Unspeakable acts

By PNG Echo. I spent last weekend, peering into Nietzsche’s abyss – not somewhere I’m happy to dwell but, sometimes, something so unspeakable happens that it’s necessary because lives depend upon us knowing what resides in that abyss. Sometimes we can’t and shouldn’t just look away. A human tragedy with inhuman consequences It all started when revered Papua New Guinean businessman and philanthropist, Jacob Luke, left his house in  Lakolam village, province of Enga, in the highlands of Papua New Guinea and never returned. His dead body was found sometime later in the surrounding bush. As I write, there has Continue reading Unspeakable acts

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Don Pomb Polye: the bridesmaid, never the bride.

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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