from 2006 until 2009.

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